Wage and hour cases in Finance and Insurance at a glance
California employers in Finance and Insurance account for 320 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 221 of which found violations (69%). Employers agreed to pay $7,768,770 in back wages to 7,752 workers, and $166,638 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $0 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Administrators | Alhambra | Aug 24, 2010 | 22 violations | $58,943 | 21 | 0 |
| Premier Loan Services, Inc. | Upland | Aug 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| st Choice Credit Solutions, Inc. | Anaheim | Aug 10, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo | Sacramento | Jun 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Union Bank of California | San Francisco | Jun 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto One Warranty | Irvine | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob's Insurance Service Inc. | Huntington Park | Apr 14, 2010 | 13 violations | $32,725 | 11 | 0 |
| Trilogy Financial Services | Corona | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HomEq Servicing Barclays Capital Real Estate, Inc. | North Highlands | Mar 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyrose Corporation | San Mateo | Feb 27, 2010 | 23 violations | $16,199 | 23 | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross | Camarillo | Feb 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of the West | Concord | Aug 17, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fremont Bank | Fremont | Jul 16, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V1 Jets, International | San Francisco | May 12, 2009 | 2 violations | $3,144 | 1 | 0 |
| ACTION DEBT | Carlsbad | May 9, 2009 | 3 violations | $524 | 1 | 0 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | Irvine | Apr 30, 2009 | 506 violations | $586,500 | 246 | 0 |
| Phoenix Service Group | Torrance | Feb 13, 2009 | 10 violations | $9,744 | 9 | 0 |
| S O S Staffing S.O.S. Staffing Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 27, 2009 | 2 violations repeat | $2,026 | 1 | 0 |
| All Century Insurance All Century Insurance Services, Inc | Panorama City | Dec 20, 2008 | 11 violations | $16,242 | 10 | 0 |
| Bank of America Bank of America Corporation | Universal City | Dec 2, 2008 | 2 violations | $3,779 | 1 | 0 |
| All Century Insurance All Century Insurance Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2008 | 8 violations | $18,775 | 7 | 0 |
| Provident Funding Associates, LP | Burlingame | Oct 30, 2008 | 122 violations | $8,453 | 121 | 0 |
| Elkinawy Insurance and Financial | Van Nuys | Aug 15, 2008 | 2 violations | $275 | 1 | 0 |
| Fireside Bank Fireside Securities Corporation | Pleasanton | May 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.A.I.S. Hollywood Auto Insurance Services, Inc. | Inglewood | Apr 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mortgage USA Inter-Galactic Mortgage, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 25, 2008 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Gold Group | Woodland Hills | Jan 13, 2008 | 28 violations | $47,147 | 27 | 0 |
| Fireside Bank Fireside Securities Corporation | Pleasanton | Jan 12, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America | North Hollywood | Dec 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platinum Capital Croup, Inc. dba 1st Vanguard | Manhattan Beach | Oct 7, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Checkmate Pacific Rim Capital Alliance Corporation | San Ysidro | Sep 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa de Cambio Ortiz | San Ysidro | Sep 6, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Money Exchange | San Ysidro | Sep 6, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.L.G ALG Capital, Inc. | Mission Hills | Sep 1, 2007 | 34 violations | $22,363 | 28 | 0 |
| J.S.D., Inc Jewelers Supply Depot, Inc | San Ysidro | Aug 23, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| st Choice Mortgage Cameron Financial Group, Inc. | Laguna Hills | Jul 31, 2007 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank Well Fargo Bank National Assoc. | San Francisco | Jun 2, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | San Francisco | May 31, 2007 | 4 violations | $434 | 4 | 0 |
