Section 16554 Of Article 3. Branch Offices And Agencies From California Financial Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 12. >> Article 3.
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. (a) No foreign (other nation) credit union which is licensed
to maintain a branch office or agency shall relocate the office
unless the commissioner shall have first approved the relocation and
issued a license authorizing the foreign (other nation) credit union
to maintain the office at the new site.
(b) (1) In case the new site of the office is in the same vicinity
as the old site, the commissioner shall approve an application by a
foreign (other nation) credit union for approval to relocate a branch
office or agency if the commissioner finds all of the following:
(A) That it will not be unsafe or unsound for the foreign (other
nation) credit union to relocate the office.
(B) That the relocation of the office will not be substantially
detrimental to the public convenience and advantage, or that the
relocation is necessary in the interests of the safety and soundness
of the foreign (other nation) credit union.
(2) In case the new site of the office is not in the same vicinity
as the old site, the commissioner shall approve an application by a
foreign (other nation) credit union for approval to relocate a branch
office or agency if the commissioner finds all of the following:
(A) That the foreign (other nation) credit union's plan to
relocate the office and to maintain the office at the new site
affords reasonable promise of successful operation.
(B) That the relocation of the office from the old site will not
be substantially detrimental to the public convenience and advantage
in the area which is primarily served by the office at the old site,
or that the relocation is necessary in the interests of the safety
and soundness of the foreign (other nation) credit union.
(C) That the relocation of the office to the new site will promote
the public convenience and advantage.
If the commissioner finds otherwise, the commissioner shall deny
the application.
(c) Whenever an application by a foreign (other nation) credit
union for approval to relocate a branch office or agency has been
approved and all conditions precedent to the issuance of a license
authorizing the foreign (other nation) credit union to maintain the
office at the new site have been fulfilled, the commissioner shall
issue the license.
(d) Promptly after a foreign (other nation) credit union that is
licensed to maintain a branch office or agency relocates the office,
the foreign (other nation) credit union shall surrender to the
commissioner the license which authorized it to maintain the office
at the old site.