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CA Fin Code § 1676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1676.

1676.  (a) In this section, “subject bank” means a bank organized under the laws of any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands.(b) Nothing in this chapter, except subdivision (c), applies to a subject bank that, as a foreign (other nation) bank, maintains an office in this state licensed under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 1750) or a federal agency (as defined in Section 1750) or federal branch (as defined in Section 1750) in this state.(c) No subject bank may at the same time maintain (1) as a foreign (other state) state bank, an office in this state and (2) as a foreign (other nation) bank, an office in this state licensed under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 1750) or a federal agency (as defined in Section 1750) or federal branch (as defined in Section 1750) in this state.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1680.

1680.  No foreign (other state) state bank may transact core banking business in this state except at a branch office established in accordance with federal law and the law of the domicile of the bank.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1681.

1681.  Section 1680 does not prohibit:(a) Any foreign (other state) state bank that does not maintain a California branch office from carrying on the activities described in subdivision (d) of Section 191 of the Corporations Code.(b) Any foreign (other state) state bank that does not maintain a California branch office from making, in this state, loans secured by liens on real property located in this state.(c) Any foreign (other state) state bank from having a California state bank as its agent pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 800).(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1682.

1682.  No foreign (other state) bank may establish or maintain a California branch office unless it is qualified to transact intrastate business in this state under Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1683.

1683.  No foreign (other state) bank may establish or maintain a California branch office unless the bank is insured.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1684 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1684.

1684.  (a) (1) No foreign (other state) bank may merge as the surviving corporation with a California bank, except that an insured foreign (other state) bank may do so in accordance with federal law, the law of the domicile of the foreign (other state) bank, this chapter, and Division 1.6 (commencing with Section 4800).(2) No foreign (other state) bank may purchase the whole business unit of a California bank, except that an insured foreign (other state) bank may do so in accordance with federal law, the law of the domicile of the foreign (other state) bank, this chapter, and Division 1.6 (commencing with Section 4800).(3) No foreign (other state) bank that does not already maintain a California branch office may establish or maintain a California branch office except in the manner described in paragraph (1) or (2) and in accordance with federal law, the law of the domicile of the foreign (other state) bank, and this chapter.(b) This section constitutes:(1) An election to permit early interstate merger transactions pursuant to Section 44(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1831u(a)(3)).(2) An express prohibition against interstate branching through the acquisition of a branch business unit located in this state of a California bank (without acquisition of the whole business unit of the California bank) pursuant to Section 44(a)(4) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1831u(a)(4)).(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1685.

1685.  (a) No foreign (other state) bank that does not already maintain a California branch office may:(1) Merge as the surviving bank with a California bank pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684, unless the California bank has been in existence for at least five years.(2) Purchase the whole business unit of a California bank pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1684 unless the California bank has been in existence for at least five years.(b) For purposes of this section, a California bank that is established solely for the purpose of, and does not open for business prior to, acquiring the whole business unit of a second California bank through a merger or purchase is deemed to have been in existence for the same period of time as the second California bank.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1686 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1686.

1686.  The minimum age requirement set forth in Section 1685 does not apply in any case in which the factor set forth in subdivision (a) and any of the factors set forth in subdivision (b) apply.(a) The foreign (other state) bank, by itself or in concurrent transactions with other depository corporations (as defined in Section 4805.06), acquires the whole business unit of the California bank or, if the California bank has been closed or placed in conservatorship, all or substantially all of the insured deposits of the California bank.(b) (1) If the California bank is a national bank, one of the following:(A) The bank is in default or in danger of default, as defined in Section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1813(x)).(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).(2) If the California bank is a state bank, one of the following:(A) The commissioner has taken possession of the property and business of the bank pursuant to Section 592.(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).(C) The commissioner finds that one or more of the factors listed in Section 592 exists and that imposing the minimum age requirement of Section 3825 is not in the public interest.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1688 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 2 - California Branch Offices|Section 1688.

