(a)
A corporation shall establish one or more loan committees, each of which shall be composed of five or more persons, a majority of whom shall be experienced in banking and lending operations.(b)
A loan committee shall review applications to the corporation for a loan or guarantee and shall do each of the following:(1)
Determine the feasibility of the proposed transaction. The loan committee shall recommend approval of the application only upon a determination that there is a reasonable chance that the loan will be repaid.(2)
On the basis of that determination, recommend to the board of directors any action that the loan committee deems appropriate under the circumstances, or, in the event that approval authority has been delegated to the loan committee by the board of directors, approve or disapprove the loan application.(c)
A loan committee shall expeditiously act to accept or reject loan applications.(d)
A person who has a financial interest related to a matter over which the loan committee has authority may not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to influence that matter.
Source:
Section 63089.65, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=63089.65..