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Cal. FIN § 20

This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 20, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.

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The existence of corporations formed or existing on the date this code takes effect is not affected by the enactment of this code nor by any change in the requirements for the formation of corporations, nor by the amendment or repeal of the laws under which they were formed or created.

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