Section 1556 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.
1556
. Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 1 of Article
XV of the California Constitution, the restrictions upon rates of
interest contained in Section 1 of Article XV of the California
Constitution shall not apply to any obligations of, loans made or
arranged by, or forbearances of, any of the following that is
authorized to engage in the trust business, when acting in its
fiduciary capacity:
(a) Any California state bank.
(b) Any national bank that maintains its main office or a branch
office in this state.
(c) Any foreign (other state) state bank that maintains a branch
office in this state.
This section creates and authorizes an exempt class of persons
pursuant to Section 1 of Article XV of the Constitution.
This section does not exempt a bank authorized to transact a trust
business or a subsidiary thereof from complying with all other laws
and regulations governing the business in which the bank or
subsidiary is engaged.