California · Financial Code
FIN §18191.5: Sections 18008, 18009, 18010, 18212, 18212.
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Sections 18008, 18009, 18010, 18212, 18212.1, and 18214 do not apply to: (a) Any bona fide loan of a principal amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more, or to an industrial loan company in connection with any bona fide loan of a principal amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more if the provisions of the section are not used for the purpose of evading this division. (b) An amount due from a contingent guarantor on his or her obligations purchased under the provisions of this division. (c) A loan to a primary borrower who has pledged accounts receivable or installment accounts to secure loans which taken in the aggregate amount to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more.
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