This page provides information on the Multiple Department License Lookup system from the California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Together, the Department of Real Estate, the Office of Real Estate Appraisers, the Department of Corporations and the Department
of Financial Institutions regulate most of the real estate and financial services in California. This web page is provided as a
one-stop resource for California real estate and financial services license information, laws and regulations.
The DRE is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Real Estate Law and Subdivided Lands Law. Licensees include real
estate brokers and salespersons, prepaid rental listing services and mineral, oil and gas brokers. Real estate brokers may also act as
mortgage brokers.
CORP licenses and regulates Residential Mortgage Lenders (RMLs); California Finance Lenders (CFLs); independent escrow companies; deferred
deposit originators (payday lenders); check sellers, bill payers and proraters; securities brokers and dealers; investment advisers; and
financial planners. The Department also regulates the offer and sales of securities, franchises, and off-exchange commodities.
DFI is responsible for administering state laws regulating state-licensed financial institutions: banks, credit unions, industrial
banks, trust companies, offices of foreign banks, issuers of travelers checks and payment instruments (money orders), and transmitters
of money abroad pursuant to the Financial Code and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
The California Department of Insurance is responsible for enforcing many of the insurance-related laws of the state. They are foremost
a consumer protection agency. Their number one priority is to protect insurance consumers by regulating the industry's practices and
encouraging a healthy marketplace, which is one of the largest in the world.