An applicant for an escrow agent’s license or a licensee may, in lieu of and subject to the same conditions as the bond required by Section 17202, deposit with the commissioner a cash bond in the sum specified in Section 17202. Evidence of the cash bond shall be a deposit in the amount specified in Section 17202 in a bank or investment certificates of industrial loan companies, authorized to do business in this state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or an investment certificate or share account in the amount specified in Section 17202 issued by a savings and loan association doing business in this state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Those deposits, certificates, or accounts shall be assigned to and accepted and maintained by the commissioner, upon those terms as the commissioner may prescribe, until released by the commissioner, and shall not be deemed an asset of the applicant or licensee for the purpose of complying with Section 17210.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 16, Sec. 2. (SB 577) Effective April 28, 2022.)

Terms Used In California Financial Code 17202.1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
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