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IDFPR Media Kit

About IDFPR

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) serves as the State of Illinois’ head regulatory agency that ensures professional licensees meet the legislative and regulatory requirements enacted to protect Illinois’ consumers. Currently, IDFPR licenses more than 1.2 million professionals across more than 120 industries.

This is accomplished through the efforts of IDFPR’s four Divisions:

Division of Banking

Licenses state-chartered banks, trust companies, savings banks, mortgage banks and mortgage loan originators, student loan servicers, pawnbrokers, and more.

Division of Financial Institutions

Licenses state-chartered credit unions, consumer installment lenders, collection agencies, currency exchanges, money transmitters, title insurance underwriters, and more.

Division of Professional Regulation

Licenses a variety of occupational and health care professions, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, veterinarians, cosmetologists, detectives, engineers, accountants, and more.

Division of Real Estate

Licenses real estate brokers, appraisers, appraisal management companies. home inspectors, auctioneers, and community association managements.

A number of consumer resources are available to ensure the people of Illinois only work with qualified, licensed professionals and entities. These resources include:

License Lookup Tool

File a Complaint

Review Enforcement Actions

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IDFPR Leadership

IDFPR Secretary Mario Treto, Jr.

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Mario Treto, Jr. was appointed by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to serve as the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on April 1, 2021. In this role, he leads and oversees the State of Illinois' lead regulatory agency with a budget of $135 million charged with strengthening consumer protections through the licensing of over 1.2 million licensed professionals and the regulation of banking and financial services. Under his leadership, the agency has continued to see increased departmental efficiencies, updated and modernized professional regulatory frameworks, reduced barriers to licensure in the State of Illinois, increased license portability for veterans and their spouses, and established diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies for the advancement of the people of Illinois.

Read Secretary Mario Treto, Jr.'s full biography