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Missouri — Consumer Credit In Lieu Of Audit Bond

Missouri allows a qualifying consumer-credit licensee to post a $100,000 bond instead of the statutory certified audit. This is an audit alternative with a broad consumer-credit compliance condition, not insurance that reimburses the lender for accounting work.

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Recorded state
Missouri
Bond type
Consumer Finance / Lender Bond
Category
Financial services

What this bond does

Provide the director-approved security alternative under Section 367.215 while maintaining the actual consumer-credit license and its other obligations.

Who needs it
Missouri consumer-credit licensees choosing the bond alternative to the audit requirements in Sections 367.205–367.215, including businesses matching the Division's published small-loan or consumer-installment instructions.
Who it protects
The published form runs to Missouri's Commissioner of Finance for the Commissioner and people with claims arising from the stated supervised business. It secures the principal's and agents' statutory compliance, honest application of funds, performance of statutory undertakings and payment of money owed under those laws.

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

Section 367.215 permits a $100,000 surety bond in place of the audit requirements. An authorized institution's qualifying irrevocable letter of credit is another statutory alternative. This is not a universal additional bond on top of an accepted audit. Match the actual license, business address and chosen alternative to the Division's renewal instructions; buying security does not itself renew the license.

The Division's full bond form covers the stated consumer-credit laws, funds, statutory undertakings and money owed, rather than only the accuracy of an audit. It renews automatically annually unless notice provides otherwise. Surety cancellation requires sixty days' written notice and preserves accrued liability through that period; aggregate surety liability is limited to the bond sum. If the director finds security inadequate or doubtful, the statute requires additional acceptable security within fifteen days after notice.

Purchase Now opens Propeller's Missouri in-lieu-of-audit application in a new tab. Bring the Division's current request, published form, exact licensee and licensed business address, chosen audit alternative, required sum and effective dates. Confirm these before paying. Arrange the form's execution and surety authority as directed, file the accepted bond with the separate licensing or renewal materials, review the issued evidence and retain Division acceptance.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Confirm eligibility and the decision to use security instead of the certified audit.
  2. Match the actual consumer-credit licensee, licensed address and Division-approved form.
  3. Bring the requested sum, dates and any notice requiring additional security.
  4. Arrange execution and accepted filing separately from license renewal; retain acceptance.

Questions about this bond

Must I buy this bond if I already provide the required audit?

Section 367.215 provides the bond as an alternative to the stated audit requirements. Confirm the route accepted for your license rather than assuming both are required.

Does the bond only cover an accountant's mistake?

No. The full form secures consumer-credit legal duties, honest application of funds, statutory undertakings and money owed to the Commissioner or qualifying people.

Is $100,000 always the final security requirement?

That is the statutory starting bond alternative. The director may require additional acceptable security if the existing bond becomes inadequate, insecure, exhausted or otherwise doubtful.

Does buying it renew my lending license?

No. Complete the separate renewal and accepted security filing. The form's automatic annual continuation does not itself grant or renew licensing authority.

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