On May 29, 2025, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued its annual report highlighting its activities and accomplishments in 2024 under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL). The DFPI reported that it issued regulations with new registration requirements for providers of earned wage access products, private postsecondary education financing, debt settlement services and student debt relief services – all of which previously did not require registration or licensing with the DFPI. The DFPI highlighted an increase in investigations and enforcement actions, including a 12% increase in CCFPL-related investigations and public actions and a 6% increase in consumer complaints received related to the CCFPL.