California Real Estate and Financial Services License List

Together, the Department of Real Estate, the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation regulate most of the real estate and financial services in California. Following is a list of license types along with the responsible department. To check the status of a license, click on the license type in the list below. To visit the department's Web site, click on the name of the department in the list below.

License Type	Department
Banks	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
California Finance Lenders	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Check Sellers, Bill Payers and Proraters	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Credit Unions	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Deferred Deposit Originators (Payday Lenders)	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Foreign (Other Nation) Banks	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Foreign (Other Nation) Banks	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Industrial Banks	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Mineral, Oil and Gas Brokers	Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Mortgage Brokers (DRE)	Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Premium Finance Companies	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Prepaid Rental Listing Services	Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Real Estate Appraisers	Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (CalBREA)
Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons	Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Residential Mortgage Lenders	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Trust Companies	Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)