Escrow Agents

• 2/7/2025 – The next Escrow Law Advisory Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 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: 228 182 694 102

  Passcode: bV9FR3EK

  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 February 19, 2025 meeting (PDF) and the MINUTES for the December 17, 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, 2025)
  • Escrow Bulletin – February 11, 2025 (PDF)
  • 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.”