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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Financial Code - FIN » DIVISION 7 - INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANIES » CHAPTER 6 - Prohibited Practices and Penalties

Section 18435.

18435. Except as otherwise provided in this division, any person who willfully violates any provision of this division, or who willfully violates any rule or order adopted pursuant to this division, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not […]

Section 18436.

18436. An industrial loan company shall not, directly or indirectly, make any loan of money or property to or guarantee the obligation of any of its directors or officers, or officers and directors of its holding company, or officers and directors of its affiliates. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 418, Sec. 4.)

Section 18437.

18437. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an industrial loan company shall not make loans to, or purchase any obligations from, persons who do not reside or have a place of business in the State of California, unless those loans or obligations comply with all of the following conditions: (1) If the loan or obligation is […]

Section 18438.

18438. If a loan is made or other thing is purchased or discounted in violation of Section 18271, 18272, 18273, 18274, or 18437, the officers, directors and shareholders of the industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates participating therein or knowingly approving the same shall be personally liable for any loss suffered by […]

Section 18439.

18439. If any amount in excess of the charges permitted by this division, including interest, is charged, contracted for, or received in the making or collection of a contract of loan, except as a result of an accidental and bona fide error in computation, such contract is void and no person has any right to […]

Section 18440.

18440. An industrial loan company shall not take any confession of judgment or any power of attorney at the time of making the loan except a power of attorney taken to effectuate the transfer of the ownership of any motor vehicle, the transfer of the ownership of securities, or the cancellation of an insurance policy […]

Section 18441.

18441. No person in connection with or incidental to the making of any loan under this division, shall require the borrower to contract for, purchase, or agree to purchase anything in connection with the loan. A policy of insurance of the type specified in Article 6 (commencing with Section 18290) of Chapter 3 of this […]

Section 18442.

18442. An industrial loan company shall not make any loan of money or property to or guarantee the obligation of any person upon the security of its capital (including the shares of capital stock) of the company, its holding company, or its affiliates. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 663, Sec. 18. Operative January 1, 1991, […]

Section 18443.

18443. If any loan or guaranty is made in violation of Section 18436 or 18442, the directors and officers who authorize it or assent thereto are jointly and severally liable to the company as guarantors for the repayment or return of the sum or value so loaned with interest thereon at the rate of 6 […]

Section 18444.

18444. Any officer or director held liable under Section 18443, who satisfies such liability is entitled to contribution from any other officer or director who participates in authorizing, making or allowing any such loan or guaranty, and is subrogated to all rights of the corporation against the borrower or principal obligor. (Added by Stats. 1976, […]

Section 18445.

18445. Any director, officer, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who asks for or receives, or consents or agrees to receive any commission, emolument, or gratuity or any money, property, or thing of value for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person any loan from such company, […]

Section 18446.

18446. Any director, officer, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any of its property otherwise than in payment of a just demand, or with intent to defraud, omits to make or causes to be made a full and true entry thereof […]

Section 18447.

18447. Any director, officer, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who knowingly makes or concurs in making or publishing any false entry in its books or records, any written report, exhibit, or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition containing any material statement which is false, or having […]

Section 18448.

18448. No director, officer, stockholder, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates shall purchase, directly or indirectly, or be interested in the purchase of, any of the company’s assets for an amount less than the then current market value thereof and any such purchase may not be made without […]

Section 18449.

18449. Every director of an industrial loan company who: (a) In the case of the fraudulent insolvency of such company, shall have participated in such fraud; or (b) Willfully does any act as such director which is expressly forbidden by law or willfully omits to perform any duty imposed upon him as such director by law, is […]

Section 18450.

18450. A director, officer, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who concurs in any vote or act by which it is intended to make a loan or purchase a contract in violation of this division, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 418, Sec. 11.)

Section 18451.

18451. A director, officer, or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who makes or maintains, or attempts to make or maintain, a deposit of such company’s funds with any other person on condition, or with the understanding, express or implied, that the person receiving such deposit make a loan […]

Section 18452.

18452. Every officer or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who sells investment or thrift certificates knowing that the company is insolvent, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 418, Sec. 13.)

Section 18453.

18453. Any person who knowingly sells investment certificates in violation of any provision of this division or any order or regulation of the commissioner, is guilty of a felony. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 964.)

Section 18454.

18454. Any director, officer, agent or employee of an industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates who willfully makes a false or untrue entry in any book or record or in any report, tag, or statement of the business, affairs, or condition, or in connection with any transaction of such company, with intent […]