Part 1 (2009/020): Original Collection, 1984-1988
Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton) and 2 tape recordings 
Scope and Content Note: Files contain closed correspondence, reports, histories and records regarding Wisconsin banking regulation and administrative rulemaking, 1984-1988. Files also include related audio cassette tapes (for rule 19.01(3)) and newspaper clippings.

Part 2 (2011/015): Additions, 1979-1991
Physical Description: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1979-1991, on the U.S. Treasury's 1991 bank reform proposal and its effects in Wisconsin; state “housekeeping” legislation, 1985-1987; the sale of insurance products by creditors; interim (phantom) banks, especially Randall Bank in Madison; and home equity lines of credit. Records include correspondence, legislative bill drafts, reports, newspaper clippings, and notes.

Bank reform bill, 1991

Housekeeping legislation, 1985-1987

Sale of insurance products by creditors, 1985-1986

Interim (phantom) bank formation papers, 1979-1987

Home equity lines of credit, 1986-1990

Part 3 (2012/028): Additions, 1981-1991
Physical Description: 2.2 cubic feet (2 records center cartons and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1981-1991, pertaining to administrative rulemaking and statutory legislation that affect the Division of Corporate and Consumer Services. Included are correspondence, rules, and historical documentation on the creation of legislative bills.

Rulemaking

Motor vehicle dealer licensing legislation, 1989-1991
Note: Administrative code: BKG 76/SB 542

Motor vehicle sales finance applications, exam costs, and currency exchanges, 1989-1991
Note: Exam costs: SB 453

Adjustment Service Company, 1991
Note: Administrative code: BKG 73

Correspondence/memos/notes

Rule

Articles

Hearing transcript

Wisconsin administrative registers

Statutory legislation

Consolidation of financial agencies, Financial Institutions Commission, 1981-1990

Interstate legislative history, interstate banking, 1984-1990

Interstate legislative history, interstate banking, 1984-1990 (continued)

Bank consolidations (Act 195), remedial legislation (Act 127), open-end disclosure (Act 244), 1985-1986

Omnibus banking bill, 1985-1989

Notes and memos

Correspondence

Bill drafts

Public Deposit Guarantee Fund, 1985-1991
Note: Chapter 34

Legislative committee hearings, Office of the Commissioner of Banking, 1987-1990

Legislative committee hearings, Office of the Commissioner of Banking, 1987-1990 (continued)

Branch banking law, Wisconsin Act 29, 1989-1991

Cooperatives real estate ownership, Wisconsin Act 103, 1989-1991

Part 4 (2012/173): Additions, 1995-2002
Physical Description: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1995-2002, include correspondence, bill drafts, and reports during Secretaries Richard Dean (1995-1999) and John Kundert (2000-2002). Files cover a variety of finance related issues including payday lending; ATM machines; mortgage banking and savings institutions; and other legislative acts, bills, and administrative rules.

1995

AB 554, Interstate branching

SB 494, Banking Regulatory and Efficiency Act

Legislative testimony

1996

Debt cancellation contracts

1997

AB 669, Exportation of interest rates

AB 797, Savings institutions

AB 811, Digital signatures

AB 830, Mortgage banking

AB 832, Banking Regulatory and Efficiency Act revised

AB 898, Universal Bank

1999

SB 325, ATM fees

ATM machines

AB 393, Rent-to-own

AB 612, Payday loans

AB 849, Rent to own

Mortgage Banking - fees

Parity Bill

Pawnbrokers

2000

AB 267, Electronic signature

Financial subsidiary rule

SI/Banking rules

Savings package

AB 563, Universal

2001

AB 128, ATM fees

Community Bankers of Wisconsin, funding limits

AB 266, Payday lenders

Mortgage Brokers Association

Mortgage Brokers bill

SB 121, Credit unions-universal banks

2002

Collection Agency changes

Savings Institutions “Stock in Bank-Owned Banks” rule

Part 5 (2012/218): Additions, 1976-1998
Physical Description: 1.4 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Records related to the creation of administrative rules and orders, 1976-1998. Most rules in this accession are from the Office of the Commissioner of Savings and Loan. Topics include net worth, TYME machines, and use of the word “bank” in an institution name.

