50-State Financial Services Licensing Compliance Guide
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Vermont 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 Vermont.

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Company Licenses

Vermont Financial Services Company Licenses

Vermont Check Cashing & Currency Exchange Branch Registration

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Check Cashing and Currency Exchange License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Collection Agency License

Not required



Debt Collection Agency licensure is not required on the State level in Vermont.

Vermont does not currently issue licenses for collection agencies.

Vermont Commercial Lender License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Commercial Lender License (Branch)

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Debt Adjuster Branch Registration

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Debt Adjuster License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$250 application fee + $250 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$250

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Lender License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $1000 application fee + $1000 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,200

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Lender License (Branch)

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,200

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Litigation Funding Registration

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $300 application fee + $200 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$200

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Loan Servicer License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $1000 application fee + $1000 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,000

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Loan Servicer License (Branch)

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $1000 application fee + $1000 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,000

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Loan Solicitation Branch License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Loan Solicitation License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Money Transmitter Branch Registration

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Money Transmitter Kiosk/ATM Registration (Branch)

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Vermont Money Transmitter License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1000 application fee + $1000 license/registration fee + $25 fee per location + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee + $0.25 fee per agent per year

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,000 renewal fee + $25 for each registered authorized delegate location

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Mortgage Broker License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Mortgage Broker License (Branch)

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $500 application fee + $500 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Sales Finance Branch License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$20 + $350 application fee + $350 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$350

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Vermont Sales Finance License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Yes

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 + $350 application fee + $350 license/registration fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$350

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

Individual Licenses

Vermont Individual Financial Services Licenses

Vermont Mortgage Loan Originator License

Agency:Vermont Department of Financial Regulation - Banking Division

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Requirements Checklist

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$30 + $50 license fee + $50 investigation fee + $15 credit report fee + $36.25 background check fee

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100

Due:

  • Annually by December 1.
  • Licenses issued in November or December remain valid through the next renewal period.

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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