Licensees and Industries Regulated by the Department
The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) provides protection to consumers and services to businesses engaged in financial transactions by regulating a variety of financial services, products and professionals. Below is a list of the licensees, franchises, transactions and industries that are regulated or overseen by the DFPI.
Division of Corporations
- Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
- California Deferred Deposit Originators (commonly known as “Payday Lenders”)
- California Financing Law
- California Residential Mortgage Lenders
- Capital Access Company Law
- Check Sellers, Bill Payers and Proraters
- Debt Collectors
- Escrow Agents/ Escrow Law
- Franchises (Franchise Investment Law)
- Mortgage Loan Originators
- Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Administrators
- Responsible Small Dollar Loans (Pilot Program)
- Securities (Corporate Securities Law of 1968)
- Student Loan Servicers
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