Cal. Fin. Code § 1686 — California Branch Offices

The minimum age requirement set forth in Section 1685 does not apply in any case in which the factor set forth in subdivision (a) and any of the factors set forth in subdivision (b) apply.

(a) The foreign (other state) bank, by itself or in concurrent transactions with other depository corporations (as defined in Section 4805.06), acquires the whole business unit of the California bank or, if the California bank has been closed or placed in conservatorship, all or substantially all of the insured deposits of the California bank.

(b) (1) If the California bank is a national bank, one of the following:

(A) The bank is in default or in danger of default, as defined in Section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1813(x)).

(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).

(2) If the California bank is a state bank, one of the following:

(A) The commissioner has taken possession of the property and business of the bank pursuant to Section 592.

(B) The purchase or merger is one with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1823(c)).

(C) The commissioner finds that one or more of the factors listed in Section 592 exists and that imposing the minimum age requirement of Section 3825 is not in the public interest.