2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 27 - CALIFORNIA POLLUTION CONTROL FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Pollution Control Financing Authority › ARTICLE 8 - Capital Access Loan Program for Small Businesses › Section 44559.2.

44559.2. (a) The authority may contract with any financial institution for the purpose of allowing the financial institution to participate in the Capital Access Loan Program established by this article.
(b) For purposes of this section, the authority may contract with participating financial institutions and shall utilize a standard form of contract that is reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services. The standard form of contract shall provide for all of the following:
(1) The creation of a loss reserve account by the authority for the benefit of the financial institution.
(2) The financial institution, qualified business, and the authority will deposit moneys to the credit of the institution’s loss reserve account when the financial institution makes a qualified loan to a qualified business.
(3) The liability of the state and the authority to the financial institution under the contract is limited to the amount of money credited to the loss reserve account of the institution.
(4) The financial institution shall provide the information that the authority may require, including financial information that is identifiable with, or identifiable from the financial records of a particular customer who is the recipient of a qualified loan. In addition to any other information that the authority may require, the financial institution shall provide the complete North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for the qualified business, the number of jobs created, the number of jobs retained, and information that provides the precise geographic location of both the qualified business and the borrower, if different.
(5) The financial institution will file a report with the executive director setting out a full description of the board of directors, including size, race, ethnicity, and gender.
(6) The participating financial institution will require each borrower, prior to receiving a loan under the program, to sign a written representation to the participating financial institution that the borrower has no legal, beneficial, or equitable interest in the nonrefundable premium charges or any other funds credited to the loss reserve account established by the authority for the participating financial institution.
(7) Other terms that the authority may require for purposes of this article.
(c) A financial institution is not subject to laws restricting the disclosure of financial information when the financial institution provides information to the authority as required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).
(d) A credit union operating pursuant to a certificate issued under the California Credit Union Law (Division 5 (commencing with Section 14000) of the Financial Code) may participate in the Capital Access Loan Program established pursuant to this article only to the extent participation is in compliance with the California Credit Union Law. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to regulate credit unions subject to the commissioner’s jurisdiction under the California Credit Union Law.
(e) Any individual, company, corporation, institution, utility, government agency, or other entity, including any consortium of these persons or entities, whether public or private, may participate in the Capital Access Loan Program established pursuant to this article by depositing funds in the California Capital Access Fund under those terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 483, Sec. 3. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2012.)