California Department of Financial Institutions

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Department of Financial Institutions
Department overview
FormedJuly 1, 1997 (1997-07-01)
DissolvedJuly 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction California
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Department executive
  • Commissioner of Business Oversight
Parent department Business, Transportation and Housing Agency

The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) was a government department of the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency responsible for financial regulation of California's banking system. [1]

Pursuant to the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012, the Department of Financial Institutions and Department of Corporations became divisions of the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) on July 1, 2013.

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References

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