Debora Stopeck

Debbie manages a comprehensive licensing consulting practice for California Financing Law-eligible clients, where she provides oversight of CFL and other state financial services applications, and serves as an escalated level of review for more complex state license applications and client projects.

Prior to joining FS Vector, Debbie was at APPROVED by Orrick and before that spent 30 years at the California Department of Business Oversight, overseeing the licensing regime that allows various entities to conduct business under the CFL and the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act. She also worked with the DBO legal department in drafting laws and regulations, as well as designing the application process, prior to the implementation of the CRMLA in 1996.

Debbie holds a B.S. from California State University, Northridge.