50-State Financial Services Licensing Compliance Guide
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Wisconsin Finance Licensing

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Licenses are typically required for individuals and businesses that provide finance industry services in the United States. This guide contains information about professional finance licensing in Wisconsin.

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Company Licenses

Wisconsin Financial Services Company Licenses

Wisconsin Adjustment Service Company Branch License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Adjustment Service Company License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Adjustment Service Company Registration (Main Office - No Activity)

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Collection Agency License

Agency:Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) - Division of Banking - Licensed Financial Services Section
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Bond Requirements:

$25,000 if all entity records are maintained within Wisconsin and $35,000 if any records are maintained out-of-state.

Notes:

A non-resident is not required to obtain a collection agency license if that person conducts collection business with state residents solely by means of interstate telecommunications or interstate mail. If a non-resident physically enters Wisconsin to solicit accounts from creditors or to collect accounts, that person is required to obtain a Wisconsin collection agency license and have a Wisconsin office.

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

Initial Registration

Form:

Collection Agency License Application

Agency Fee:

$1,000 investigation fee + $200 license fee + an additional fee for each solicitor and a $15 license fee for each solicitor working outside of the office.

Notarize:Required

Registration Renewal

Agency Fee:

$200 + $15 license fee for each solicitor working outside of the office.

Due:

Annually by June 1.

Notes:

Renewal applications are sent to licensees about one month prior to expiration.

Supplemental Reporting
Annual Report

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Annually by March 15.

Notes:

Contact the division for a form.

Wisconsin Exempt Mortgage Company Branch Registration

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Exempt Mortgage Company Registration

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Loan Company Branch License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Loan Company License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Loan Company Registration (Main Office-No Activity)

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Mortgage Banker Branch License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Mortgage Banker License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Mortgage Broker Branch License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Mortgage Broker License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Payday Lender Branch License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Payday Lender License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Payday Lender Registration (Main Office-No Activity)

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Sales Finance Company License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Sales Finance Company License (Depository Institution)

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Seller of Checks License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Individual Licenses

Wisconsin Individual Financial Services Licenses

Wisconsin Mortgage Loan Originator License

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Wisconsin Mortgage Loan Originator License (Wisconsin Resident Veteran only)

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Explore licensing in other states:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Revised April 19, 2024. Complete data last reviewed January 08, 2019.
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