Washington Department of Financial Institutions
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We are a service company that can help you file with the Washington Department of Financial Institutions. 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.
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Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Washington Department of Financial Institutions in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

Washington Check Casher Branch License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $20 + $345 application fee + $15 credit report fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Check Casher License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 + $690 application fee + $15 credit report fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Check Casher with Small Loan Endorsement Branch License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $20 + $517.50 application fee + $15 credit report fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Check Casher with Small Loan Endorsement License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 + $1035 application fee + $15 credit report fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Consumer Loan Branch Office License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $604.46 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Consumer Loan Company License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $1162.21 + $15 credit report fee + $36.26 background check fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Currency Exchanger License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 + $1000 application fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.26 background check fee + $0.25 fee per agent per year + $100 fee per additional location |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Designated Broker Registration
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $30 + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: |
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Washington Exempt Consumer Loan Registration
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 + $20 fee per additional location |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: |
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Washington Exempt Mortgage Broker Registration
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 NMLS processing fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: |
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Washington Money Transmitter License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 + $1000 application fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.26 background check fee + $0.25 fee per agent per year + $100 fee per additional location |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | While this is a perpetual license, it must be attested to annually by December 31 in NMLS. |
Washington Mortgage Broker Branch Office License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $205 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $530 |
| Due: |
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Washington Mortgage Broker License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $1001 + $15 credit report fee + $36.26 background check fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $530 |
| Due: |
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Washington Mortgage Loan Originator License
| Agency: | Washington Department of Financial Institutions |
Initial Registration
| Instructions: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $30 + $125 license fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $45 |
| Due: |
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