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HomeFinancial CodeDiv. 2Ch. 2Art. 8§ 5800 Savings And Loan Holding Company Definition

§ 5800 Savings And Loan Holding Company Definition

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§ 5800 Savings And Loan Holding Company Definition

Key Takeaways

  • •A 'savings and loan holding company' is someone who owns or controls a big part of a bank or savings company. If the company is small (less than 500 owners), they need to own at least 25%. If it's big (500+ owners), they need at least 10%.
  • •If someone controls who gets to be the boss (directors) of a bank or savings company, they are also considered a 'savings and loan holding company'.
  • •Just asking people for their votes (proxies) to make decisions doesn’t automatically make someone a 'savings and loan holding company' if they are already a boss (director) and were allowed to ask for those votes.
  • •A 'subsidiary' is a company that is owned or controlled by another company in the ways described above.

Example

Imagine a big company, Big Bank Corp, buys 30% of a small local bank, Sunny Savings, which only has 200 owners.

Because Big Bank Corp now owns more than 25% of Sunny Savings, it is considered a 'savings and loan holding company'. This means Big Bank Corp has a lot of control over Sunny Savings and has to follow special rules.

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

Official Source
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§ 5800 Savings And Loan Holding Company Definition

For the purposes of this article the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (a) “Savings and loan holding company” means any person that either, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with one or more other persons: (1) Owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, or holds proxies to vote: (A) Where the association or savings and loan holding company has fewer than 500 stockholders or members, 25 percent or more of the outstanding voting capital stock of any capital stock association or savings and loan holding company or 25 percent or more of the total number of votes or proxies of votes eligible to be cast by the members of any mutual association located in this state. (B) Where the association or savings and loan holding company has at least 500 stockholders or members, 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting capital stock of any capital stock association or savings and loan holding company or 10 percent or more of the total number of votes or proxies of votes eligible to be cast by the members of any mutual association located in this state. (2) Controls in any manner, whether by the holding of proxies or otherwise, the election of a majority of the directors of any association or savings and loan holding company located in this state. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an individual or group of individuals shall not be deemed to be a “savings and loan holding company” solely because an individual or group of individuals solicits, holds, or votes proxies in an association if, at the time of receiving the proxies, the individual or group of individuals serve as directors of the association and solicited or received the proxies pursuant to authorization by the board of directors of the association. (c) “Subsidiary” of a person means any person, except an individual that is directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or otherwise held by that person to the extent or in the manner described in the preceding subdivision. (d) “Completed application” means an application for acquisition of control of an association, as filed with the commissioner, together with any amendments by the applicant, additional information requested in writing by the commissioner, and accompanied by the applicable filing fee pursuant to Section 9001. If the additional required information is not received within 30 days of the date of the request, the commissioner may consider the application complete upon written notice to the applicant. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 730, Sec. 6.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

associationsavings and loan holding companysubsidiarycompleted applicationportfinedirectorcommission

Related Statutes

  • § 5653 Thrift Institution Violation Penalties
  • § 5303 False Association Records Fraud
  • § 100003 Commissioner Licensing Authority
  • § 18117 Industrial Loan Company Denial
  • § 50121 Residential Mortgage Lender Licensing

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 5800.
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