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Cal. FIN § 1397

This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 1397, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.

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Official statutory text

If the commissioner finds that any activities performed by a California state bank as agent for an insured depository institution are not authorized agency activities or that the agency arrangement is inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices, the commissioner may order the California state bank to terminate the agency arrangement.

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