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District of Columbia license filings
These are the regulating agencies for District of Columbia in this directory.
Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking: Money transmission, mortgage, and money lender licensing.
Where to file, state by stateMaryland license filingsVirginia license filings
DISB licenses money transmitters, mortgage companies, and money lenders on NMLS. The current NMLS company chart does not list a District collection agency license.
Agencies in District of Columbia
Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Money transmission, mortgage, and money lender licensing
Official site →Core licenses in District of Columbia
Who needs the license and which desk takes the filing. Open a license for any fee, bond, or timeline this desk has verified.
Confirm with the agency
Collection / ARM
Collection agency authority, confirm with DISB
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Consumer & commercial lending
Money lender license
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Money transmitters
Money transmitter / money-services license
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Mortgage
Mortgage lender, broker, and/or servicer license
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Who needs it, where to file →National license pages
This page is District of Columbia only. Nationwide questions belong on the national pages:Money transmitter license requirements by state, Collection agency license requirements by state, Mortgage company and broker license requirements by state.
Adjacent filings
Insurance producer and adjuster licenses usually file with the District of Columbia department of insurance (often through NIPR). Contractor licenses, if the state has them, file with the contractor board or a city or county. Charitable solicitation registration, where it exists, files with the attorney general or secretary of state. See the insurance,contractor, andcharity overviews.
Also useful: How NMLS works andmulti-state licensing.
Fee, bond, and timeline cells cite a state regulator, a statute, or the NMLS chart. If a figure could not be verified, the cell says Varies, see regulator and links the agency. License categories and exemptions change. Confirm the current checklist on the official site before you apply. This is not legal advice.