Section 22050 Of Article 2. Exemptions From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
22050
. (a) This division does not apply to any person doing
business under any law of any state or of the United States relating
to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance
premium finance agencies, credit unions, small business investment
companies, community advantage lenders, California business and
industrial development corporations when acting under federal law or
other state authority, or licensed pawnbrokers when acting under the
authority of that license.
"Community advantage lender" means an entity authorized by the
United States Small Business Administration to deliver community
advantage loans.
(b) This division does not apply to a check casher who holds a
valid permit issued pursuant to Section 1789.37 of the Civil Code
when acting under the authority of that permit, and shall not apply
to a person holding a valid license issued pursuant to Section 23005
of the Financial Code when acting under the authority of that
license.
(c) This division does not apply to a college or university making
a loan for the purpose of permitting a person to pursue a program or
course of study leading to a degree or certificate.
(d) This division does not apply to a broker-dealer acting
pursuant to a certificate then in effect and issued pursuant to
Section 25211 of the Corporations Code.
(e) This division does not apply to any person who makes five or
fewer loans in a 12-month period, these loans are commercial loans as
defined in Section 22502, and the loans are incidental to the
business of the person relying upon the exemption.
(f) This division does not apply to any public corporation as
defined in Section 67510 of the Government Code, any public entity
other than the state as defined in Section 811.2 of the Government
Code, or any agency of any one or more of the foregoing, when making
any loan so long as the public corporation, public entity, or agency
of any one or more of the foregoing complies with all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations.