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Consumer Finance and Mortgage Examination & Investigation
The Consumer Finance Division is responsible for issuing licenses and registrations to over 8,000 mortgage and consumer finance entities doing business in Michigan. Authority to conduct business is granted under the following acts: Consumer Financial Services Act; Credit Card Arrangements Act; Debt Management Act; Deferred Presentment Service Transactions Act; Money Transmission Services Act; Mortgage Brokers, Lenders, and Servicers Licensing Act; Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act; Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act; Regulatory Loan Act; Secondary Mortgage Loan Act; and Premium Finance activities under Chapter 15 of the Michigan Insurance Code.

The Division is also responsible for supervising the licensees and registrants, as provided under these statutes, to ensure the entities operate safely, responsibly, and in accordance with applicable law. Supervisory activities include conducting on-site examinations of books and records, investigating consumer complaints, and initiating enforcement actions in accordance with applicable statutes.

What's New

• Upcoming Mortgage Seminar Registration

• Military Annual Percentage Rate (MAPR) Requirement of All DP Providers PDF icon

Mortgage Industry Advisory Board

• MIAB Bylaws PDF icon

• 2011 Board Meeting Minutes PDF icon

• 2010 Board Meeting Minutes PDF icon

Commissioners Orders, Rulings and Communications

• OFIS Commissioner Orders Payday Loan Companies to Stop Overcharging Consumers

• Advertising Letter

Regulated Entities

• Consumer Financial Service Licensee (Omnibus) Locator

• Credit Card Licensee Locator

• Debt Management Locator

• Deferred Presentment Locator

• Loan Originator Licensee Locator

• Money Transmitter Licensee Locator

• Mortgage and Consumer Finance Licensee/Registrant Locator

• Mortgage Servicers and Loss Mitigation Phone Numbers

• Motor Vehicle Installment Seller Licensee Locator

• Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Licensee Locator

• Regulatory Loan Licensee Locator

Enforcements and Prohibitions

• Enforcements and Prohibitions

Reports

• Our Current Annual Report PDF icon

Related Links

• American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR)

• Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association (MMLA)

• Michigan Mortgage Professionals Association (MMPA)

• Money Transmitter Regulators Association (MTRA)

• National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators (NACCA)

Codes and Acts

• Consumer Financial Services Act

• Credit Card Arrangements Act

• Debt Management Act

• Deferred Presentment Services Transaction Act

• Money Transmission Services Act

• Mortgage Brokers, Lenders, and Servicers Licensing Act

• Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act

• Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act

• Premium Finance Companies

• Regulatory Loan Act

• The Secondary Mortgage Loan Act

Bulletins and Statements

• Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending PDF icon

• Consumer Finance and Mortgage Industry Bulletins

• Financial Institutions Position Statements

• Non-traditional Mortgage Products Guidance PDF icon

• OFIR Bulletins

Forms

• Consumer Finance Application Forms


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