Financial Code - FIN - FIN § 16501

Summary

In this chapter: (a) “Agency,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union transacts credit union business, other than branch business. (b) “Branch business” means the business of

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In this chapter:
(a)
“Agency,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union transacts credit union business, other than branch business.
(b)
“Branch business” means the business of issuing shares or certificates, receiving deposits, paying checks, making loans, and other activities that the commissioner may specify by order or
regulation.
(c)
“Branch office,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union engages in branch business.
(d)
“Business in this state,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union that is licensed to maintain one or more offices, includes the aggregate business of all of the offices.
(e)
“Foreign nation” means any nation other than the United States, including, without limitation, any subdivision, territory, trust territory, dependency, colony, or possession of any nation other than the United States.
(f)
“Foreign (other nation) credit union” means any credit union or similar institution that is organized under the laws of a foreign
nation.
(g)
“Foreign (other state) state credit union” means a credit union that is organized under the laws of a state of the United States other than California.
(h)
“Home country,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means the foreign nation under whose laws the foreign (other nation) credit union is organized.
(i)
“Home country regulator,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means the regulatory agency in the home country of the foreign (other nation) credit union that has primary regulatory authority over the foreign (other nation) credit union.
(j)
(1)
“License” means a license issued under this chapter, authorizing a foreign (other nation) credit union to maintain an
office.
(2)
To be “licensed” means to be issued or to hold a license.
(3)
To be “licensed to transact business in this state,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means that the foreign (other nation) credit union is licensed to maintain an agency or branch office.
(k)
“Office,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means a branch office, an agency, or a representative office maintained by the foreign (other nation) credit union.
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“Representative office,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union engages in representational functions but at which it does not transact business.
(m)
“State of the United States” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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  In this chapter: (a) “Agency,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union transacts credit union business, other than branch business. (b) “Branch business” means the business of issuing shares or certificates, rec…

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  “Representative office,” when used with respect to a foreign (other nation) credit union, means an office in this state at which the foreign (other nation) credit union engages in representational functions but at which it does not transact business. (m) “State of the United States” means any state of the United Sta…