Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 7 > Chapter 10 > Article 3 - California Branch Offices

• Branch business unit: means all or substantially all of the business of a branch office of an industrial loan company. See California Financial Code 18660
• company: as used in this division means a premium finance agency as defined in Section 18560. See California Financial Code 18003
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Core business: means the business of issuing investment certificates, making loans, and other activities that the commissioner may specify by rule or order. See California Financial Code 18660
• Law of the domicile: when used with respect to an industrial loan company, means the law of the state of the United States, as defined in Section 146. See California Financial Code 18660
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• Whole business unit: means all or substantially all of the business of an industrial loan company. See California Financial Code 18660