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    About DoBS

    The mission of Pennsylvania’s Department of Banking and Securities is to regulate financial services and work to ensure consumers and businesses are well-informed about the industry.

    DoBS: Who We Are

    DoBS: Who We Are

    We work to promote the safety and soundness of financial institutions and compliance with statutory requirements that provide protections to Pennsylvania residents. We work with a wide array of financial services institutions and professionals including banks, credit unions, trust companies, investment firms and professionals, mortgage lenders and brokers, and other consumer lenders.

    Here are some of the ways the Department of Banking and Securities balances its dedication to financial institution safety and soundness with our concern for Pennsylvania consumers and investors:

    • As of June 30, 2026, we:
      • Chartered and supervised 133 financial institutions including 32 credit unions, 52 banks, 37 banks with trust powers, and 12 independent trust companies to ensure that Pennsylvanians’ hard-earned deposits are safe and available when they need them.
      • Licensed and regulated 33,182 non-depository financial service providers including 23,012 mortgage loan originators; 2,583 installment sellers; 2,623 mortgage lenders; 1,564 sales finance companies; 1,014 mortgage brokers; 573 check cashers; 505 consumer discount companies; 373 mortgage servicing companies; 272 collector-repossessors; and 204 money transmitters. The remaining 459 license categories include credit services loan broker registrants, debt management services, pawnbrokers, debt settlement services, and mortgage discount companies. We also enforce compliance with state and federal laws for non-bank lenders so that consumer and business borrowers will have confidence in the fairness of their transactions.
      • Registered a total of 299,128 filings including 267,457 broker-dealer agents; 25,646 investment adviser representatives; 4,214 investment advisers and notice filers; and 1,811 broker-dealers.    
    • We provide free help to anyone with a question, concern or complaint about Pennsylvania financial institutions or products.  Pennsylvania consumers can call 1-800-PA-BANKS (1-800-722-2657) or out of state at 717-787-2665. You can also file a complaint online. 

    The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities is accredited by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators and the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors, and is a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association, the National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators and the Money Transmitter Regulators Association.

    Our work is funded entirely by the assessments and fees paid by Pennsylvania’s regulated and licensed financial community.  No taxpayer dollars are used to support our work.

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