INFORMATION LINKS

Here you are going to find very useful information links.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

DFS  Accounting and Auditing (State Payroll, Unclaimed Property), Agent & Agencies (Insurance Licensing), Consumer Services, Funeral and Cemetery Services, Insurance Fraud, Rehabilitation and Liquidation, Risk Management, State Fire Marshal, Treasury, Workers' Compensation

 

OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION

 

FLOIR  Regulation, compliance and enforcement of life and health, property and casualty, specialty lines and other regulated insurance entities. 

 

FOR THE CONSUMER

 

A to Z Guide  A-Z Resource Guide - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services       

 

State Regulators Related links to other states

MyMoney.gov U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission

CONSUMER PROTECTION

 

PIRG Public Interest Research Group – Consumer Protection

 

FBI/NWCCFederal Bureau of Investigation/National White Collar Crime - Consumer Resources

 

OAG Florida, Office of the Attorney General - Information on Identity Theft

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Additional Related Links

 

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Consumer Resources

ICBA Independent Community Bankers of America

OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - Consumer News

 

OTSOffice of Thrift Supervision - Consumer and Community

 

The Federal Reserve

 

FINANCE

 

AARP American Association of Retired Persons - Money and Work

 

CFA Consumer Federation of America

 

DFS Florida Department of Financial Services - Your Money Your Life

 

FAMB Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers

 

FTC Federal Trade Commission - For the Consumer

 

IRS Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation

 

NACCA National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators

 

Young Money Magazine - Your Life…Right Now

 

MONEY TRANSMITTERS

 

MTRA Money Transmitters Regulatory Association

 

FSCFL Financial Service Centers of Florida

 

SECURITIES

 

Alliance for Investor Education - The Investor's Clearing House

 

Foundation for Investor Education - Path to Investing

 

NASD National Association of Securities Dealers

 

NASAA North American Securities Administrators Association

 

NFA National Futures Association - Investors Services

 

NYSE New York Stock Exchange

 

SIPC Securities Investor Protection Corporation

 

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

 

STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

 

DOS  Florida Department of State, Division of Corporation

 

FEIN How to obtain a Federal Employer Identification Number

 

SBA Small Business Administration