Georgia Law
Laws governing entities regulated by the Department are primarily found in OCGA Title 7. Some of the specific Acts you may want to reference are*:
Other Code Sections of Interest:
*NOTE: The Code Sections listed above are provided in Adobe PDF format.
You may also access the above Code Sections, as well as any other Georgia law through LexisNexis from the Georgia General Assembly's website. Access to the entire Georgia Code is provided by LexisNexis from the Georgia General Assembly's website. Go to the Official Code of Georgia (OCGA).
HINT: Once you enter the OCGA through LexisNexis, click on the TOC link at the top left corner of the page to the view the Table of Contents to easily locate a Title, Article, or Chapter within the OCGA.
**Please note that the OCGA is provided by the State of Georgia from the Georgia General Assembly's website, so you will be leaving the Department's website if you click on the link to LexisNexis or from the General Assembly's website. Please note that changes to OCGA that are brought about by bills passed during the most recent legislative session may not yet be posted.
Bills of interest passed by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2009-2010 legislative session:
HB 141 - Financial institutions; update definitions; provisions (signed by the Governor n 4/21/2009)
HB 312 - Financial institutions; S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (signed by the Governor on 4/29/2009)
SB 141 - Property; foreclosures and deficiency judgements; change provisions (signed by the Governor on 5/4/2009)
HB 126 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; enact (signed by the Governor on 5/5/2009)
HB 127 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; adopt; provisions (signed by the Governor on 5/5/2009)
Other Useful Links (Federal Laws & Regulations):
FDIC Laws, Regulations and Related Acts
NCUA Laws, Regulations, and Legal Opinions
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
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