Section 18455 Of Chapter 6. Prohibited Practices And Penalties From California Financial Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 6.
18455
. An industrial loan company shall not, directly or
indirectly, make any loan to, or purchase a contract, loan, or chose
in action from, hold a lease obligation of, or purchase a lease
contract from, any of the following:
(a) A person who is an officer or director of the industrial loan
company or of its holding or affiliated company.
(b) A person who is a holder of record or beneficiary of the
shares of the industrial loan company or of any holding or affiliated
company. This restriction shall not apply to persons holding less
than 10 percent of the shares of a holding company or affiliated
company that is exempt from the qualification requirements of the
Corporate Securities Law of 1968 contained in Section 25130 of the
Corporations Code, pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section
25101 of the Corporations Code.
(c) A person in which an officer or director of the industrial
loan company or of any holding or affiliated company directly or
indirectly is financially interested, directly or indirectly.
(d) A person in which the holder of record or beneficiary of the
shares of the industrial loan company or of any holding or affiliated
company directly or indirectly is financially interested, directly
or indirectly. This restriction shall not apply to persons holding
less than 10 percent of the shares of a holding company or affiliated
company that is exempt from the qualification requirements of the
Corporate Securities Law of 1968 contained in Section 25130 of the
Corporations Code, pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section
25101 of the Corporations Code.
(e) A person who acquired those contracts directly or indirectly
or through intervening assignments from a person described in
subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d).
Any officer, director, or shareholder of an industrial loan
company who directly or indirectly makes or procures, or participates
in making or procuring, a loan or contract in violation of this
section or knowingly approves the same is personally liable for any
loss resulting to an industrial loan company from the loan or
contract, in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
(f) The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to
the purchase by an industrial loan company of a contract, loan, or
chose in action from a finance lender, as described in Section 22009,
a mortgage broker, a mortgage banker, a real estate broker or other
licensed lender, provided written authorization for the purchase is
obtained from the commissioner.
(g) The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to
the purchase of life insurance by an industrial loan company on
behalf of an officer or director as part of the officer's or director'
s employee benefit plan package.
(h) The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to
the following transactions:
(1) A transaction between an industrial loan company and a
subsidiary corporation or other entity in which the industrial loan
company is the owner of 50 percent or more of the common stock or
equity interest, or directly controls the management of the
corporation or other entity.
(2) The purchase of loans or other obligations by an industrial
loan company from an affiliated company pursuant to a sale and
repurchase agreement.