Press Releases

• PR05-32 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with International Remittance (USA) Corporation - 12/29/05
• PR05-31 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Plaza Bank will open its doors in Irvine on December 30 - 12/29/05
• PR05-30 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Fresno First Bank will open its doors on December 23 - 12/22/05
• PR05-29 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Bank of Santa Barbara will open its doors on December 19 - 12/15/05
• PR05-28 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Community Business Bank - 11/10/05
• PR05-27 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with Kelsea Thi Dao - 11/02/05
• PR05-26 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - California Business Bank - 10/31/05
• PR05-25 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with Continental Express Money Order Company, Inc. - 10/26/05
• PR05-24 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank -The Private Bank of California - 10/21/05
• PR05-23 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - First General Bank will open its doors in Rowland Heights on October 13, 2005 - 10/12/05
• PR05-22 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with Regent Forex, Inc. - 10/04/05
• PR05-21 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Tri-Valley Bank will open its doors in San Ramon on September 29, 2005 - 09/26/05
• PR05-20 Department of Financial Institutions Pledges Assistance to Institutions Disrupted by Hurricane Katrina - 09/14/05
• PR05-19 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - First Choice Bank will open its doors on August 18, 2005 - 08/17/05
• Financial, lending, real estate, health care, and consumer protection programs collaborate to reach Korean American community in Southern California - 08/09/05
• PR05-18 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Bank of San Francisco will open its doors on August 1, 2005 - 07/28/05
• PR05-17 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Pan Pacific Bank will open its doors in Fremont on July 18, 2005 - 07/15/05
• PR05-16 California Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with PayPal, Inc. - 07/12/05
• PR05-15 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with Groupex Financial Corporation - 07/05/05
• PR05-14 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Security Bank of California will open its doors in Riverside on June 20 - 06/19/05
• PR05-13 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Desert Commercial Bank will open its doors in Palm Desert on June 16 - 06/15/05
• PR05-12 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - First Standard Bank will open its doors in Los Angeles on June 10 - 06/09/05
• PR05-11 Department of Financial Institutions enters into a Settlement Agreement with Le's Intercontinental Money Transfer, Inc. - 06/01/05
• PR05-10 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - California United Bank will open its doors in Encino (Los Angeles County) on May 23, 2005 - 05/19/05
• PR05-09 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - First Vietnamese American Bank will open its doors in Westminster on May 11, 2005 - 05/10/05
• PR05-08 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Founders Community Bank will open its doors in San Luis Obispo on May 5, 2005 05/04/05
• PR05-07 Department of Financial Institutions Winner of Sacramento Workplace Excellence Leader Awards - Not For Profit Small-Organization Category - 04/07/05
• State Employees Collect Books for Farm Worker Children - 03/30/05
• PR05-06 Department of Financial Institutions Announces California Financial Literacy Month Consumer Outreach Poster - "Families Building Strong Financial Futures" - 03/15/05
• PR05-05 Commissioner of Financial Institutions Moderates Business Perspectives Panel at California Summit on Identity Theft Solutions: Locking up the Evil Twin - DVD/videotape of Summit Available - 03/02/05
• PR05-04 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Ojai Community Bank will open its doors in Ojai, Ventura Co., on March 3 - 03/02/05
• PR05-03 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - Commonwealth Business Bank will open its doors in Los Angeles on March 3 - 03/02/05
• PR05-02 Department of Financial Institutions Announces New State Bank - First Community Bank will open its doors in Santa Rose on January 28 - 01/26/05
• PR05-01 Department of Financial Institutions Partners with Center for Student Credit Card Education, Inc. to offer free credit card literacy program for high school seniors - 01/05/05