(a) The commissioner shall apply the Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks issued in September 2006 and the Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending issued in June 2007 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration to state-regulated financial institutions, including, but not limited to, privately insured, state-chartered credit unions.

(b) The commissioner may issue emergency and final regulations to clarify the application of this section as soon as possible.

Terms Used In California Financial Code 327

  • 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.
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC

(c) A bank or credit union to which the commissioner applies the documents described in subdivision (a) shall adopt and adhere to policies and procedures that are reasonably intended to achieve the objectives set forth in those documents.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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