Indiana exempt company registration bonds.
$600 flat.
A company that is exempt from Indiana lender or broker licensing, such as a third-party loan processor, but that employs or sponsors licensed mortgage loan originators still registers with the Department of Financial Institutions through NMLS, and the registration takes a $100,000 bond covering those MLOs. Ours is $600 flat.
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How much does an Indiana exempt company registration bond cost?
$600 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Exempt company registration bonds are among the simplest filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $600 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File through NMLS
Indiana exempt company bonds are filed through NMLS for the DFI's review. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to your registration — wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Some companies in the Indiana mortgage pipeline — including third-party loan processors — are exempt from the state's lender and broker licensing. But under IC 24-4.5-3-503.3 (recodified into Title 37 by SB 169, effective July 1, 2026) and the parallel first-lien provision, an exempt person that employs or sponsors a licensed mortgage loan originator must still maintain a surety bond, and the Department of Financial Institutions registers those companies through NMLS with a $100,000 bond on file.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the DFI as obligee — for the benefit of the state and of Indiana residents who receive financial services. The bond provides coverage for the exempt company and for each licensed MLO it employs or sponsors, so your processors' originator licenses stay backed by one filing.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. If the bond is terminated or drawn down by claims, the statute requires notice to the department and a replacement filing, so the bond has to stay continuously in force; we track the term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $100,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 through NMLS. Indiana exempt company bonds are filed through NMLS for the DFI's review. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to attach to your registration — wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $600 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
Start the application →Common questions.
Indiana mortgage license bonds.
We write 5 mortgage license bonds in Indiana. Each license has its own bond, amount and price; pick the one your license calls for.
| License bond | Required by | Bond amount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Broker Bond ($60,000) | IC 23-2.5-4-12 | $60,000 | $360 |
| Exempt Company Registration Bond — CUSO ($100,000) | IC 24-4.4-2-402.3 | $100,000 | $600 |
| Exempt Company Registration Bond ($100,000) (this page) | IC 24-4.5-3-503.3 | $100,000 | $600 |
| Mortgage Lender Bond ($100,000) | IC 24-4.4-2-402.3 | $100,000 | $600 |
| Small Loan Lender Bond | IC 24-4.5-7-413 | Varies | From $100 |
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Finish your exempt company registration today.
$600 flat, issued the moment you pay, no credit check. Free until issued.