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HomeFinancial CodeDiv. 7Ch. 3Art. 5§ 18268 Loan Limits On Stock Bonds

§ 18268 Loan Limits On Stock Bonds

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§ 18268 Loan Limits On Stock Bonds

Key Takeaways

  • •A company that lends money can't lend too much to one place. It can only lend up to 5% of its own money to one company.
  • •The company can't own more than 10% of another company's stock with the money it lends.
  • •The company can lend money for some special things, like U.S. or California government bonds, or other things that the boss (commissioner) says are okay.

Example

A small bank wants to lend money to a pizza shop.

The bank can't lend more than 5% of its own money to the pizza shop. Also, the bank can't use the loan to buy more than 10% of the pizza shop's ownership. If the bank follows these rules, it's doing things the right way.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 18268 Loan Limits On Stock Bonds

An industrial loan company that has investment certificates outstanding shall not lend in the aggregate more than 5 percent of its capital stock and surplus not available for dividends as provided in Section 18319 upon the security of the stock of any one corporation and that stock may not exceed 10 percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation, or upon the security of the bonds of any one obligor except bonds of the United States or for the payment of which the credit of the United States is pledged, bonds of the State of California, or for the payment of which the credit of the State of California is pledged, and any security authorized in writing by the commissioner or any security authorized by rule of the commissioner. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 663, Sec. 6. Operative January 1, 1991, by Sec. 20 of Ch. 663.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

industrial loan companyinvestment certificatescapital stock and surplusbonds of the United Statesbonds of the State of Californiacommissioner

Related Statutes

  • § 18265 Loan Maturity Limits
  • § 18274 Industrial Loan Property Limits
  • § 18266.2 Industrial Loan Company Authorization
  • § 18269 Real Property Loan Limits
  • § 18271 Loan Limits For Industrial Lenders

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 18268.
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