Effective July 1, 2013, pursuant to the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012, the 2013-14 information for the Department of Financial Institutions is merging into the Department of Business Oversight (Organization Code 1701), which is created under this new Agency (Business, Consumer Services, and Housing). The Department of Financial Institutions was previously reported within the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency.
The Department's mission is to protect and serve California's citizens through the effective regulation and supervision of financial institutions licensed by the Department.