1688.  Notwithstanding Section 1684, a foreign (other state) bank that does not maintain offices in California may merge with or purchase the whole business unit of a foreign (other state) bank that already maintains one or more offices in California in accordance with Section 1684 pursuant to federal law and the law of the domicile of the surviving or purchasing bank. The surviving or purchasing bank may retain the offices established in this state by the disappearing or selling bank. Thereafter, the surviving or purchasing bank may establish and maintain additional offices as if it were the disappearing or selling bank.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1700.

1700.  No provision of this article applies to an insured foreign (other state) bank that maintains a California branch office.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1701.

1701.  (a) No insured foreign (other state) bank may establish or maintain an office in this state at which it engages in noncore banking business unless the bank complies with this article and applicable provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1670).(b) (1) No person may establish or maintain an office in this state as representative of an insured foreign (other state) bank unless the bank complies with this article and applicable provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1670).(2) For purposes of this article, if any person establishes or maintains an office in this state as representative of an insured foreign (other state) bank, the insured foreign (other state) bank is deemed to establish and maintain the office as a facility.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1702.

1702.  Not less than 30 days before an insured foreign (other state) bank establishes a facility, the bank shall file with the commissioner a report and the appointment required pursuant to Section 1703.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 334, Sec. 41. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Fin Code § 1703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1703.

1703.  (a) Not less than 30 days before establishing a facility, an insured foreign (other state) bank shall file with the commissioner, in the form that the commissioner may by regulation or order require, an appointment irrevocably appointing the commissioner and the commissioner’s successor from time to time in office to be the bank’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal judicial or administrative proceeding against the bank or any of its successors that arises out of the activities in this state of the facility after the appointment has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the bank or its successors, as the case may be.(b) Any insured foreign (other state) bank that maintains a facility and that has not filed with the commissioner an appointment pursuant to subdivision (a) is deemed by the maintenance of the facility to have appointed the commissioner as its attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal judicial or administrative proceeding against the bank or any of its successors that arises out of the activities in this state of the facility, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the bank or its successor, as the case may be.(c) Service may be made on an uninsured foreign (other state) bank that has appointed or is deemed to have appointed the commissioner as its attorney for service of process by leaving a copy of the process at any office of the commissioner. However, the service is not effective unless (1) the party making the service, who may be the commissioner, forthwith sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered or certified mail to the bank served at the last address on file with the commissioner for any of the bank’s offices in this state or at its head office, and (2) an affidavit of compliance with this subdivision by the party making the service is filed in the case on or before the return date, if any, or within any further time that the court, in the case of a judicial proceeding, or the administrative agency, in the case of an administrative proceeding, allows.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1704.

1704.  Not less than 30 days before an insured foreign (other state) bank relocates a facility, it shall file a report with the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 3 - Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1705.

1705.  Not less than 30 days before an insured foreign (other state) bank closes a facility, it shall file a report with the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1710.

1710.  In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Controlling person,” when used with respect to an uninsured foreign (other state) bank, means any person who directly or indirectly controls the bank. For purposes of this subdivision, “control” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 1250, and “person” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 1250.(b) “Executive officer,” when used with respect to an uninsured foreign (other state) bank or a controlling person of an uninsured foreign (other state) bank, means the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, and any other person who participates or has authority to participate in major policymaking functions of the bank or controlling person.(c) (1) “License” means a license issued under this article, authorizing an uninsured foreign (other state) bank to maintain a facility.(2) “Licensed” means to be issued or to hold a license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1711.

