DIFS Locator FAQ

The DIFS Locator helps you find information about companies and professionals in insurance and financial services industries who do business in Michigan.

The DIFS Locator helps you find information about state chartered banks who do business in Michigan.

Banks regulated by DIFS may be found using our locator tool. Banks may also be regulated by the federal government through the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or by another state. The regulator for banks operating in Michigan but not regulated by DIFS may be found using our resident agent tool.

Banks regulated by the OCC or other states are listed in our resident agent tool.

If your bank is not listed and you need to register an instituton chartered by the OCC or another state, please contcat the office of Banking directly at MI-DIFS-Banking@michigan.gov for further assistance.

The DIFS Locator helps you find information about state chartered credit unions who do business in Michigan.

The DIFS Locator helps you find information about companies and professionals in the financial services industries (Consumer Financial Services, Credit Card, Debt Management, Deferred Presentment, Motor Vehicle Installment Sellers, Money Transmitters, Regulatory Loan, and Motor Vehicle Sales Finance) who do business in Michigan.

The DIFS Locator helps you find information about companies and professionals in insurance industries who do business in Michigan.

To locate an insurance agent in Michigan, you can:

• Use the DIFS Locator.
• Call 877-999-6442, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm to verify a person's licensure status.

To view the Designated Responsible Licensed Producer (DRLP) for a licensed business entity, you can use the Insurance Agency Locator. You should enter the business entity's 7-digit Michigan System ID Number, click on the entity name, and then click on the Individual Associations link.

Licenses cannot be printed, and we cannot email or fax a copy of licenses. We only mail licenses. However, current license information may be viewed online via the DIFS Locator Tool on our website. Information on the Locator Tool is updated in real-time and can be used as proof of licensure.

If you would like a license mailed to you, we must verify that the addresses on record with us are correct. If you would like a copy of your license mailed to you, please email DIFS-Licensing@michigan.gov verifying the following:

• Mailing address
• Residential address
• Business address
• Email address
  

License information can be viewed and printed via the DIFS Locator Tool on our website. Information on the Locator Tool is updated in real-time and can be used as proof of licensure.