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New Hampshire — Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company - NMLS Bond

New Hampshire motor vehicle sales finance companies must maintain $25,000 in accepted bond security. The Banking Department includes businesses funding, taking assignment of or servicing these loans, including qualifying buy-here/pay-here operations.

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Recorded state
New Hampshire
Bond type
Consumer Finance / Lender Bond
Category
Financial services

What this bond does

Provide the continuous security required for the sales finance company's RSA361-A license, separate from the NMLS license application and financial statements.

Who needs it
Motor vehicle sales finance company applicants and licensees with a New Hampshire request, including businesses whose principal office is outside the state.
Who it protects
Section361-A:4 makes the bond payable to New Hampshire and the commissioner for people damaged by violations of the chapter, conditioned on the licensee's compliance. It preserves surety obligations through the licensee's bankruptcy or other specified insolvency proceedings.

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

The Department distinguishes a sales finance company that funds, acquires or services the loan from a retail seller that only completes financing paperwork. Current Section361-A:4 says a sales finance company licensee does not also need a retail seller license. Identify the principal office and in-state branches for the separate licensing process, and use the legal company and trade name authorized for New Hampshire.

The complete statutory bond condition requires $25,000 maintained security and thirty days' advance written notice to the commissioner before cancellation or termination. A State recovery claim or suit naming the licensee must meet its six-year period measured from the underlying act. That is not a six-year product term. The section also requires a new bond when an action begins and immediately upon recovery; do not wait for the annual license renewal after security is impaired.

Purchase Now opens Propeller's New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company application in a new tab. Bring the current Department request, exact company and trade names, NMLS identifiers, principal office and branch list, accepted form, required sum and dates. Match these before paying. Arrange execution, confirm the accepted bond delivery route and evidence of receipt, complete the separate NMLS license or renewal and retain Department acceptance. The programme no longer issues paper licenses, which does not by itself establish how this bond must be delivered.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Identify whether the business funds, acquires or services vehicle loans.
  2. Match the legal company, New Hampshire trade name and NMLS identifiers.
  3. List the principal office and relevant in-state branches.
  4. Bring the current request, accepted bond, required period and delivery instructions.

Questions about this bond

Does buy-here/pay-here activity require a look at sales finance licensing?

Yes. The Department includes businesses creating payment plans for buyers of their inventory, even without charging interest. Match the actual role and exemptions with the Department.

Is the six-year claim period a six-year bond term?

No. It is the statutory timing for the State's recovery claim or a suit naming the licensee, measured from the underlying act. Maintain the actual required coverage separately.

Must the company wait until renewal to replace an impaired bond?

No. Section361-A:4 requires a new bond when an action begins and immediately upon recovery. Confirm accepted replacement coverage with the Department.

Does a paperless NMLS license mean the bond filing is automatically electronic?

Not by itself. The programme establishes NMLS licensing and no paper licenses; obtain the accepted bond execution and delivery instructions separately.

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