1711.  (a) In this section, “act” includes (without limitation) omission.(b) For purposes of making findings on an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to establish a facility:(1) The commissioner may, in the absence of credible evidence to the contrary, presume that the directors, executive officers, and any controlling person of the bank, the directors and executive officers of any controlling person of the bank, and the members of the proposed management of the facility are each of good character and sound financial standing.(2) The commissioner may find that the bank, a director, executive officer, or controlling person of the bank, a director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank, or any member of the proposed management of the facility is not of good character if the person has done any of the following:(A) Has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, any crime involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.(B) Has consented to or suffered a judgment in any civil action based upon conduct involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.(C) Has consented to or suffered the suspension or revocation of any professional, occupational, or vocational license based upon conduct involving an act of fraud or dishonesty.(D) Has willfully made or caused to be made in any application or report filed with the commissioner or in any proceeding before the commissioner any statement that was at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it was made false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or has willfully omitted to state in any such application or report any material fact that was required to be stated in the application or report.(E) Has willfully committed any violation of, or has willfully aided, abetted, counseled, commanded, induced, or procured the violation by any other person of, any provision of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division.(c) Paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) is not an exclusive list of the grounds upon which the commissioner may find, for purposes of making findings on an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to establish a facility, that the bank, a director, executive officer, or controlling person of the bank, a director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank, or any member of the proposed management of the facility is not of good character.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1712.

1712.  (a) No uninsured foreign (other state) bank may establish or maintain an office in this state at which it engages in noncore banking business unless the uninsured foreign (other state) bank is licensed to maintain the office as a facility.(b) (1) No person may establish or maintain an office in this state as representative of an uninsured foreign (other state) bank unless the uninsured foreign (other state) bank is licensed to maintain the office as a facility.(2) For purposes of this article, if any person establishes or maintains an office in this state as representative of an uninsured foreign (other state) bank, the uninsured foreign (other state) bank is deemed to establish and maintain the office as a facility.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1713.

1713.  (a) No uninsured foreign (other state) bank may establish or maintain a facility unless the commissioner has first approved the establishment of the office and issued a license authorizing the bank to maintain the office.(b) If the commissioner finds all the following with respect to an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to establish a facility, the commissioner shall approve the application:(1) The bank, any controlling person of the bank, the directors and executive officers of the bank or of any controlling person of the bank, and the proposed management of the office are each of good character and sound financial standing.(2) The financial history and condition of the bank are satisfactory.(3) The management of the bank and the proposed management of the office are adequate.(4) It is reasonable to believe that, if licensed to maintain the office, the bank will operate the office in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and orders.(5) The bank’s establishment and maintenance of the office will promote the public convenience and advantage.(6) The activities in which the bank proposes to engage at the office are noncore banking business and do not constitute core banking business.If the commissioner finds otherwise, the commissioner shall deny the application.(c) Whenever an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to establish a facility has been approved and all conditions precedent to the issuance of a license authorizing the bank to maintain the office have been fulfilled, the commissioner shall issue the license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1714.

1714.  (a) No uninsured foreign (other state) bank that is licensed to maintain a facility may relocate the office unless the commissioner has first approved the relocation and issued a license authorizing the bank to maintain the office at the new site.(b) If the commissioner finds the following with respect to an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to relocate a facility, the commissioner shall approve the application:(1) In case the new site of the office is in the same vicinity as the old site, that the relocation of the office will not be substantially detrimental to the public convenience.(2) In case the new site of the office is not in the same vicinity as the old site, both of the following:(A) The relocation of the office from the old site will not be substantially detrimental to the public convenience and advantage in the area that is primarily served by the office at the old site.(B) The relocation of the office to the new site will promote the public convenience and advantage.If the commissioner finds otherwise, the commissioner shall deny the application.(c) Whenever an application by an uninsured foreign (other state) bank for approval to relocate a facility has been approved and all conditions precedent to the issuance of a license authorizing the bank to maintain the office at the new site have been fulfilled, the commissioner shall issue the license.(d) Promptly after an uninsured foreign (other state) bank that is licensed to maintain a facility relocates the office, the bank shall surrender to the commissioner the license that authorized it to maintain the office at the old site.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 1715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 1.1 - BANKING|CHAPTER 19 - Foreign (Other State) Banks|ARTICLE 4 - Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks|Section 1715.

1715.  An uninsured foreign (other state) bank that is licensed to maintain a facility may, subject to any regulations that the commissioner may prescribe, engage in any noncore banking business at the office but may not solicit deposits, receive deposits, pay checks, make loans, or otherwise conduct core banking business at the office.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)