Financial Code


general provisions 

General Provisions

Sections 1–22

division 1

Banks

chapters 1–23
1 Scope and Definitions
1.5 Transition Provisions
2 Department of Financial Institutions
3 Organization of Banks
4 Bank Offices
4.5 Authorizations for Banks
5 Corporate Requirements
6 Restrictions and Prohibited Practices
6.5 Agency Activities
7 Deposits
8 Withdrawals and Collections
9 Legal Investments for Savings Banks
10 Commercial Banks
11 Industrial Banks
12 Trust Companies
13 Safe Deposit
13.5 Foreign (other Nation)banks
14 Money Transmission Act
15 Examinations and Reports
19 International and Foreign Banking and Financing
20 Bank Extraordinary Situation Closing
21 Bank Holding Companies
21.5 Interstate Acquisitions
22 Foreign (other State) Banks
23 Approval of Names of Nonbank Corporations

division 1.1

The Setting of Fees in Consumer Credit Agreements and Related Consumer Protections

Sections 4000–4002

division 1.2

California Financial Information Privacy Act

Sections 4050–4060

division 1.3

Financial Institutions

Section 4100

division 1.5

Depository Corporations—sale, Merger, and Conversion

chapters 1–5
1 General Provisions
2 Administration
3 Sale
4 Merger
5 Conversion

division 1.6

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Prohibited Acts
3 Enforcement

division 1.7

Securities Sales

Sections 4981–4983

division 1.8

Persons Connected With Financial Institutions

Sections 4990–4991

division 1.9

Higher-priced Mortgage Loans

Sections 4995–4995.6

division 2

Savings Association Law

chapters 1–10.1
1 Short Title, General Definitions, and General Provisions
2 Corporate Organization and Corporate Changes
3 Corporate Administration
4 Powers of Associations
5 Savings Operations
6 Investment Operations
7 Supervision
8 Federal Associations
9 Fees
10 Foreign (national) Savings Companies
10.1 Foreign (regional) Savings Companies ]

division 3

Check Sellers, Bill Payers, and Proraters

chapters 1–5
1 Definitions
2 Application of Division
3 Licensing
4 Licensee Regulations
5 Revocation of Licenses

division 4

Automated Teller Machines: User Safety

chapters 1–7
1 Intent
2 Definitions
3 Location and Installation
4 Lighting
5 Consumer Education
6 Exemptions
7 Effect of Compliance

division 4.5

Automated Teller Machine Surcharge Disclosure

Sections 13080–13083

division 5

Credit Unions

chapters 1–12
1 General Provisions
2 Formation
3 Administration and Powers of the Commissioner
4 Management and Operations
5 Members
6 Share Accounts and Certificates for Funds
7 Loans
9 Merger, Dissolution and Conversion
10 Central Credit Union
11 Foreign (other State) Credit Unions
12 Foreign (other Nation) Credit Unions

division 6

Escrow Agents

chapters 1–7
1 Application of This Division
2 License and Bond
2.5 Escrow Agents’ Fidelity Corporation
3 Escrow Regulations
4 Revocation of License
5 Hearings
6 Liquidation and Conservatorship
7 Crimes and Civil Penalties

division 7

Industrial Loan Companies

chapters 1–10
1 General Provisions
2 Formation and Organization
3 Loans and Purchased Obligations
4 Investment Certificates
5 Administration and Powers of the Commissioner
6 Prohibited Practices and Penalties
7 Guarantee of Thrift Accounts
8 Insurance Premium Financing
9 Interstate Acquisitions
10 Foreign (other State) Industrial Loan Companies: Agency Activities

division 8

Pawnbrokers

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions
2 Pawnbroker Regulations
3 Licensure

division 9

California Finance Lenders Law

chapters 1–4
1 General Provisions
2 Consumer Loans
3 Commercial Loans
4 Revocation and Penalties

division 10

California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions
2 Deferred Deposit Transactions
3 Enforcement

division 10

Consumer Finance Lenders]

Section 24058

division 11.5

National Housing Act Loans

chapters 1–2
1 Investments
2 Securities for Deposit

division 12

College Loans

Sections 28000–28001

division 13

Premium Financing

Sections 29000–29003

division 14

Securities Depositories

chapters 1–4
1 Application of This Division
2 License
3 Revocation of License
4 Hearings

division 15

Business and Industrial Development Corporations

chapters 1–14
1 General Provisions
2 Administration
3 Licensing
4 Corporate Matters
5 Offices
6 Transaction of Business
7 Records, Reports, and Examinations
8 Acquisition of Control
9 Merger and Purchase or Sale of Business
10 Voluntary Surrender of License
12 Crimes and Criminal Penalties
13 Civil Penalties
14 Transition Provisions

division 15.5

State Assistance Fund for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corporation

chapters 1–8
1 General Provisions
2 Corporate Matters
3 Corporate Finances
5 Loan Operations
6 Miscellaneous
7 Borrowing From the State
8 Energy Efficiency Improvements

division 19

Release of Demand Deposit Funds

Sections 40500–40501

division 20

California Residential Mortgage Lending Act

chapters 1–9
1 General
2 Licensing: Residential Mortgage Lender
3 Licensing: Residential Mortgage Loan Servicer
3.5 Mortgage Loan Originators
3.6 Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
4 Financial Condition, Transaction and Bond Requirements
5 Administration and Powers of the Commissioner
6 Assessments
7 Prohibited Practices and Penalties
8 Operation of Division
9 Brokerage Services for Borrowers

division 20.5

Exchange Facilitators

Sections 51000–51015