California Code, Financial Code - FIN § 1287

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 1 of Article XV of the California Constitution, the restrictions upon rates of interest contained in Section 1 of Article XV of the California Constitution shall not apply to any obligations of, loans made or arranged by, or forbearances of or arranged by, a bank holding company or a subsidiary of a bank holding company which is not a bank.  As used in this section, the terms “bank holding company” and “subsidiary” mean a bank holding company or subsidiary as defined in Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 1841) of Title 12 of the United States Code.

This section creates and authorizes an exempt class of persons pursuant to Section 1 of Article XV of the Constitution.  This section does not exempt a bank holding company or a subsidiary of a bank holding company from complying with all other applicable provisions of law regulating the business of these companies.

This section does not exempt a bank holding company or a subsidiary thereof from complying with all other laws or regulations governing the business in which the bank holding company or subsidiary is engaged.