Multiple Department License Lookup
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.
To check the license records of all four departments at once, click the button below:
Department of Real Estate (DRE)
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.
- Search for Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
- Prepaid Rental Listing Services
- Mineral, Oil and Gas Brokers
- Real Estate Broker and Corporation Search by Main Office or Branch Office Address
Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA)
BREA licenses real estate appraisers and ensures adherence to the national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
and the California Real Estate Appraisers Licensing and Certification Law and Regulations.
Department of Corporations (CORP)
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.
- Residential Mortgage Lenders
- California Finance Lenders
- Independent Escrow Companies
- Deferred Deposit Originators (Payday Lenders)
- Check Sellers, Bill Payers and Proraters
- Securities Broker-Dealers, Securities Broker-Dealer Agents, Investment Advisers and Financial Planners
- Access to Securities and Franchise Filings (Cal-EASI)
View notices and applications submitted for the offer and sales of Securities and Franchise Registrations/Renewals.
Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)
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.
- Banks
- Credit Unions
- Foreign Banks: Agencies and Branches, Representative Offices
- Industrial Banks
- Money Transmitters
- Premium Finance Companies
- Trust Companies
- Trust Departments
Department of Insurance (CDI)
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.