GARYSTEVEN FINDLEY & ASSOCIATES
Exhibit 10.2
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San Francisco, California 94105-2756 | TEL: (415) 546-0160 FAX: (415) 808-7942 |
May 18, 2010
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The Board of Directors
Butte Community Bank
1360 E. Lassen Avenue
Chico, California 95973
Subject: | In the Matter of: |
| Butte Community Bank |
| Chico, California |
| Docket FDIC-10-097b |
| Issuance of Consent Order |
Members of the Board:
The San Francisco Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has accepted the Stipulation to the Issuance of a Consent Order (Stipulation) entered into by Butte Community Bank, Chico, California, on May 11, 2010, and issued a Consent Order (Order) on May 18, 2010. Enclosed is a copy of the executed Order and Stipulation.
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| /s/ Elaine A. Laye |
| Elaine A. Laye |
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Enclosures
cc: | Gary S. Findley |
| Attorney at Law |
GARY STEVEN FINDLEY & ASSOCIATES
Gary Steven Findley* | A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | Telephone |
Thomas Q. Kwan | ATTORNEYS AT LAW | (714) 630-7136 |
Laura Dean-Richardson |
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Debra L. Barbin | 1470 NORTH HUNDLEY STREET | (714) 630-7910 |
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*A Professional Corporation
May 11, 2010
Ms. Elaine A. Laye, Counsel
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legal Division
25 Jessie Street @ Ecker Square, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94105
Re: | In the Matter of: |
| Butte Community Bank, Chico, California |
Dear Ms. Laye:
I serve as counsel for Butte Community Bank, Chico, California (Bank). I have reviewed the facts related to the meeting of the Banks Board of Directors (Board) held on May 11, 2010, I was present at this meeting and am thoroughly familiar with the actions taken by the Board to authorize the execution of the Stipulation of the Issuance of a Consent Order (Stipulation).
Therefore, I can render the following opinion that:
1. the above-referenced meeting of the Board was held in conformity with State law and the Bylaws of the Bank;
2. the action taken by the Board at such meeting relating to the Stipulation was a valid and binding act of the Bank; and
3. the Stipulation is a valid and binding agreement of the Bank.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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Subject to the acceptance of this Stipulation to the Issuance of a Consent Order (Stipulation) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the California Department of Financial Institutions (CDFI), it is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between a representative of the Legal Division of FDIC, a representative of the CDFI, and Butte Community Bank, Chico, California (Bank), as follows:
1. The Bank has been advised of its right to receive a Notice of Charges and of Hearing (Notice) detailing the unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of law and/or regulations alleged to have been committed by the Bank and of its right to a public hearing on the alleged charges under section 8(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (Act), 12 U.S.C. § 1818(b)(1), and Section 1912 (CFC), and has waived those rights.
2. The Bank, solely for the purpose of this proceeding and without admitting or denying any of the alleged charges of unsafe or unsound banking practices and any violations of law and/or regulations, hereby consents and agrees to the issuance of a Consent Order (Order) by the FDIC and the CDFI. The Bank further stipulates and agrees that such Order will be
deemed to be an order which has become final under the Act and the CFC, and that said Order shall become effective upon its issuance by the FDIC and the CDFI, and fully enforceable by the FDIC and the CDFI pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the CFC.
3. In the event the FDIC and the CDFI accept the Stipulation and issue the Order, it is agreed that no action to enforce said Order in the United States District Court will be taken by the FDIC, and no action to enforce said Order in State Superior Court will be taken by the CDFI, unless the Bank or any institution-affiliated party, as such term is defined in section 3(u) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), has violated or is about to violate any provision of the Order.
4. The Bank hereby waives:
(a) The receipt of a Notice;
(b) All defenses in this proceeding;
(c) A public hearing for the purpose of taking evidence on such alleged charges;
(d) The filing of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law;
(e) A recommended decision of an Administrative Law Judge;
(f) Exceptions and briefs with respect to such recommended decision; and
(g) The right to appeal.
Dated: May 11, 2010
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE |
| BUTTE COMMUNITY BANK |
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/s/ Elaine A. Laye |
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Elaine A. Laye |
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