California Financial Code 1757 – (a) In this section, “act” includes (without limitation) …
(a) In this section, “act” includes (without limitation) omission.
(b) For purposes of making findings on an application by a foreign (other nation) bank for approval to establish an office:
Terms Used In California Financial Code 1757
- Controlling person: when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) bank, means any person who, directly or indirectly, controls the bank. See California Financial Code 1750
- 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.
- Executive officer: when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) bank or a controlling person of a foreign (other nation) 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. See California Financial Code 1750
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- License: means a license issued under this chapter, authorizing a foreign bank to maintain an office. See California Financial Code 1750
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Office: when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) bank, means any agency, branch office, or representative office of the bank. See California Financial Code 1750
- Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, limited liability company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Financial Code 18
(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 and the directors and executive officers of any controlling person of the bank are each of good character and sound financial standing.
(2) The commissioner may find that the bank, a director, executive officer, or a controlling person of the bank, or a director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank is not of good character if that 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 application or report filed with the commissioner or in any proceeding before the commissioner, any material fact that was required to be stated therein.
(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) shall not be deemed to be an exclusive list of the grounds upon which the commissioner may find, for purposes of making findings on an application by a foreign (other nation) bank for approval to establish an office, that the bank, a director, executive officer, or controlling person of the bank, or a director or executive officer of a controlling person of the bank is not of good character.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)