Section 22467 Of Article 5. Open-end Loan Programs From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.
22467
. (a) Any section that refers to this section or that is
subject to Section 22251 does not apply to any open-end loan of the
bona fide principal amount specified in the regulatory ceiling
provision of that section or more, or to a duly licensed finance
lender in connection with any such loan if that provision is not used
for the purpose of evading this division.
(b) In determining whether an open-end loan is an open-end loan of
a bona fide principal amount specified in any section in this
division or more and whether the regulatory ceiling provision of that
section is used for the purpose of evading this division, the
open-end loan shall be deemed to be for that amount or more if both
the following criteria are met:
(1) The line of credit is equal to or more than the bona fide
principal amount of the specified amount.
(2) The initial advance was equal to or more than the bona fide
principal amount of the specified amount.
(c) A subsequent advance of money of less than the specified
amount pursuant to the open-end loan agreement between a borrower and
a licensed finance lender shall be deemed to be a loan of a bona
fide principal amount of the specified amount if the criteria of
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) have been met, even though
the actual unpaid balance after the advance or at any other time is
less than the bona fide principal amount of the specified amount.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c), the amount of the
line of credit of an unsecured open-end loan shall be the criterion
to determine whether an unsecured open-end loan is of a bona fide
principal amount or more specified in any section in this division.
(e) For the purposes of determining whether the loan amount
exceeds a regulatory ceiling, the provisions of subdivision (c) of
Section 22251 shall apply to open-end loans.