Section 18684 Of Article 3. California Branch Offices From California Financial Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 3.
18684
. (a) (1) No foreign (other state) industrial loan company may
merge as the surviving corporation (Section 148) with a California
industrial loan company or California bank except that an insured
foreign (other state) industrial loan company may do so in accordance
with federal law, the law of the domicile of the foreign (other
state) industrial loan company, this chapter, and Division 1.5
(commencing with Section 4800).
(2) No foreign (other state) industrial loan company may purchase
the whole business unit of a California industrial loan company or
California bank except that an insured foreign (other state)
industrial loan company may do so in accordance with federal law, the
law of the domicile of the foreign (other state) industrial loan
company, this chapter and Division 1.5 (commencing with Section
4800).
(3) No foreign (other state) industrial loan company that does not
already maintain a California branch office may establish or
maintain a California branch office except in the manner described in
paragraph (1) or (2) and in accordance with federal law, the law of
the domicile of the foreign (other state) industrial loan company and
this chapter.
(b) This section constitutes:
(1) An election to permit early interstate merger transactions
pursuant to Section 44(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. Sec. 1831u(a)(3)).
(2) An express prohibition against interstate branching through
the acquisition of a branch business unit located in this state of a
California industrial loan company or California bank (without
acquisition of the whole business unit of the California industrial
loan company or California bank) pursuant to Section 44(a)(4) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1831u(a)(4)).
(3) An express prohibition against interstate branching through de
novo establishment of California branch offices pursuant to Section
5155 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. Sec. 36) or Section 18(d) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1828(d)).