Delaware — Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company Bond
Delaware motor vehicle sales finance licensees must file an accepted original $25,000 bond under Section2914. Match the legal licensee and period to the Commissioner's current request, including any additional-location application.
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- Recorded state
- Delaware
- Bond type
- Consumer Finance / Lender Bond
- Category
- Financial services
What this bond does
Provide Chapter29 security for the motor vehicle sales finance licensee, separate from the license application and other financial-business authorities.
- Who needs it
- Delaware motor vehicle sales finance company applicants and licensees arranging initial, amended or continuing security.
- Who it protects
- The selected model protects the State Bank Commissioner's office and consumers suffering actual losses from covered wrongful acts, omissions, default, fraud or misrepresentation. It also secures money owed Delaware under the specified law and rules; it excludes the listed business creditors, service providers, agents and employees.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Delaware State Bank Commissioner: Motor Vehicle Sales Finance (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Delaware State Bank Commissioner: Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company Surety Bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Delaware Code: Section 2914 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Match the legal motor vehicle sales finance licensee and relevant locations.
- Bring the current request, accepted Chapter29 form, $25,000 sum and period.
- Identify changes of surety or terms needing amended original security.
- Arrange execution, seals, accepted original delivery and independent licensing.
Questions about this bond
Does the bond cover every business creditor?
No. The selected model and statute exclude the specified business creditors, third-party service providers, agents and employees. Consumer actual-loss protection is not general business debt insurance.
May the surety pay a claim without the Commissioner's direction?
Section2914 requires immediate notice to the Commissioner and says a claim must not be paid until the Commissioner directs it.
Is the two-year post-cancellation provision a product term?
No. It gives the Commissioner a claim-submission period after cancellation or termination. Maintain the accepted coverage separately.
Is a letter of credit automatically interchangeable?
No. Section2914 allows the Commissioner to accept an irrevocable letter of credit at the Commissioner's discretion. Confirm an approved arrangement rather than substituting it yourself.

