Section 5502.

The commissioner shall not approve any petition for certificate of authority unless it is found from the data furnished with the petition, the evidence adduced at the hearing, if one is held, and official records, that the prerequisites of this division have been complied with and that:

(a) The character, responsibility, financial resources, and general fitness of the persons named in the petition warrant belief that the business of the proposed association will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this division and that the proposed association will have qualified full-time management.

(b) There is a public need for the proposed association and the business plan, and the anticipated volume of business of the proposed association indicates a profitable operation.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1091, Sec. 2.)