Title FIN — California Fin. Code

(a) In the case of a minor, the receipt, acquittance, pledge, or other action required by the association or federal association to be taken by the minor shall be binding upon the minor with like effect as if the minor were of full age and legal capacity. (b) Except under subdivi…

An account in an association or federal association that is a multiple-party account as defined in Section 5132 of the Probate Code is governed by Part 2 (commencing with Section 5100) of Division 5 of the Probate Code.

No association or federal association paying any survivor in accordance with Part 2 (commencing with Section 5100) of Division 5 of the Probate Code shall, because of the payment, be liable for any estate, inheritance, or succession taxes that may be due this state.

The pledge or hypothecation to any association or federal association of all or part of a multiple party account, as defined in Section 5132 of the Probate Code, signed by any one or more tenants, whether minor or adult, upon whose signature or signatures withdrawals may be made …

Any association may accept fiduciary savings accounts in the name of any administrator, executor, custodian, conservator, guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary for a named beneficiary or beneficiaries.

(a) The withdrawal value of a fiduciary account, and interest on it, or other rights relating to it, may be paid or delivered, in whole or in part, to the fiduciary without regard to any notice to the contrary as long as the fiduciary is living. (b) The payment or delivery to the…

(a) Whenever a person holding an account in a fiduciary capacity dies and no written notice of the revocation or termination of the fiduciary relationship has been given to an association and the association has no written notice of any other disposition of the beneficial estate,…

No association paying any fiduciary, beneficiary, or designated person in accordance with this article or the California Multiple-Party Accounts Law contained in Part 2 (commencing with Section 5100) of Division 5 of the Probate Code shall, because of the payment, be liable for a…

The provisions of this article apply to federal associations to the extent that they are not inconsistent with and do not infringe upon federal laws governing federal associations.

If an association or federal association has received no written notice and is not on actual notice that the savings account holder has been adjudicated incompetent, it may pay or deliver funds to the account holder in accordance with the provisions of the savings account contrac…

(a) When a savings account is held in any association or federal association by a person who dies while domiciled in a sister state or foreign nation, the account, together with additions and interest, or any part of it, shall be exempt from any taxation otherwise imposed by this…

No action at law or in equity shall be maintained against an association or federal association for payment made in accordance with this article.

(a) Administrators, executors, custodians, conservators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, insurance companies, business and manufacturing companies, banks, trust companies, credit unions, and other types of similar financial organizations, charitable, educational, elee…

(a) Whenever, under the laws of this state or otherwise, a deposit of securities is required for any purpose, the savings accounts and accounts made legal investments by this article shall be acceptable deposits. (b) Whenever, under the laws of this state or otherwise, a bond is …

The provisions of this article supplement any and all other laws relating to and declaring what shall be legal investments for the persons, fiduciaries, corporations, organizations’ funds, municipalities, bodies, and officials referred to in this article and supplement the laws r…

An association may issue savings accounts earning interest at different rates of return. The annual rate of return paid on a savings account may either be fixed at the time the account is issued or may vary on any basis specified at the time the account is accepted.

An association may classify its savings accounts on any basis including, but not limited to, character, amount, or duration of the account, regularity of additions, or location of origin of the account.

Except for accounts that are classified according to a specified contractual time or notice period, interest shall be based on the withdrawal value of each savings account at the beginning of the accounting period, plus additions made during the period (less amounts previously wi…

(a) The date of investment in a savings account shall be the date of actual receipt by the association of the account or an addition to the account, except that if the association shall so determine, accounts in one or more classifications or additions received by the association…

The board of directors, by resolution, may determine any of the following: (a) That interest shall not be paid on designated types of savings accounts from which withdrawals may be made upon demand or by negotiable and transferable order or authorization. (b) That an association …

The directors shall determine the method of calculating the amount of any interest on any savings account classification as provided in this article and the time or times when the interest is to be paid or credited.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to subdivision (b), an association may permit the owner of a deposit or account to make withdrawals by negotiable or transferable instruments for the purpose of making transfers to third parties. (b) With respect to depo…

At any time funds are on hand for the purpose, an association shall have the right to redeem by lot or otherwise, as the board of directors may determine, all or any part of any of its savings accounts on an interest date by giving 30 days’ notice by registered mail addressed to …

Except with the prior consent of the commissioner, no association shall redeem any of its savings accounts when the association is in an impaired condition and when it has applications for withdrawal that have been on file more than 14 days and have not been reached for payment.

The redemption price of savings accounts redeemed shall be the full value of the account redeemed, as determined by the board of directors, but in no event shall the redemption price be less than the withdrawal value.

If the notice of redemption under Section 7150 has been given, and if on or before the redemption date the funds necessary for the redemption have been set aside and continue to be available for the redemption, interest upon the accounts called for redemption shall cease to accru…

(a) All certificates of ownership evidencing former savings accounts that have been called for redemption must be tendered for payment within the time limit specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1513 of the Code of Civil Procedure for escheat of unclaimed funds. (b) Savings acc…