The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) changed its name to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) effective September 29, 2020. Along with this name change, effective January 1, 2021, the new California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) grants the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation new powers to investigate previously unregulated businesses, such
Department of Business Oversight
Department of Business Oversight CFL Records Retention Rules
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) licenses and regulates California finance lender licenses, or CFLs. A CFL licensee is subject to regulatory examination. Under California Finance Code section 22701, the commissioner of DBO may “at any time” investigate the records of a CFL licensee to discover violations. A licensee is required to give “free…