Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Joins Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 26 Other State Regulators in Federal Lawsuit against Safeguard Metals

By Summer M. Bosse On February 1, 2022, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it, in partnership with the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 26 other state regulators, has filed a federal lawsuit in Continue reading

Former Department of Business Oversight Files Order to Ban Eco Technology, Inc. from PACE Industry

By Stephanie Mendevil On May 27, 2020, the Department of Business Oversight (now Department of Financial Protection and Innovation) issued a Desist and Refrain Order to ban Eco Technology, Inc. from serving as a solicitor in California’s Property Assessed Clean Continue reading

Department of Business Oversight settles with TitleMax of California, Inc. on disciplinary charges

By James D. Colleran On December 16, 2019, the Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced that it entered into a settlement agreement with TitleMax of California, a subsidiary of the nationwide financial lender TitleMax, which operates 65 California Financing Law Continue reading