Section 1757 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 20. >> Article 1.
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. (a) In this section, "act" includes (without limitation)
omission.
(b) For purposes of making findings on an application by a foreign
(other nation) bank for approval to establish an office:
(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 and the directors and executive
officers of any controlling person of the bank are each of good
character and sound financial standing.
(2) The commissioner may find that the bank, a director, executive
officer, or a controlling person of the bank, or a director or
executive officer of a controlling person of the bank is not of good
character if that 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 application or report filed with the commissioner or in any
proceeding before the commissioner, any material fact that was
required to be stated therein.
(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) shall not be deemed to be an
exclusive list of the grounds upon which the commissioner may find,
for purposes of making findings on an application by a foreign (other
nation) bank for approval to establish an office, that the bank, a
director, executive officer, or controlling person of the bank, or a
director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank is
not of good character.