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Bond amounts by state

Statutory surety bond amounts by state and license type, drawn live from regulator-published requirements. States without a published figure are excluded rather than estimated, and each row links to the full state guide.

Data as of not yet computed. 141 published amounts across 52 jurisdictions.

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Mortgage licensing

52 states publish a bond figure, sorted highest first. Last verified pending.

State Statutory bond Last verified
California $50,000
Florida $50,000
Illinois $50,000
New York $50,000
Texas $50,000
Connecticut $25,000
Massachusetts $25,000
Nevada $25,000
Ohio $25,000
Alabama $10,000
Alaska $10,000
Arizona $10,000
Arkansas $10,000
Colorado $10,000
Delaware $10,000
District of Columbia $10,000
Georgia $10,000
Hawaii $10,000
Idaho $10,000
Indiana $10,000
Iowa $10,000
Kansas $10,000
Kentucky $10,000
Louisiana $10,000
Maine $10,000
Maryland $10,000
Michigan $10,000
Minnesota $10,000
Mississippi $10,000
Missouri $10,000
Montana $10,000
Nebraska $10,000
New Hampshire $10,000
New Jersey $10,000
New Mexico $10,000
North Carolina $10,000
North Dakota $10,000
Oklahoma $10,000
Oregon $10,000
Pennsylvania $10,000
Puerto Rico $10,000
Rhode Island $10,000
South Carolina $10,000
South Dakota $10,000
Tennessee $10,000
Utah $10,000
Vermont $10,000
Virginia $10,000
Washington $10,000
West Virginia $10,000
Wisconsin $10,000
Wyoming $10,000

Money transmitter licensing

51 states publish a bond figure, sorted highest first. Last verified pending.

State Statutory bond Last verified
California $500,000
New York $500,000
Texas $300,000
Florida $250,000
Illinois $100,000
Georgia $50,000
Alabama $25,000
Alaska $25,000
Arizona $25,000
Arkansas $25,000
Colorado $25,000
Connecticut $25,000
Delaware $25,000
District of Columbia $25,000
Hawaii $25,000
Idaho $25,000
Indiana $25,000
Iowa $25,000
Kansas $25,000
Kentucky $25,000
Louisiana $25,000
Maine $25,000
Maryland $25,000
Massachusetts $25,000
Michigan $25,000
Minnesota $25,000
Mississippi $25,000
Missouri $25,000
Nebraska $25,000
Nevada $25,000
New Hampshire $25,000
New Jersey $25,000
New Mexico $25,000
North Carolina $25,000
North Dakota $25,000
Ohio $25,000
Oklahoma $25,000
Oregon $25,000
Pennsylvania $25,000
Puerto Rico $25,000
Rhode Island $25,000
South Carolina $25,000
South Dakota $25,000
Tennessee $25,000
Utah $25,000
Vermont $25,000
Virginia $25,000
West Virginia $25,000
Wisconsin $25,000
Wyoming $25,000
Washington $10,000

Debt collection licensing

38 states publish a bond figure, sorted highest first. Last verified pending.

State Statutory bond Last verified
Florida $50,000
California $25,000
Connecticut $25,000
Delaware $25,000
District of Columbia $25,000
Hawaii $25,000
Illinois $25,000
Massachusetts $25,000
New Jersey $25,000
New York $25,000
Oregon $25,000
Minnesota $20,000
Washington $20,000
Colorado $15,000
Alaska $10,000
Arizona $10,000
Arkansas $10,000
Idaho $10,000
Indiana $10,000
Iowa $10,000
Louisiana $10,000
Maine $10,000
Michigan $10,000
Nebraska $10,000
Nevada $10,000
North Carolina $10,000
Pennsylvania $10,000
Puerto Rico $10,000
Tennessee $10,000
Texas $10,000
West Virginia $10,000
Alabama $5,000
Maryland $5,000
New Mexico $5,000
North Dakota $5,000
Rhode Island $5,000
Wisconsin $5,000
Wyoming $5,000

Cite a specific row by linking its anchor, for example https://cornerstonelicensing.com/regulatory-data-center/bond-amounts#bond-mortgage-ca. Bond premium cost bands live in the licensing data index. Informational, not legal advice.