Cal. FIN § 18025
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 18025, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
No person shall use a holding company or any other device for the purpose of evading or avoiding any of the provisions of this division. This section shall not affect the right of a holding company to issue preferred stock or debentures when permitted to do so under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968. “Holding company” means any company which directly or through one or more intervening subsidiaries, whether or not wholly owned, controls or has the power to control a majority of the shares of an industrial loan company.
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