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HomeFinancial CodeDiv. 1.1Ch. 20Art. 1§ 1765 Foreign Bank Office Names

§ 1765 Foreign Bank Office Names

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§ 1765 Foreign Bank Office Names

This law tells foreign banks that have an office in the state how they must name that office and what words they can or cannot use in the name.

Key Takeaways

  • •Foreign banks must assign a popular name to each licensed office.
  • •The popular name for a representative office must include the term “representative office.”
  • •A branch name cannot use the word “branch” unless it is modified by “foreign,” “overseas,” or a similar term.

Example

A bank from another country opens a small office to help customers with limited services.

The bank must give the office a popular name that includes the words “representative office” and cannot call it a “branch” unless it adds a word like “foreign” or “overseas” before it. They also have to post both the popular name and the bank’s real name where people can see them.

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§ 1765 Foreign Bank Office Names

(a) Each foreign (other nation) bank that is licensed to maintain an office shall assign to the office a popular name that consists of a specific designation by name or number and shall post the popular name and the name of the bank in a conspicuous place at the office. (b) The popular name that a foreign (other nation) bank assigns to a representative office that it is licensed to maintain shall include the term “representative office.” (c) The popular name that a foreign (other nation) bank assigns to an agency that it is licensed to maintain shall not include the term “branch” unless the term is modified by the word “foreign” or “overseas” or by a similar word. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

foreign (other nation) bankpopular namerepresentative officeagencybranch

Related Statutes

  • § 1755 Foreign Bank Application Fees
  • § 1762 Foreign Bank Representative Office
  • § 1754 Office Class Change Rules
  • § 1757 Foreign Bank Office Approval
  • § 1758 Foreign Bank Reporting Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 1765.
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