Section 1485 Of Article 3. Loan Limits From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 14. >> Article 3.
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. The limitations of Section 1481 shall not apply to the
following and the following shall not be included among the
obligations of a person for the purpose of applying these
limitations:
(a) Loans secured by obligations of the United States or by
obligations unconditionally guaranteed both as to principal and
interest by the United States, having a market value at least 10
percent in excess of the loans secured thereby.
(b) Loans in an amount and of a type or class previously approved
in writing by the commissioner that are secured by not less than a
like amount of obligations of the United States or by obligations
unconditionally guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the
United States.
(c) Loans to the extent that they are covered by guarantees or by
commitments to take over or to purchase without recourse made by (1)
any Federal Reserve bank, (2) the United States, (3) any department,
bureau, board, commission, agency, or establishment of the United
States, including any corporation wholly owned directly or indirectly
by the United States, or (4) any small business development
corporation, urban development corporation, or rural development
corporation incorporated pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section
14000) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.
(d) Drafts or bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actual
existing values with negotiable bills of lading attached, whether or
not accepted by the drawee.
(e) Bankers' acceptances of other banks which are eligible for
rediscount with a Federal Reserve bank.
(f) Obligations resulting from daily clearances through any
clearinghouse association.
(g) Obligations that are fully guaranteed or fully insured or
covered by a commitment to fully guarantee or fully insure by the
Federal Housing Administration.
(h) Obligations, including portions thereof, to the extent secured
by a segregated deposit account in the lending bank, provided a
security interest in the deposit has been perfected under applicable
law, and subject to all of the following conditions:
(1) Where the deposit is eligible for withdrawal before the
secured obligation matures, the lending bank shall establish internal
procedures to prevent release of the security without the lending
bank's prior consent.
(2) A deposit that is denominated and payable in a currency other
than that of the obligation that it secures may be eligible for this
exception if the currency is freely convertible to United States
dollars.
(A) This exception applies only to that portion of the obligation
that is covered by the United States dollar value of the deposit.
(B) The lending bank shall establish procedures to periodically
revalue foreign currency deposits to ensure that the loan or
extension of credit remains fully secured at all times.
(i) Obligations described in Section 1510.