<Tr> <Th> Parent department </Th> <Td> Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.dbo.ca.gov </Td> </Tr> <P> The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) is a department of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) that regulates a variety of financial services, products and professionals . </P> <P> The Division of Corporations (DOC), formerly the Department of Corporations, provides consumer protections, licenses and regulates securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers and financial planners, consumer and commercial lenders including mortgage lenders, deferred deposit or payday lenders, escrow companies, and certain other fiduciaries, and regulates the offer and sales of securities, franchises and off - exchange commodities . </P>

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