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MSB Staff Contacts

The Non-Depository Financial Institutions Division is primarily responsible for the licensing, supervision, and examination of mortgage brokers, lenders, registrants, and processors. This Division is also responsible for licensing and supervision of check cashers, sale of check companies and money transmitters (collectively referred to as Money Service Businesses or MSBs).

MSB STAFF CONTACTS:

Rod Carnes, Deputy Commissioner for Non-Depository Financial Institutions
rodc@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1371

Melinda Kinard, Director of Money Service Businesses and Mortgage Licensing
mkinard@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1649

Joel Byers, Supervisory Manager - Money Service Businesses
byers@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1656

Peter Lisowski, MSB Examiner
lisowski@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1315

Teresa Koeppel, Administrative Examiner
tkoeppel@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1639

Susan Nelson, Applications Analyst
nelson@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1652

Helen O'Leary, Non-Depository Financial Institutions Division Attorney
holeary@dbf.state.ga.us
770-986-1648

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