A premium finance company may issue or sell investment certificates only (a) to its customers directly in connection with the financing of premiums for those customers, provided that the aggregate finance charges, including interest paid or not paid on those investment certificates, do not exceed those charges permitted under Section 18626 and (b) to any institutional investors, governmental agency, or instrumentality as the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation may designate by rule.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 131. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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Terms Used In California Financial Code 18596

  • Charges: as used in this division , include the aggregate interest, fees, bonuses, commissions, brokerage, discounts, expenses, and other forms of costs charged, contracted for, or received by an industrial loan company or any other person in connection with the investigating, arranging, negotiating, procuring, guaranteeing, making, servicing, collecting, or enforcing of a loan, or for forbearance of money, credit, goods, things in action, or any other service or services rendered. See California Financial Code 18007
  • company: means a premium finance agency. See California Financial Code 18565
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