Section 18437 Of Chapter 6. Prohibited Practices And Penalties From California Financial Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 6.
18437
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an industrial
loan company shall not make loans to, or purchase any obligations
from, persons who do not reside or have a place of business in the
State of California, unless those loans or obligations comply with
all of the following conditions:
(1) If the loan or obligation is unsecured, then only if the loan
or obligation bears the unqualified written guaranty of a financially
responsible person, considering the amount of the obligation, who
resides or has a place of business in the State of California.
(2) If the documents and security for the loan or obligation and
all records relating to the transaction are in California at the time
the loan or obligation is made or acquired and are thereafter kept
in California while the loan or obligation remains unsatisfied,
except that where the security is aircraft, the security need not be
in California at the time the loan or obligation is made or acquired,
nor need it thereafter be held in California while the loan or
obligation remains unsatisfied.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an industrial loan company
may make loans to, or purchase any obligations from, persons who do
not reside or have a place of business in the State of California not
to exceed 25 percent, in the aggregate, of an industrial loan
company's total assets. Upon application to and approval by the
commissioner, an industrial loan company may increase its loans to,
or purchases of obligations from, persons who do not reside or have a
place of business in this state not to exceed 50 percent, in the
aggregate, of an industrial loan company's total assets. The
application shall include all of the following information:
(1) A description of the company's proposed plan of business.
(2) The character, business qualifications, and other experience
of the proposed officers and managers directing the line of business
for which authorization is requested.
(3) Any other facts and circumstances bearing on the proposal
that, as determined by the commissioner, may be relevant.
(c) This section does not apply to loans made to, or acquired
from, persons who do not reside or have a place of business in this
state if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The loans are for the purchase or refinance of single- or
multi-family residential property or nonresidential property.
(2) The loans are salable in the secondary market as evidenced by
commitments to buy by a buyer in the secondary market.
(3) The loans are owned by the industrial loan company for 90 days
or less.