Washington State Collection Agency Bond

Washington Collection Agency Bond & Out of State Collection Agency Bond

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Washington State Collection Agency

Collection agencies which conduct business in Washington state (i.e., by pursuing those who have real or alleged debts and who reside in the state) are regulated by the Washington State Department of Licensing.

According to Washington state law, one of the definitions of a collection agency is, in part, “Any person directly or indirectly engaged in soliciting claims for collection, or collecting or attempting to collect claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another person…”

While Washington has state laws which govern collection agencies, all collection agencies doing business in Washington must abide by both state and federal law.  The latter is found under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA).

Starting a Collection Agency in Washington State:

Persons wishing to start a collection agency in the state must do the following:

• Have a trust account;
• Have an office in Washington State, which is managed by someone who is a state resident;
• Demonstrate that the business has equity or worth of $7,500 in cash, or more, deposited in a bank account for use in the business;
• Have a business with demonstrable net worth of at least $7,500;
• Demonstrate liabilities and assets in 1 of the 3 months prior to applying for the business license in Washington State.

Businesses which conduct collection agency activities in Washington State but have no offices in the state may apply for an “Out-of State Collection Agency endorsement”.

For out of state businesses to qualify, they must not have any clients (on behalf of whom they are collecting debt) in Washington state.

All offices must be outside the Washington State.

All debtors who are in Washington State must owe (or be alleged to owe) persons who are outside of Washington State.

Washington State Collection Agency Bond:

In order to be licensed to conduct a collection agency in Washington State, a surety bond must be posted in the amount of $5,000.

This $5,000 surety bond amount is for both Washington-based collection agencies and collection agencies with the out of state endorsement.

The exception is that if a collection agency with an out of state endorsement has a surety bond in their own state, they are not required to purchase a Washington State collection agency bond; otherwise they are required to do so.

Annual Renewal

Washington State collection agency bonds renew on an annual basis on January 1^st.

Getting a Washington State Collection Agency Bond:

Both the Washington State collection agency bond and Washington out of state collection agency $5,000 surety bond are very easy to qualify for.

These surety bonds are “instant issue” bonds with AmeriPro Surety Bonds.

That means that there is no formal underwriting, and, perhaps, ironically, there is no credit check involved.

Cost of a $5000 Washington State Collection Agency Bond

The annual premium of a Washington State collection agency bond is only $100.

Merely complete the application (or call us) and pay the premium due, and this surety bond is issued to you immediately for filing with the Washington Licensing Department.

AmeriPro Surety Bonds:  844-589-9732

AmeriPro Surety Bonds provides bonds in Washington state for court, license & permit, contractor, and fiduciary bonds.  We also provide bonds in all 50 states.

Call us today and we will get your collection bond issued to you in moments!