Escrow Agents

• 12/6/2024 – The next Escrow Law Advisory Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. PST. The meeting will be held at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s Los Angeles office located at 300 S. Spring St., 15th floor video conference room, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Meeting may also be attended online at the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting

  Meeting ID: 241 660 391 983

  Passcode: EB6QhE

  Or telephonically

  Please contact Assistant Deputy Commissioner Paul Liang in the Los Angeles office at (213) 576-7535 if you have any questions. The AGENDA for the December 17, 2024 meeting (PDF) and the MINUTES for the September 10, 2024 meeting (PDF) are available.

• 10/24/2024 – Notice to Potential Claimants of Integrity Escrow, Inc.

  The Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Appoints a Conservator for Integrity Escrow, Inc. By an order dated May 10, 2024, the Department appointed Kitlin Chan, Senior Financial Institutions Examiner in the Escrow and Mortgage Lending Office of the Division of Corporations as Conservator of Integrity Escrow, Inc. Please see the Department Order Dated May 10, 2024, https://dfpi.ca.gov/enf-i/integrity-escrow-inc/.

  Those who believe that their funds are being held by the company or are holding valid, trust account checks that have not been paid should read the claim letter (PDF) and complete the claim form (PDF).

  Please direct all future correspondence to the Conservator at:

  Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
  Kitlin Chan, Conservator
  320 W. 4th Street, Suite 750
  Los Angeles, CA 90013

  Email: [email protected] or call the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Consumer Services Office at 866-275-2677.

• 10/22/2024 – Notice to Potential Claimants of Fountain Valley Escrow, Inc.

  The Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Appoints a Conservator for Fountain Valley Escrow, Inc. By an order dated May 10, 2024, the Department appointed Kitlin Chan, Senior Financial Institutions Examiner in the Escrow and Mortgage Lending Office of the Division of Corporations as Conservator of Fountain Valley Escrow, Inc. Please see the Department Order Dated May 10, 2024, https://dfpi.ca.gov/enforcement_action/fountain-valley-escrow-inc/.

  Those who believe that their funds are being held by the company or are holding valid, trust account checks that have not been paid should read the claim letter (PDF) and complete the claim form (PDF).

  Please direct all future correspondence to the Conservator at:

  Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
  Kitlin Chan, Conservator
  320 W. 4th Street, Suite 750
  Los Angeles, CA 90013

  Email: [email protected] or call the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Consumer Services Office at 866-275-2677.

• 10/10/2024 – Notice to Potential Claimants of Driven Escrow Services, Inc.

  The Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Appoints a Conservator for Driven Escrow Services, Inc. By an order dated May 24, 2024, the Department appointed Myritz Maghirang, Financial Institutions Examiner in the Escrow and Mortgage Lending Office of the Division of Corporations as Conservator of Driven Escrow Services, Inc. By an order dated October 1, 2024, the Department substituted Blake Alsbrook of Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP in place and instead of Myrtiz Maghirang. These actions were taken as a result of the irrecoverable trust shortage in which escrow transactions could not be properly closed.

  The Department is sensitive to the needs of claimants and is working diligently to identify those that are owed trust funds in order to return funds, if any, to claimants. Those who believe that their funds are being held by the company or are holding valid, trust account checks that have not been paid should read the claim letter (PDF) and complete the claim form (PDF).

  Please direct all future correspondence to the Conservator at:

  Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP
  Blake C. Alsbrook, Conservator for Driven Escrow Services, Inc.
  E-mail address: [email protected]

• 10/10/2024 – Notice to Potential Claimants of Grow Escrow, Inc.

  The Commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Appoints a Conservator for Grow Escrow, Inc. By an order dated August 6, 2024, the Department appointed Edgar Nunez, Senior Financial Institutions Examiner, of the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (Department), as Conservator of the trust and general accounts and all bank and escrow records pertinent thereto of Grow Escrow, Inc. By an order dated October 2, 2024, the Department substituted Blake C. Alsbrook, Esq. of the law firm Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP in place and instead of Edgar Nunez. These actions were taken as a result of the irrecoverable trust shortage in which escrow transactions could not be properly closed.

  The Department is sensitive to the needs of claimants and is working diligently to identify those who are owed trust funds in order to return funds, if any, to claimants. Those who believe that their funds are being held by the company or are holding valid, trust account checks that have not been paid should read the claim letter (PDF) and complete the claim form (PDF).

  Please direct all future correspondence to the Conservator at:

  Blake C. Alsbrook, Esq.
  Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
  [email protected]

• 8/30/2024 – The next Escrow Law Advisory Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PST. The meeting will be held at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s Los Angeles office located at 300 S. Spring St., 15th floor video conference room, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Meeting may also be attended online at the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting

  Meeting ID: 290 571 885 375

  Passcode: jgLFNw

  Or telephonically

  Please contact Assistant Deputy Commissioner Paul Liang in the Los Angeles office at (213) 576-7535 if you have any questions. The AGENDA for the September 10, 2024 meeting (PDF) and the MINUTES for the July 29, 2024 meeting (PDF) are available.

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• About the Escrow Law
• General Definitions
• Escrow Agent’s Advisory Committee Meetings
• Escrow Agents: Employee Disciplinary Actions
• Regulations & Legislation

• Escrow Law Reports (2007, 2009, 2010)
  • Escrow Bulletin – June 2010 – Issue 34 (PDF)
  • Escrow Bulletin – March 2009 – Issue 33 (PDF)
  • Escrow Bulletin – January 2007 – Issue 31 (PDF)

Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is pleased to provide links to the following forms listed below. To find which is the proper office to file your application and or notice, please refer to Commissioner’s Release 13-G (Revised) (PDF)

The table below contains a list of Escrow Law Forms

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• Frequently Asked Questions about Escrow Law
• Who is required to obtain a license?
• How do I apply for a license?
• Requirements after an Escrow license has been issued

Actions and Orders

List of individuals that have been censured, suspended, or barred by the California Department of Corporations pursuant to Financial Code Section 17423 of the Escrow Law from January 1, 1991 to 2012. (PDF)

To check the name of an individual who may have been disciplined by the Department of Corporations under Financial Code section 17423 prior to January 1, 1991 please contact the Consumer Services Office toll free at 1-866-275-2677.

For further information of any of the Department’s actions noted, please contact the Consumer Services Office toll free at 1-866-275-2677. Also, please visit the California Department of Insurance and California Department of Real Estate databases for additional information.

• Consumer Information
• Online Escrow Companies
• California Escrow Association
• Escrow Institute of California
• Search for Enforcement Actions taken by California Department of Real Estate
• Search for Enforcement Actions taken by California Department of Insurance
• Escrow Agents’ Fidelity Corporation (EAFC)

“Self-Service DOCQNET Portal – Escrow applicants and licensees can submit annual escrow liability report information, and update contact information.”