Washington State Department of Financial Institutions

DFI Publications

Below is a list of publications developed by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.

Publications marked with the PDF ICON icon are PDF files. You must have the Free Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open these files.

Publications marked with the HTML ICON icon are standard webpage files and will forward you to another section of the DFI website.

Consumer Publications

PDF Consumers Guide To Title Insurance And Escrow Services (PDF: 1.33 MB)
A consumers guide to title insurance and escrow services. Presented by the Washington Department of Financial Institutions and the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
HTML Guide to Home Loans
Free guide filled with information to help you through the home loan process. The guide to home loans can be viewed online  or you may order a free interactive CD and have it mailed to you.
HTML Right on the Money
Order a free copy of Right on the Money - Financial Know-How for College Students.
HTML Investor Education Booklets
Free investor education booklets available from DFI. The booklets can be viewed online in PDF format or you may order a booklet and have it mailed to you free of charge.
HTML Guide to Washington State Interest Rates
DFI prepared the following general guide for Washington State consumers. The guide explains the laws and factors related to interest rates.
PDF Payday Loan Brochure (PDF: 1.15 MB)
Thinking of getting a payday loan? Download this free informational brochure first.
HTML Reverse Mortgage Fact Sheet
Fact sheet to help you understand more about reverse mortgages.
HTML Securities Related Publications
Investment publications from the Division of Securities.

Industry Publications

PDF Business Development Corporations Brochure (PDF: 1.71 MB)
DFI is considering applications to charter a business development company. Learn more with this informative brochure.
PDF Guide to Business Development Companies (PDF: 5.79 MB)
A guide to business development companies.
PDF Guidance for Overdraft Protection Programs (PDF: 155 KB)
Guidance and best practices for overdraft protection programs.
PDF 2006 Payday Lending Report (PDF: 438 KB)
2006 report on statistics and trends for the payday lending industry.
PDF 2005 Payday Lending Report (PDF: 962 KB)
2005 report on statistics and trends for the payday lending industry.
PDF 2004 Payday Lending Report (PDF: 794 KB)
2004 report on statistics and trends for the payday lending industry.
PDF 2003 Payday Lending Report (PDF: 993 KB)
2003 report on statistics and trends for the payday lending industry.

Other Publications

PDF 2005 Annual Report (PDF: 1.19 MB)
2005 annual report for the Washington State Department of Financial institutions.
PDF 2004 Annual Report (PDF: 8.64 MB)
2004 annual report for the Washington State Department of Financial institutions.
PDF 2003 Annual Report (PDF: 3.07 MB)
2003 annual report for the Washington State Department of Financial institutions.
PDF 2002 Annual Report (PDF: 424 KB)
2002 annual report for the Washington State Department of Financial institutions.
PDF 2001 Annual Report (PDF: 964 KB)
2001 annual report for the Washington State Department of Financial institutions.
PDF 2004 Communications Overview (PDF: 7.26 MB)
An overview of DFI's communications and outreach programs.
PDF 2004 Financial Literacy Survey (PDF: 1.06 MB)
Survey of financial literacy in Washington State: knowledge, behavior, attitudes, and experiences.

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