If, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the commissioner finds any of the factors set forth in subdivision (a) or (b) with respect to any subject institution, subject person, or any holding company, the commissioner may order the subject institution, subject person, or holding company to cease and desist from the act or violation:

(a) That the subject institution, subject person, or holding company has engaged or participated, is engaging or participating, or that there is reasonable cause to believe that the subject institution, subject person, or holding company is about to engage or participate, in any unsafe or unsound act with respect to the business of the subject institution.

Terms Used In California Financial Code 580

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

(b) That the subject institution, subject person, or holding company has violated, is violating, or that there is reasonable cause to believe that the subject institution, subject person, or holding company is about to violate any:

(1) Provision of any division subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner.

(2) Provision of any regulation promulgated by, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the commissioner.

(3) Provision of any other applicable law.

(4) Provision of any written agreement between the subject institution, subject person, or holding company, and the commissioner.

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