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.
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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
- Missouri Revisor: Section 367.215 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Missouri Revisor: Section 367.205 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Missouri Revisor: Section 367.210 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Missouri Division: Bond in Lieu of Audit (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Missouri Division: Small Loan Companies (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Missouri Division: Consumer Installment Lenders (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Confirm eligibility and the decision to use security instead of the certified audit.
- Match the actual consumer-credit licensee, licensed address and Division-approved form.
- Bring the requested sum, dates and any notice requiring additional security.
- 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.