| Medtronic Minimed | Northridge | May 29, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baja-Mex Insurance & Money Exchange | San Ysidro | May 7, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Community Home Loans | Bakersfield | Apr 25, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On Site On Site Claims & Appraisal Technologies Inc. | Arroyo Grande | Apr 23, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridge Capital, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 15, 2007 | 20 violations | $8,242 | 17 | 0 |
| Continental Exchange Solution | Cerritos | Mar 27, 2007 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,798 |
| Frontera Financial Services, Inc. | San Ysidro | Mar 27, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Express Money Exchange Pawn | San Ysidro | Mar 22, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Help U Finance | Santa Ana | Feb 16, 2007 | 21 violations | $14,510 | 20 | 0 |
| UFCW-Employers Benefit Plans of N. Cal. | Roseville | Feb 5, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polycomp Administrative Services, Inc. | Woodland Hills | Jan 31, 2007 | 7 violations | $11,925 | 2 | $1,900 |
| Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | Redlands | Jan 3, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Data Corporation Cardservice International, Inc. | Moorpark | Dec 30, 2006 | 13 violations | $6,753 | 12 | 0 |
| Thomas Currie & Associates Inc. | San Ysidro | Dec 26, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intercam Intercam Financial Services, Inc. | San Ysidro | Dec 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Countrywide Home Loans | Westlake Village | Dec 16, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance Brokers of California, Inc. | Glendale | Dec 10, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Countrywide Insurance Services | Simi Valley | Nov 27, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Consumer Credit Group Division of | San Francisco | Nov 13, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. | Irvine | Oct 31, 2006 | 574 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meridian Capitol Incorporated | San Ramon | Oct 18, 2006 | 70 violations | $78,464 | 48 | 0 |
| Loyalty Mortgage, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 16, 2006 | 14 violations | $2,637 | 13 | 0 |
| First American Title Company | Santa Ana | Sep 30, 2006 | 44 violations | $72,363 | 43 | 0 |
| A. L. L. Group | San Mateo | Sep 28, 2006 | 2 violations | $2,213 | 1 | 0 |
| New Century Mortgage Corp New Century Mortgage Corporation | Irvine | Aug 29, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Care Partners HealthCare Partners Medical Group, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2006 | 2 violations | $3,267 | 1 | 0 |
| Miranda Agency, Inc. | Long Beach | Jun 9, 2006 | 13 violations | $7,246 | 10 | 0 |
| Global Futures Exchange & Trading | Encino | May 5, 2006 | 12 violations | $12,196 | 11 | 0 |
| Countywide Financial Services, Inc. | San Diego | Apr 24, 2006 | 164 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & D Financial Management | Redlands | Apr 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Mortgage Center Services | Woodland Hills | Apr 17, 2006 | 5 violations | $3,087 | 4 | 0 |
| Acoustic Home Loans | Orange | Apr 15, 2006 | 203 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reliable Finance Incorporation | Temecula | Jan 31, 2006 | 54 violations | $29,102 | 54 | 0 |
| Planet Insurance | Pasadena | Jan 23, 2006 | 21 violations | $7,057 | 20 | 0 |
| The Mechanics Bank | San Pablo | Jan 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade Debt Specialists | Lake Forest | Jan 13, 2006 | 2 violations | $73,884 | 1 | 0 |
| Wellpoint | Camarillo | Jan 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Native Depository Corporation (UNDC) | San Francisco | Dec 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Impac Companies Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc | Newport Beach | Dec 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moody's KMV Company | San Francisco | Nov 15, 2005 | 19 violations | $13,879 | 18 | 0 |
| Key Health Management, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Nov 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Mechanics Bank | San Pablo | Oct 19, 2005 | 3 violations | $89 | 2 | 0 |
| First NLC Financial Services | Anaheim | Aug 18, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mortgage Bankers Corp. | Los Angeles | Jul 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nour Insurance Nour Insurance Agency | Los Angeles | Jul 2, 2005 | 7 violations | $1,579 | 3 | 0 |
| DCD Financial & Insurance Services | Santa Cruz | Jun 30, 2005 | 5 violations | $936 | 4 | 0 |
