Section 16001 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Financial Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 1.
16001
. In this chapter:
(a) "Branch business" means the business of issuing share
accounts, certificates for funds, and share drafts, receiving
deposits, paying checks, making loans and other obligations, and
other activities that the commissioner may specify by order or
regulation.
(b) "California branch office," when used with respect to a
foreign (other state) credit union, means an office in this state at
which the foreign (other state) credit union engages in branch
business.
(c) (1) "California facility," when used with respect to a foreign
(other state) credit union, means an office in this state at which
the foreign (other state) credit union engages in business other than
branch business.
(2) In the case of an employer-supported foreign (other state)
credit union, a "California facility" does not include a table,
counter, or booth on the premises of the employer's place of business
at which a volunteer of the foreign (other state) credit union
provides information or services to members but does not engage in
branch business.
(d) "Foreign nation" means any nation other than the United
States, including, without limitation, any subdivision, territory,
trust territory, dependency, colony, or possession of any nation
other than the United States.
(e) "Foreign (other nation) credit union" means any credit union
or similar institution that is organized under the laws of a foreign
nation.
(f) "Foreign (other state) credit union" means a credit union that
is organized under the laws of any state of the United States other
than this state.
(g) "Home state," when used with respect to a foreign (other
state) credit union, means the state of the United States under which
the foreign (other state) credit union is organized.
(h) "Home state regulator," when used with respect to a foreign
(other state) credit union, means the state regulatory agency in the
home state of the foreign (other state) credit union which has
primary regulatory authority over the foreign (other state) credit
union.
(i) "State of the United States" means any state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States,
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana
Islands.