In the middle of this country's worst mortgage and banking crisis in decades, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has ceased providing assistance to individual Georgians with consumer banking and finance complaints.

The following undated announcement from the Georgia Secretary of State Department provides little detail about other avenues for consumers:

Due to recent staff cutbacks, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance is no longer able to handle individual consumer complaints against financial institutions chartered by the State of Georgia or any other entities licensed or regulated by our Department.

Go to the Georgia Banking and Finance Website to see the full article.