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Charter a State Bank
Find information and resources regarding chartering a state bank in Georgia or converting from a federal/national bank to a state bank charter.

Find Information on Mortgage Entities
Conduct a search for currently licensed brokers, lenders and processors. Search for Administrative Actions and other information on active and inactive mortgage entities.

Pay $6.50 Fees Online
This link takes you to a secure site where you can file and pay your $6.50 fees online. Remittal of the GRMA $6.50 loan fees may only be made on-line only by entities in the Department's database. With the on-line payment process, the Department accepts either ACH drafts on your checking account or Visa, MasterCharge, AmericanExpress, or DiscoverCard credit cards.

Report Mortgage Fraud
Links to a document where you may report suspected mortgage fraud to the Department.

Request Permission to use "bank" or "trust"
Request permission to use "bank" or "trust" in a name.

Search for a Georgia State-Chartered Bank
Search for a Georgia state-chartered bank, regulated by the Department of Banking & Finance.

Search for a Georgia State-Chartered Credit Union
Search for a Georgia state-chartered credit union, regulated by the Department of Banking & Finance.

Search for a Money Service Business (MSB)
Search for a Money Service Business regulated by the Department of Banking and Finance (i.e., check cashers, sale of check/money order companies, and money transmitters).