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Foreign (Other Nation) Banks
Offices of foreign banks extend trade financing and other financial services to businesses in California and around the globe. Offices of foreign banks range from agencies and branches, which provide a broad range of financial services, to representative offices, which act as liaisons between businesses and individuals in California and the respective foreign banks domiciled in countries worldwide. Facilities of foreign (other state) banks act as liaisons between California businesses and individuals and the respective domestic banks in their home states.
How To Reach Us
Department of Financial Institutions
300 South Spring Street, Suite 15513
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1204
Phone: (213) 897-2085
Fax: (213) 897-5725
E-mail: John Ross, jross@dfi.ca.gov,
Daphne Porter, dporter@dfi.ca.gov
or Norman Edwards, nedwards@dfi.ca.gov
- California Code of Regulations
- California Financial Code Reference
- Directory of Foreign Banks Agencies and Branches
- Directory of Foreign Representative Offices
- Division 1.2 Management Certification (Word)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Adobe PDF)
- Schedule of Non Affiliates for Management Certificate Form (Excel)
- Foreign Bank Assessment Calculator
- Foreign Banks Forms
- Foreign Banks Statistics