Principal place of business, 1987-1988

Chapter 5 rule change, counterstatements, 1986

Net worth

Rule

Hearing

Data of Wisconsin Associations

Net worth level study

Revisions

Rule on approved indexes, 1987

Savings and loans holidays, 1986

Order 135, appraisals

Order 136, IRAs

Order 137, money market accounts

Administrative rules

Senate bills

Liquidity rules, 1995-1996

Primary liquid assets

Automatic teller machine (ATM), 1992-1996

Authorized investments rule, 1994-1996

TYME remote service units, 1976-1988

Using the word “bank” in a name

Lasting administrative rule, 1989

Emergency rule adoption

Approvals, 1992-1996

Memos on savings-banks administrative rules

New savings and loan, 1996

Anchor rule, 1998

Increasing the maximum commercial loan aggregate, 1996

1985 Wisconsin Act 325, 1986 May 9

Part 6 (2015/007): Additions, 1985-1994
Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton) 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1985-1994, related to proposed bills, the Banking Laws Advisory Committee, and savings bank legislation. The bulk of the records relate to interstate banking and include assembly bills and information about other states.

Part 7 (2015/151): Additions, 1995-2006
Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton) 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1995-2006 (bulk 1995-2000), related to the creation of administrative rules and statutes. Topics include credit unions, Wisconsin Consumer Act review, Unified Consumer Code, universal banks, and electronic signatures.

AB 651

AB 669

AB 830

AB 831

AB 898

Assembly Financial Institution Committee

Administrative dissolutions

Ameriquest settlement

Annual report revocation program for foreign and domestics

Bank trust, 1998

Bankruptcy, 1999

Budget, general

Child support, 1999

Citizen complaints, 2003-2005

Ohnstad, David, 2004-2006

LRB 0596, collection agencies, 2000

Consumer credit transactions, 1998-1999

Constituent referrals, 1998

Credit union bill, 1995

Credit unions, 1998-1999

Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) planning, 1998-1999

LRB 3203, electronic signatures, 1997

Electronic signatures, 1997-1998

Foreign corporations, 1996-1997

Foreign corporations, bankruptcy, 1996

Free credit balances, 1998

LRB 0597, free credit balances, 2000

Housing, 1999

Interest rates, 1998-1999

Investment advisors, 1997

LRB 0593, investment advisors, 2000

“Know Your Customer,” 1999

Legislation correspondence, 1996-1999

Legislation correspondence, 1998

Legislative proposals, 1999

LRB 0598, Licensed Financial Services (LFS) exam fees, 2000

Mortgage banking, 1998

LRB, mortgage banking, 2000

Nonprofit associations, 1997

Pawnbrokers, 1999

LRB 0595, pawnbrokers, 2000

Payday loans, 1999

Remedial legislation, 1999-2002

Right of assignment, 1998

Salespersons and sales finance companies, 1997

Savings banks and savings and loans associations, 1999

Securities, 1998

LRB 0594, sellers of checks, 2001

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) legal interpretations, 1997

UCC, 1999

Universal banks, 1997-1999

LRB 0601, universal bank and credit union, 2000

Wisconsin Consumer Act Review Committee, 1997-1998

LRB 0599, Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA) fees, 2001

Wisconsin Rural Partnership, 1999

Part 8 (2016/012): Additions, 1990-1995
Physical Description: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Records related to the creation of administrative rules including background material, notices, and drafts. Includes records related to the creation of senate and assembly bills related to the department, including changes to the savings bank law.

Savings bank

Senate Bill (SB) 348 trailer, Senate Bill (SB) 349 savings and loan, savings bank trailer bill

Savings bank, 1990 December-1991 January

Savings bank, 1992 January-1992 March

Savings bank, federal regulations

Savings bank miscellaneous, Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) memos from Hotz, Zinsky letters

Part 9 (2016/083): Additions, 1973-1995
Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Annual reports to the governor on the Wisconsin Consumer Act, as well as Division of Consumer Credit reports and case files.

Annual report to the Governor and Legislature on the Wisconsin Consumer Act, 1973 March 1- 1974 February 28

Annual report to the Governor and Legislature on the Wisconsin Consumer Act, 1974 March 1-1977 February 28

Annual report to the Governor and Legislature on the Wisconsin Consumer Act, 1977 March 1-1985 February 28

Division of Consumer Credit annual reports, 1991-1995

Division of Consumer Credit reports of examination and closed files

Wisconsin Consumer Act amendments, 1975