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DIVISION 9. CALIFORNIA FINANCING LAW 22000-22780.1›CHAPTER 3. Commercial Loans 22500-22650›ARTICLE 3. Loan Regulations 22600-22604

§ 22603

California Financial Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A licensee that is a finance lender shall provide a prospective borrower who has been referred by an unlicensed person the following written statement, in 10-point font or larger, at the time the licensee receives an application for a commercial loan, and shall require the prospective borrower to acknowledge receipt of the statement in writing:

“You have been referred to us by [Name of Unlicensed Person]. If you are approved for the loan, we may pay a fee to [Name of Unlicensed Person] for the successful referral. [Licensee], and not [Name of Unlicensed Person] is the sole party authorized to offer a loan to you. You should ensure that you understand any loan offer we may extend to you before agreeing to the loan terms. If you wish to report a complaint about this loan transaction, you may contact the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation at 1-866-ASK-CORP (1-866-275-2677), or file your complaint online at www.dfpi.ca.gov.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 140. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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