Cal. FIN § 18191
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 18191, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
Sections 18008, 18009, 18010, 18212, 18212.1, 18214, 18219, 18220, 18222, 18230 through 18234, 18290 through 18295, and 18439 do not apply to:
(a) Any bona fide loan of a principal amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more or to an industrial loan company in connection with any such loan if the provisions of the section are not used for the purpose of evading this division.
(b) An amount due from a contingent guarantor on his or her obligations purchased under the provisions of this division.
(c) A loan to a primary borrower who has pledged accounts receivable or installment accounts to secure loans which taken in the aggregate amount to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
(a) Any bona fide loan of a principal amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more or to an industrial loan company in connection with any such loan if the provisions of the section are not used for the purpose of evading this division.
(b) An amount due from a contingent guarantor on his or her obligations purchased under the provisions of this division.
(c) A loan to a primary borrower who has pledged accounts receivable or installment accounts to secure loans which taken in the aggregate amount to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
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