Delaware debt management services bonds, corporate or LLC.
From $250.
A corporation or LLC providing debt-management services to Delaware residents is licensed by the Delaware Attorney General, and 6 Del. C. § 2413A requires every applicant to file a surety bond of at least $50,000, which the Attorney General can raise. Our premium is 0.5% of the bond amount.
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How much does a Delaware debt management services bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $250 at the $50,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Attorney General. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount your license requires, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
Pay & e-sign
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount — your exact price appears before you pay, and the executed bond and power of attorney generate the moment you do.
File with the Attorney General
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your debt-management services license application at the Delaware Department of Justice. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Delaware regulates credit counseling, debt settlement, and other debt-management services under the Uniform Debt-Management Services Act, 6 Del. C. Chapter 24A, administered by the Attorney General. Section 2413A requires every applicant to file a surety bond of at least $50,000, and the Attorney General may increase that amount based on the value of the provider's business in Delaware and the value of its trust accounts.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Delaware (the obligee). The bond runs to the State for the benefit of the Attorney General and of consumers injured by any wrongful act, omission, default, fraud, or misrepresentation by a licensed provider in the course of its licensed activity.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay on file for as long as you hold the license; we track the term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out. This entry is written for corporations and LLCs — individuals and partnerships use the companion bond below.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Attorney General. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your debt-management services license application at the Delaware Department of Justice. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, your bond amount, an effective date, and a term. That is the application.
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0.5% of the bond amount, issued the moment you pay. Free until issued.