Cal. FIN § 8229
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 8229, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
(a) While the association is in the charge of a conservator, savings account holders, borrowers, and other obligors of the association shall continue to make payments to the association in accordance with the terms and conditions of their contracts, and the conservator may permit savings account holders to withdraw their accounts from the association pursuant to the provisions of this division but shall not declare, credit, or distribute interest for savings accounts without prior approval of the commissioner.
(b) The conservator shall have power to accept savings accounts and additions to savings accounts, but any amounts received by the conservator may be segregated if the commissioner shall so order in writing. If so ordered, these amounts shall not be subject to offset and shall not be used to liquidate any indebtedness of the association existing at the time the conservator was appointed for it or any subsequent indebtedness incurred for the purposes of liquidating the indebtedness of the association existing at the time the conservator was appointed.
(c) All expenses of the association during conservatorship shall be paid by the association.
(b) The conservator shall have power to accept savings accounts and additions to savings accounts, but any amounts received by the conservator may be segregated if the commissioner shall so order in writing. If so ordered, these amounts shall not be subject to offset and shall not be used to liquidate any indebtedness of the association existing at the time the conservator was appointed for it or any subsequent indebtedness incurred for the purposes of liquidating the indebtedness of the association existing at the time the conservator was appointed.
(c) All expenses of the association during conservatorship shall be paid by the association.
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