State Regulatory Agencies for Payday Loans

Posted by on Aug 19, 2006 in Links

State Regulatory Agencies for Payday Loans

This is a list of state regulatory agencies that govern payday lending and license payday loan companies.

Regulatory agencies may include your state:

  • Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)
  • Banking Department
  • Department of Corporations
  • Attorney General’s Office

Where available, we have included links for consumers to file complaints against payday lenders…

You can use this list to:

  • check the license of a payday loan company
  • see if any complaints have been filed against a payday lender
  • file a complaint against a lender with whom you have had a bad experience


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Note: All links below are External Links to government websites.

Originally Posted: August 19, 2006
Last Updated: January 7, 2012

Alabama

State of Alabama – Banking Department
Bureau of Loans (Loan Search)
Consumer Resources – File a Complaint

Alaska

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Division of Banking and Securities
Complaints

Arizona

Arizona Department of Financial Institutions
Deferred Presentment Companies (List of Licensees)
Complaint Form

Arkansas

Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies
Licensing Information
Complaints

California

California – Department of Financial Institutions
California Department of Corporations
Financial Services Division Licensee Address Listing
Consumer Complaint & Inquiry Forms

Colorado

Colorado Attorney General’s Office – Consumer Loans & Credit (UCCC)
Search for Colorado Supervised Lenders Licenses
Complaint Form Instructions

Connecticut

State of Connecticut – Department of Banking
Consumer Credit Division
Complaints

Delaware

State of Delaware – Office of the State Bank Commissioner
Information – Non-Depository Institutions (Search Licensees)
Consumer Complaints

Florida

Florida, Office of Financial Regulation
License Check
How to File a Complaint

Georgia

Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
Search for Licensed Money Services Businesses
Filing a Complaint

Hawaii

Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions (DFI)
Regulated Institutions
Consumer Complaint FAQ

Idaho

Idaho Department of Finance – Consumer Credit and Consumer Loan Section
Consumer Credit Licensees
File a Complaint

Illinois

Illinois Division of Financial Institutions Consumer Credit Section
Consumer Credit Licensees
Consumer Credit Complaint Form

Indiana

Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
Consumer Credit Database: Non-Depository Listing
DFI Complaint Information

Iowa

Iowa Division of Banking
License Search
Filing a Complaint

Kansas

Office of the State Bank Commissioner of Kansas
Consumer and Mortgage Company Search
Complaints

Kentucky

Kentucky Office of Financial Institutions
Search for an Entity
File a Complaint

Louisiana

Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions (OFI)
Payday Lenders
Complaints

Maine

Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions
Complaints

Maryland

Maryland Division of Financial Regulation
Public License Search
File a Complaint

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Division of Banks
Find a Licensee
File a Complaint

Michigan

Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services
Regulated Consumer Finance Entities
How to File a Complaint

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Commerce
Small Lender Licensee List
Have a Complaint?

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
Consumer Finance Division
Complaints and Complaint Form

Missouri

Missouri Division of Finance
Licensed and Regulated Entities
Consumer Help

Montana

Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions
Deferred Deposit Loan Licensing
Consumer Protection

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance
Search Financial Institutions
Complaints

Nevada

Nevada Financial Institutions Division
Check Cashing / Deferred Deposit Licensees
Complaint Form

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Banking Department
Consumer Credit Division
Consumer Information

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Licensee Search
Consumer Information

New Mexico

New Mexico Financial Institutions Division
Licensee Search Index
Complaints

New York

New York State Banking Department
Supervised Institutions
Consumer Complaints

North Carolina

North Carolina Commissioner of Banks
Consumer Finance Licensees
Complaint Information

North Dakota

Department of Financial Institutions
Regulated Entities
Financial Forms (including Consumer Complaint Form)

Ohio

Ohio Division of Financial Institutions
Consumer Complaints

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Banking Department

Oregon

Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities
Licensee Search
Complaints

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Banking
Financial Institutions
Consumer Complaints and Inquiries

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
Consumer Complaints

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
Department of Consumer Affairs – Complaint Services

South Dakota

South Dakota Division of Banking
List of Licensees
Consumer Complaints

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Licensed Deferred Presentment Companies
Consumer Resources Division

Texas

Texas Office of the Consumer Credit Commissioner
Search for Licensee
Consumer Complaint Resolution Process

Utah

Utah Department of Financial Institutions
Consumer Lending List

Vermont

Vermont Banking Division
Licensees
Consumer Resources & Assistance

Virginia

Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions
Licensees/Registrants
Complaints

Washington

Washington Department of Financial Institutions
Licensee Database
File a Complaint

West Virginia

West Virginia Division of Banking
Institutions
Consumers: Complaints

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions

Wyoming

Wyoming Division of Banking
How to File a Complaint

To find online payday lenders in your state, please visit State Licensed Payday Loan Sites by State. It lists internet lenders and licensing details for 51 states.

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