Welcome to the California Department of Financial Institutions

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Foreign (Other Nation) Banks

Offices of foreign banks extend trade financing and other financial services to businesses in California and around the globe. Offices of foreign banks range from agencies and branches, which provide a broad range of financial services, to representative offices, which act as liaisons between businesses and individuals in California and the respective foreign banks domiciled in countries worldwide. Facilities of foreign (other state) banks act as liaisons between California businesses and individuals and the respective domestic banks in their home states.

How To Reach Us

Department of Financial Institutions
300 South Spring Street, Suite 15513
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1204
Phone: (213) 897-2085
Fax: (213) 897-5725
E-mail: John Ross, jross@dfi.ca.gov, Daphne Porter, dporter@dfi.ca.gov or Norman Edwards, nedwards@dfi.ca.gov

Link to Foreign (Other State) Banks