History
It was established in 1986 through a merger of the Bank Inspection Agency, the Broker Control Agency and the Norwegian Insurance Council.
Primary companies supervised by the authority are banks, insurance companies, credit companies, financing companies, pension funds, security companies, stock exchanges, security registries, real estate agencies, debt collection agencies, accountants and auditors.
It was formerly named Kredittilsynet (lit. the Credit Supervisory Authority), but changed its name to Finanstilsynet in December 2009.
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