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Cal. FIN § 1259

This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 1259, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.

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Official statutory text

(a) The commissioner, before determining whether, for purposes of this chapter, a person controls another person or before denying or approving an application for approval to acquire control of a bank or controlling person, may hold a hearing.

(b) After determining whether, for purposes of this chapter, a person controls another person or after denying or approving an application for approval to acquire control of a bank or controlling person, the commissioner, upon the filing of a written request for a hearing by any person prejudiced by the commissioner’s decision, shall hold a hearing and upon such hearing shall affirm, modify, or reverse his or her decision. Any such hearing shall commence within a period of 30 days after the written request for the hearing is filed with the commissioner or, if the person filing the written request for the hearing consents to an extension of the period within which the hearing is to commence, within such extended period.

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