California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

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We are a service company that can help you file with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.

Contact Information

Physical address:
2101 Arena Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95834

Phone: (866) 275-2677

Web: Home Name search
Email: licensing@dfpi.ca.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other reference data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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California Debt Collection License

Agency:California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Bond Requirements:

$25,000

Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$350

Renewal Not Required

Not required



Licenses are perpetual and do not need to be renewed, however, licesees must complete an annual attestation in the NMLS system by December 31 to keep their NMLS registration active.

Supplemental Reporting

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Annually by March 15.

Law:

CA FIN Code § 100021

Notes:

Licensees are required to file an Annual Report with the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation containing:

  • The total number of California debtor accounts purchased or collected on in the preceding year
  • The total dollar amount of California debtor accounts purchased in the preceding year
  • The face value dollar amount of California debtor accounts in the licensee’s portfolio in the preceding year
  • The total dollar amount of California debtor accounts collected in the preceding year, and the total dollar amount of outstanding debt that remains uncollected
  • The total dollar amount of net proceeds generated by California debtor accounts in the preceding year
  • Whether or not the licensee is acting as a debt collector, debt buyer, or both; and
  • The case number of any action in which the licensee was held liable by final judgment under Title 1.6C or Title 1.6C.5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code

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