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 was merged into the Department of Business Oversight (Organization Code 1701) and moved from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
The Department's mission was to protect and serve California's citizens through the effective regulation and supervision of financial institutions licensed by the Department.