Section 5802 Of Article 8. Holding Companies And Stock Acquisitions From California Financial Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
5802
. The commissioner shall within 60 days after the date of
filing of a completed application, unless good cause is shown why a
decision to approve or deny could not be made within 60 days, approve
the application with any conditions reasonably necessary or
advisable in the public interest, or deny the application. The
commissioner shall determine whether the following criteria are met,
and if the criteria are not met, the application shall be denied:
(a) The acquisition, under any federal or state law, will not
substantially lessen competition and will not in any manner be in
restraint of trade or result in a monopoly, or be in furtherance of
any combination or conspiracy to monopolize or attempt to monopolize
the savings association business in any part of the state unless the
commissioner finds that the anticompetitive effects of the proposed
acquisition are clearly outweighed in the public interest in meeting
the convenience and needs of the community that the association
serves.
(b) The financial condition of any acquiring person will not
jeopardize the financial stability of the association or the savings
and loan holding company sought to be acquired and will not prejudice
the interest of the savings account holders, borrowers, or
stockholders of the association and is in the public interest.
(c) The plan or proposal under which the acquiring person intends
to liquidate the savings association or the savings and loan holding
company, to sell its assets or to merge it with any person or
association, or to make any other major change in its business or
corporate structure or management, is fair and reasonable to the
association, its savings account holders, borrowers, and resident
stockholders, and will not tend to impair the integrity of the state'
s savings association system, and is in the public interest.
(d) The competence, experience, integrity, and resources of any
acquiring person indicate that approval would be in the interest of
the association, its savings account holders, borrowers, and resident
stockholders and of the community that the association serves.
(e) The requirements of this article have been met.
(f) The acquisition would not violate state or federal law and the
commissioner determines that approval is in the public interest.
(g) The applicant has provided all information requested by the
commissioner.