Complaints

• File a complaint - California Department of Corporations - File a complaint against:
  • Securities professionals, such as securities brokers and agents, investment advisers, and financial planners
  • Finance lenders and brokers offering personal or commercial loans
  • Bill payers, check sellers, and proraters, including consumer credit counselors
  • Mortgage lenders and servicers
  • Escrow agents
  • The offer and sale of certain securities and investments, such as stocks, bonds, notes, limited partnership interests or other types of investment vehicles or investment contracts
  • Franchises
  • Off-exchange commodities transactions
• File a complaint - California Public Utilities Commission - File a complaint against a company that provides telephone, energy, or water service.
• File a complaint about a contractor - Contractors State License Board
• File a complaint against your health plan – Department of Managed Health Care
• File a complaint or comment about a business - California Department of Consumer Affairs
• Report gas gouging - Office of the Attorney General
• Request an Independent Medical Review - Department of Managed Health Care

Housing

• California Housing Finance Agency
  • Find approved lenders or loan officers, lending branch
  • Find out eligibility for program
  • Get a referral, talk to someone
  • Mortgage calculator
  • Mortgage payoff calculator
• Check financial services companies - Department of Corporations
• Find an appraiser - Office of Real Estate Appraisers
• Housing and Community Development
  • Find a mobile and RV park
  • Occupational license search
  • Online title searches
  • Renew Mobilehome, Manufactured Home, and Commercial Coach Registration
• Multiple license lookup - Department of Corporations, Department of Financial Institutions, Department of Real Estate, and the Office of Real Estate Appraisers
• Property searches

Licenses

• Apply for or renew your professional license - Department of Consumer Affairs
• Check agent/broker licenses - Department of Insurance
• Check status of a real estate license - Department of Real Estate
• Search for state financial institutions - California Department of Financial Institutions
• Search licenses - California State Horse Racing Board
• Verify a license - Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Verify a professional license - Department of Consumer Affairs

Other

• Get winning numbers - State Lottery
• Look up pesticide use - Department of Pesticide Regulation
• Look up pesticides - Department of Pesticide Regulation
• Shop for insurance (online rate comparisons) - Department of Insurance
• Sign up for consumer updates - Department of Consumer Affairs
• View online unclaimed property auction - State Controller's Office

Search

• Attorneys - State Bar of California
• Businesses - Secretary of State
• Charities - Department of Justice
• Commercial fundraisers - Department of Justice
• Company profiles - Department of Insurance
• Credit counseling agency - California Department of Corporations
• Financial institutions - Department of Financial Institutions
• Financial services - Department of Corporations
• Insurance companies - Department of Insurance
• Lawyer referral services -State Bar of California
• Legal specialists - State Bar of California
• Lottery retailers - State Lottery
• Money managers, financial planners, other investment advisers - California Department of Corporations
• Publicly traded corporations - Secretary of State
• Restaurant inspections - by county
• Search for a professional license - Department of Consumer Affairs
• Securities broker - California Department of Corporations
• Surety bond insurance companies - Contractors State License Board
• Trustees, guardians - Department of Justice
• Unclaimed property - State Controllers Office