Section 22102 Of Article 3. Licensing From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
22102
. (a) A finance lender or broker licensee seeking to engage in
business at a new location shall submit an application for a branch
office license to the commissioner at least 10 days before engaging
in business at a new location and pay the fee required by Section
22103. The commissioner may require an applicant seeking to engage in
business at a new location to submit its application, or parts
thereof, through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and
Registry.
(b) The licensee may engage in business at the new location 10
days after the date of submission of a branch office application.
(c) (1) The commissioner shall approve or deny the person
responsible for the lending activity at the new location in
accordance with Section 22109, and shall notify the licensee of this
decision within 90 days of the date of receipt of the application.
(2) If the commissioner denies the application, the licensee
shall, within 10 days of the date of receipt of notification of the
commissioner's denial, submit a new application to the commissioner
designating a different person responsible for the lending activity
at the new location. The commissioner shall approve or deny the
different person as provided in paragraph (1).
(d) A licensee shall not engage in business at a new location in a
name other than a name approved by the commissioner.
(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement the
requirements of this section.
(f) A branch office license to engage in business at a new
location shall be issued in accordance with this section. A change of
street address of a place of business designated in a license shall
be made in accordance with Section 22153 and shall not constitute a
new location subject to the requirements of this section.