§ 28604

The commissioner shall approve an application for approval of a merger, purchase, or sale, only if, after notice and a hearing, the commissioner finds all of the following:

(a) That the merger, purchase, or sale will be safe and sound with respect to the acquiring licensee.

(b) That it is reasonable to believe that, upon consummation of the merger, purchase, or sale, the acquiring licensee will comply with all applicable provisions of this division and of any regulation or order issued under this division.

(c) That the merger, purchase, or sale will not be detrimental to the licensee or the accredited investors of the licensee, or the public convenience and advantage, or, if the merger, purchase, or sale would be detrimental to any of the foregoing, then it is necessary in the interests of the safety and soundness of any of the parties to it.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)