Maine mortgage loan originator bonds.
$300 flat.
Maine licenses mortgage loan originators through NMLS, and 9-A M.R.S. §13-113 requires an MLO who is not covered by an employer's bond to maintain a surety bond. This filing carries a $50,000 penal sum in favor of the State, on file with the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. Ours is $300 flat.
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How much does a Maine mortgage loan originator bond cost?
$300 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
MLO license bonds are among the simplest filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $300 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File through NMLS
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to satisfy the surety-bond requirement on your NMLS record with the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Maine adopted the SAFE Act framework in Article 13 of its Consumer Credit Code, and the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection licenses mortgage loan originators through NMLS. Under 9-A M.R.S. §13-113, each licensed MLO must be covered by a surety bond — either the originator's own bond or an employing supervised lender's or mortgage loan broker's bond — with the penal sum maintained at the amount the Bureau's rules establish. This filing is the $50,000 individual bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maine (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with Article 13 — the licensing, conduct, and disclosure rules that protect Maine borrowers — and a consumer harmed by a violation can look to the bond for recovery.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety, and §13-113 requires a licensee to file a new bond immediately after any successful claim. The bond has to stay continuously on file with your license; 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 $50,000 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. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to satisfy the surety-bond requirement on your NMLS record with the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $300 at the $50,000 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 — your details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
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Maine mortgage license bonds.
We write 2 mortgage license bonds in Maine. 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 ($25,000) | 9-A M.R.S. §10-202 | $25,000 | $150 |
| Mortgage Loan Originator Bond ($50,000) (this page) | 9-A M.R.S. §13-113 | $50,000 | $300 |
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$300 flat, issued the moment you pay, no credit check. Free until issued.