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Mississippi — Pawnshop Bond

Mississippi’s pawnshop program calls for $10,000 surety security, and pawnbrokers have been directed to use NMLS electronic surety bonds beginning November 1, 2025. Before applying through The Southern Agency, match the actual licensed office and current electronic request. A still-downloadable paper form is not proof that paper filing remains the accepted route.

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Recorded state
Mississippi
Bond type
Pawnbroker Bond
Category
Professional & occupational licenses

What this bond does

The undertaking is payable to the State of Mississippi and supports the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance pawnshop license. The published Act describes faithful performance of licensed-business duties and prompt payment of judgments arising from violations of the Pawnshop Act.

Who needs it
The actual pawnshop licensee and licensed office—not a separate title-pledge lender or investment adviser whose security may have different conditions. Have the legal business, office and NMLS identifiers clear when matching the current request.
Who it protects
Section 75-67-323(1)(c) describes the licensee’s duties and judgments for damages or claims arising directly or collaterally from an Act violation. The Commissioner must approve the security. This is not an automatic payment for every customer complaint or a general policy on pledged goods.

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.

Use the current electronic filing process

The Commissioner’s July 29, 2024 order expressly places pawnbrokers in the third conversion group, beginning November 1, 2025. Current applications and renewals use NMLS. Do not copy paper-mailing directions from an old application simply because that PDF is still indexed.

The Department still links a paper model. It describes $10,000 for each licensed office, principal/location details, and a December 31/continuation-certificate structure. Use it to understand the posted model, not to override the later electronic-filing order or assume a paper certificate satisfies today’s request.

Match the license record, security and period

The current pawn program lists a January 1–December 31 license calendar and $10,000 surety or a $10,000 cash alternative. This page’s route is for a surety application; it does not arrange a regulatory cash deposit. Confirm the current electronic instrument and accepted dates instead of turning the license calendar into a selectable term.

The Department also lists an NMLS background check and six hours of continuing education each year with the certificate uploaded with the application. Those are licensing records, not new Southern Agency intake steps.

Confirm electronic issuance before completing the application

Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Match the legal licensee, licensed office, State wording, $10,000 sum, and accepted period. Confirm that the application can produce the electronic security the Department accepts before proceeding; this review does not certify that provider workflow.

The public option has no amount or term label and does not automatically synchronize a license record. Review the issued instrument and follow the Department’s current NMLS instructions. Purchase alone is not approval by the Commissioner or issuance of a pawnshop license.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Legal pawnshop licensee, licensed office and appropriate NMLS company/branch identifiers.
  2. Current $10,000 State electronic-surety request and accepted dates.
  3. Confirmation of electronic issuance/filing compatibility before completing the provider application.
  4. Applicable NMLS background-check and annual six-hour education records for the Department.

Questions about this bond

Can I rely on the downloadable paper model as today’s filing instructions?

No. The later Commissioner’s order specifically directs pawnbrokers to NMLS electronic surety bonds beginning November 1, 2025. The still-hosted paper model does not cancel that direction.

Does the $10,000 security make every complaint an automatic claim?

No. The published Act ties protection to the licensed duties and judgments connected with violations and requires Commissioner approval. Do not assume it is general pledged-property insurance.

Does January–December establish an automatic twelve-month option?

No. That is the Department’s license calendar. The public option supplies no term label; match the current electronic request and accepted dates rather than the old paper blank or a full year from purchase.

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