ND franchisor bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
When a franchisor registers a franchise in North Dakota, the Securities Department can condition approval on a surety bond if the company is thinly capitalized. The examiner sets the amount — enter that figure and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Your franchise registration is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your business details, your state of incorporation, the bond amount the examiner set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the entire application.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the Securities Department
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your franchise registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the examiner set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the franchisor bond actually covers
North Dakota regulates the offer and sale of franchises under the Franchise Investment Law (N.D.C.C. ch. 51-19), administered by the Securities Department. A franchisor must register before offering franchises to North Dakota residents, and the examiner reviews the franchisor's financial condition as part of that review.
When the examiner finds a franchisor is undercapitalized — without enough net worth to cover the initial obligations it owes new franchisees — registration can be conditioned on the franchisor either deferring receipt of initial franchise fees or posting a surety bond. The bond is a capital cushion that protects franchisees.
The bond guarantees the franchisor will perform its obligations and honor the promises in its franchise agreements and disclosure documents. If a franchisor fails — for example, by not delivering the agreed pre-opening support a franchisee paid for — the harmed franchisee can recover against the bond. The amount is set by the examiner; enter that figure and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including your state of incorporation and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the examiner set and file within 1–2 business days.