About
The Department of Financial Institutions is a regulatory agency that regulates and licenses financial service providers who operate businesses in Wisconsin. Its division of banking regulates more than 23 state-chartered banks and savings institutions. The department has an office of credit unions that regulates more than 265 state-chartered credit unions. In addition, the Department of Financial Institutions division of securities licenses more than 107,000 securities representatives and investment advisors who deal with the clients in Wisconsin. In addition, the department s division of corporate and consumer services maintains corporate filings for more 131,800 business firms that are registered to do business in Wisconsi