| Home Funding of America | Santa Ana | Jun 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Financial Solutions | Downey | May 28, 2005 | 2 violations | $241 | 1 | 0 |
| TM Professionals | Covina | May 16, 2005 | 3 violations | $327 | 1 | 0 |
| Think Equity Partners, LLC | San Francisco | May 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aegis Home Funding | Irvine | Apr 30, 2005 | 94 violations | $373,607 | 93 | 0 |
| South Coast Auto Insurance South Coast Auto Insurance & Marketing, Inc. | Cypress | Feb 27, 2005 | 2 violations | $14,734 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Century Custom Serv. | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2004 | 5 violations | $8,331 | 4 | 0 |
| Save-On Insurance Services | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of Marin | Petaluma | Nov 30, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ChinaTrust Bank USA | City Of Industry | Nov 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STAT Medical Consulting | Encino | Nov 3, 2004 | 13 violations | $3,520 | 12 | 0 |
| Bel Co. Real Property Svcs. | Pomona | Nov 2, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Mutual | Chatsworth | Nov 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Marketing Administrators | Calabasas | Oct 20, 2004 | 9 violations | $10,634 | 7 | 0 |
| Automobile Club of Southern California | Van Nuys | Oct 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialized Investigations Schifrin, Gagnon and Dickey, Inc. | Van Nuys | Sep 9, 2004 | 5 violations | $13,508 | 5 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Finance and Insurance
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Republic Bank | 2 | $1,996,779 | 1,577 | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Farmer's Insurance Company | 2 | $774,270 | 1,796 | Sep 17, 2010 |
| Farmers Insurance | 2 | $763,218 | 466 | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | 1 | $586,500 | 246 | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Aegis Home Funding | 1 | $373,607 | 93 | Apr 30, 2005 |
| PRMG | 1 | $310,017 | 70 | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Prospect Mortgage | 1 | $211,237 | 530 | Mar 21, 2015 |
| Speedlane Insurance Services | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | Jul 31, 2011 |
| Fenox Venture Capital | 1 | $181,250 | 56 | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Aspiration | 1 | $114,594 | 79 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| RMA Legal | 1 | $102,242 | 16 | May 3, 2012 |
| Wells Fargo Calling Center Concord California | 1 | $99,763 | 643 | May 31, 2017 |
| Reliant Services Group, LLC | 1 | $95,363 | 80 | Apr 18, 2015 |
| Control Expert, Inc. | 1 | $95,120 | 99 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Meridian Capitol Incorporated | 1 | $78,464 | 48 | Oct 18, 2006 |
| Trade Debt Specialists | 1 | $73,884 | 1 | Jan 13, 2006 |
| First American Title Company | 1 | $72,363 | 43 | Sep 30, 2006 |
| Voyage Home Loans | 1 | $59,731 | 11 | Dec 29, 2011 |
| Southwest Administrators | 1 | $58,943 | 21 | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Autofin USA | 4 | $58,116 | 16 | Apr 15, 2015 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | $5,373 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | $2,672 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | $115,969 | 80 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | $12,337 | 172 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | $104,933 | 108 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | $139,667 | 138 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | $1,003,271 | 1,211 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | $138,902 | 646 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $121,290 | 253 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 | $365,950 | 678 |
| 2014 | 16 | 12 | $274,639 | 124 |
| 2013 | 23 | 16 | $516,321 | 246 |
| 2012 | 42 | 30 | $1,264,888 | 584 |
| 2011 | 22 | 15 | $1,099,640 | 569 |
| 2010 | 21 | 12 | $950,174 | 1,920 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | $601,938 | 258 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 | $94,671 | 167 |
| 2007 | 22 | 9 | $57,474 | 71 |
| 2006 | 25 | 17 | $298,269 | 218 |
| 2005 | 15 | 10 | $405,392 | 123 |
| 2004 | 23 | 15 | $195,000 | 174 |
Your rights in this industry
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in this industry are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.