A company offering earned wage access services to South Carolina consumers — letting a worker draw against wages already earned before the regular payday — must register with the Department of Consumer Affairs and file a $30,000 surety bond under S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-830. Ours is $325 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only.
















A fixed special-deposit bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — a short credit consent, no financial statements.
Filings like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your earned wage access registration filing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Earned wage access lets a worker draw against wages already earned before the regular payday. Under the South Carolina Earned Wage Access Services Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-810 et seq., a provider may not offer earned wage access in South Carolina without registering with the Department of Consumer Affairs and filing a $30,000 surety bond under § 39-5-830(5), payable to the state for the benefit of a claimant against the provider.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the state (the obligee), with South Carolina consumers who use your service as the protected parties. If a licensed provider mishandles consumer funds or otherwise fails to meet its filing obligations, the state or an affected consumer can pursue a claim against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Keep the filing continuous — we track your term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
These are the actual issuing fields — a short credit consent, no financial statements.
Start the application →$325 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.