Department of Financial Institutions

Wisconsin’s State-Chartered Banks Report Sound Year-End 2024 Financial Performance

Hartford Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Employees’ 401(k) Funds

Senator Drake and Representative Goodwin to Introduce Legislation to Increase Technological Innovation and Provide Crypto-Currency Education for Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses

Save for Future Education Expenses with Edvest 529, Wisconsin’s Direct-Sold College Savings Plan, and its Triple Tax Benefits

The deadline for Wisconsin taxpayers to contribute to an Edvest 529 account is April 15, 2025, to be eligible for the 2024 state income tax deduction.

Gov. Evers Announces DFI Secretary Cheryll Olson-Collins to Retire, Wendy Baumann To Lead Agency

Wendy Baumann, former WWBIC head, appointed to lead Department of Financial Institutions.

Wisconsin Joins $106 Million Multi-State Settlement with Vanguard over Big Tax Bills, Remediation to Investors

Wisconsin Joins $80 Million Enforcement Action Against Block, Inc., Cash App for Bank Secrecy Act & Anti-Money Laundering Violations

Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest Opens Today

Wisconsin Joins $17 Million Multi-State Enforcement Settlement with Edward Jones

Multi-State Working Group Finds Supervisory Failures with Respect to Class A Mutual Fund Shares

Wisconsin Joins States in Levying $20 Million Penalty Against Nation’s Largest Nonbank Mortgage Servicing Company

Wisconsin Collection Agency, Currency Exchange, Insurance Premium Finance Company, & Loan Company Licenses Transitioning to Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry in 2025

Fox Point Man Sentenced to 24 Months’ Imprisonment for Investment Fraud Scheme