Section 1711 Of Article 4. Facilities Of Uninsured Foreign (other State) Banks From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 19. >> Article 4.
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. (a) In this section, "act" includes (without limitation)
omission.
(b) For purposes of making findings on an application by an
uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to establish a
facility:
(1) The commissioner may, in the absence of credible evidence to
the contrary, presume that the directors, executive officers, and any
controlling person of the bank, the directors and executive officers
of any controlling person of the bank, and the members of the
proposed management of the facility are each of good character and
sound financial standing.
(2) The commissioner may find that the bank, a director, executive
officer, or controlling person of the bank, a director or executive
officer of a controlling person of the bank, or any member of the
proposed management of the facility is not of good character if the
person has done any of the following:
(A) Has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, any
crime involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.
(B) Has consented to or suffered a judgment in any civil action
based upon conduct involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.
(C) Has consented to or suffered the suspension or revocation of
any professional, occupational, or vocational license based upon
conduct involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.
(D) Has willfully made or caused to be made in any application or
report filed with the commissioner or in any proceeding before the
commissioner any statement that was at the time and in the light of
the circumstances under which it was made false or misleading with
respect to any material fact, or has willfully omitted to state in
any such application or report any material fact that was required to
be stated in the application or report.
(E) Has willfully committed any violation of, or has willfully
aided, abetted, counseled, commanded, induced, or procured the
violation by any other person of, any provision of this division or
of any regulation or order issued under this division.
(c) Paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) is not an exclusive list of
the grounds upon which the commissioner may find, for purposes of
making findings on an application by an uninsured foreign (other
state) bank for approval to establish a facility, that the bank, a
director, executive officer, or controlling person of the bank, a
director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank, or
any member of the proposed management of the facility is not of good
character.