California · Financial Code
FIN §1042: If the commissioner finds that the proposed bank or trust company has in good faith complied with all the requirements of law and fulfilled all the conditions precedent to commencing business imposed
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If the commissioner finds that the proposed bank or trust company has in good faith complied with all the requirements of law and fulfilled all the conditions precedent to commencing business imposed by this code or by regulation, the commissioner shall, within 30 days after the statement and supporting data specified in Section 1041 have been filed with him or her, issue in duplicate a certificate of authorization to transact business as a bank or trust company, as the case may be, and shall transmit one copy to the bank or trust company and place one copy on file in the department. The certificate of authorization shall state that the corporation named therein has complied with all the provisions of this code governing organization of banks or trust companies and that it is authorized to transact the business specified therein.
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