About DBF
The Department of Banking and Finance (Department) is the state agency that regulates and examines banks, credit unions, and trust companies chartered by the State of Georgia. The Department also has regulatory and/or licensing authority over mortgage brokers, lenders, processors and originators; money service businesses; international banking organizations, and bank holding companies conducting business in Georgia. View the Department's Mission, Vision and Motto.
Financial Institutions and financial service providers are subject to strong statutory and regulatory requirements at both the federal and state levels. We share regulatory responsibility for Georgia state-chartered financial institutions with our federal counterparts (FDIC, FRB, NCUA). We are the sole regulatory agency for mortgage lenders and brokers and money service businesses (with the exception of FINCEN and the IRS, which supervise the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act and other Anti-Money-Laundering efforts).
Who We Regulate
Specifically, the Department regulates the following types of financial institutions and financial service providers doing business in this State.
- Georgia State-Chartered Banks
- Bank Holding Companies
- Georgia State-Chartered Trust Companies
- Georgia State-Chartered Credit Unions
- Mortgage Lenders, Brokers, Processors and Loan Originators
- Money Transmitters
- Sale of Check Companies
- Check Cashers
- Foreign Banking Organizations
It is important to note that the Department does not regulate all financial institutions doing business in Georgia. Some institutions are regulated by the Federal Government or are chartered by States other than Georgia.
Contact us at:
Department of Banking and Finance
2990 Brandywine Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-5565
Phone: (770) 986-1633
Toll Free: (888) 986-1633
Supervisory Division Fax: (770) 986-1654 or 1655
Mortgage Fax: (770) 986-1029
MSB Section Fax: (770) 986-1655
Legal and Consumer Affairs Division Fax: (770) 986-1657
OFFICE HOURS are 8:00am to 4:30pm - Monday thru Friday