(a) No provision of Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000), except the provisions of Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 1670) of Division 1.1, prohibits or restricts the merger of a California state bank or California industrial loan company.
(b) No provision of Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000) prohibits or restricts the merger of a California state savings and loan association.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 334, Sec. 60. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2014.)