In 2015 and 2016, the California State Auditor's Office found that the State Bar was inefficient and had failed to properly engage with stakeholders. The State Auditor's Office also determined that the State Bar's client security fund had overstated its, and that the State Bar created an unnecessary nonprofit organization, and then used State Bar funds to cover the nonprofit's financial losses. The State Bar also changed its financial reporting practices for its Client Security Fund, in a way that masked the claims that the State Bar expects the Client Security Fund to pay.