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Michigan — Collection Agency (Corporation Or LLC) Bond

Use the corporation or LLC option for the legal entity seeking Michigan collection agency licensing, not in place of its manager's individual credentials. Match the company name, licensed office and LARA's required security. Whether the business is owner-managed or non-owner-managed is a separate licensing question from its corporate or LLC form.

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Recorded state
Michigan
Bond type
Collection Agency Bond
Category
Financial services

What this bond does

Michigan's collection agency bond secures faithful accounting for money collected on accounts placed with the licensee. Section 339.907 protects against wrongful taking, failure to report and failure to remit. It does not guarantee that a debtor pays or insure every corporate business loss.

Who needs it
Corporations and limited liability companies applying for or maintaining a Michigan collection agency license. Identify the actual principal and each licensed place of business. A company's officer, member or manager should not be substituted for the entity merely because that person signs the application.
Who it protects
Section 339.907 benefits people harmed by wrongful taking or failures to report or remit collection money and allows an injured person to proceed on the bond. The surety's aggregate liability is limited to the bond amount. The statutory range is $5,000 to $50,000; LARA's rules determine the amount for the business and require a higher minimum for repossession activity.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

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.

Details

Use the exact corporation or LLC name and identify the office being licensed. LARA's current guides require a license for each separate place of business. The non-owner-managed guide also requires an active non-owner manager licensed to the agency before the agency can be licensed; entity formation does not satisfy that requirement.

For ordinary initial collection operations, LARA's guides describe $5,000 security. The published rules require repossession agencies to maintain at least $10,000. Later amounts depend on the reported average monthly business, including the rules' client-net collection and repossessed-property values, within the statutory range. Use the actual business activities and LARA determination rather than ordering by entity name alone.

The current non-owner-managed guide calls for the Annual Report of Business and Operations by May 16. That annual amount review is separate from its three-year license renewal cycle. Neither date establishes a universal three-year bond purchase term.

Section 339.907 and the rules require advance cancellation notice, with the rules specifying Department receipt at least 30 days before cancellation. Arrange replacement before the existing bond expires; the rules address suspension and conditional reinstatement if security lapses. The statute preserves covered pre-cancellation liability and bars a bond action commenced more than one year after effective cancellation, not one year after purchase.

Purchase Now opens Propeller's Michigan corporation-or-LLC collection agency application in a new tab. Bring the legal entity name, office, license classification, manager information, reported business and required sum and dates. Confirm the issued principal and execution with LARA's requirements, then complete the separate MiPLUS licensing or renewal process. Checkout does not approve the entity, manager or office.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Match the exact corporation or LLC name and licensed office.
  2. Confirm owner-managed or non-owner-managed licensing and manager qualifications separately.
  3. Describe collection and any repossession activity.
  4. Prepare the annual business report and LARA's required bond amount.
  5. Confirm execution, replacement timing and separate MiPLUS licensing submission.

Questions about this bond

Does an LLC automatically use an owner-managed license?

The catalog's legal-entity label does not decide LARA's management classification. Check who actually manages the business and the applicable licensing guide. A non-owner-managed agency needs its active licensed non-owner manager before agency licensing.

Does the three-year license mean a three-year bond amount?

The current non-owner-managed guide separates its three-year license cycle from the Annual Report of Business and Operations and the later business-based security calculation. Match the actual bond dates and required amount rather than assuming one fixed amount for the entire license cycle.

Can the corporation's bond replace the manager's license?

No. The agency's security and the manager's individual licensing requirements serve different purposes. Each separate place of business also needs its own agency license; identify the office and applicant on the filing request.

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