(a) The financial institution or financial company that is to act as trustee of the trust fund shall be designated by the bank. The corporation shall not receive money on deposit to support guarantees or other financial products issued under this chapter without the approval of the program manager.
(b) State funds may not be used to finance an expense incurred by a corporation in a location not approved pursuant to the contract between the bank and the corporation. The prohibition against use of state funds also applies to the location of satellite offices, and the area served from a corporation office.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the trust fund account shall be used solely to make loans, guarantee bonds and loans, and provide other financial products approved by the corporation that meet the financial product criteria of the directives and requirements. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 63089.54, the state or the bank shall not be liable or obligated in any way as a result of the allocation of state moneys to a trust fund account beyond the state moneys that are allocated and deposited in the fund pursuant to this chapter, and that are not otherwise withdrawn by the state pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 537, Sec. 4. (AB 1247) Effective October 4, 2013.)