No licensee shall, except with the prior approval of the commissioner, guarantee the debt of any other person or otherwise lend its credit to any other person; provided, however, that, whenever a licensee sells to another person an obligation to pay money, which obligation is owned by such licensee, such licensee may guarantee the payment of such obligation.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1064, Sec. 659. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative July 1, 1997.)

Terms Used In California Financial Code 31408

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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