(a) In this article and in Article 4 (commencing with Section 3860) of Chapter 22, affiliate, when used with respect to a specified person, means any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the specified person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries. (b) Control has the meaning set forth in Section 700. (c) Regulated corporation means any corporation in which a bank makes an equity investment and which the bank controls. (d) Securities issued by a person means any debt, equity, or other security issued by a person, and any and all affiliates of that person, issued for the benefit of that person or for the benefit of an affiliate of that person.
