WAC 208-620-320   What is the amount of the bond required for my consumer loan license?  (1) Loans not secured by real estate. For licensees making loans not secured by real property, the penal sum of the bond is one hundred thousand dollars for each office up to five locations. For each additional branch office over five, the amount of the bond must be increased by ten thousand dollars.

     (2) Loans secured by real estate. For a licensee making loans secured by real property, the penal sum of the bond is four hundred thousand dollars for the first five locations. For each additional branch office over five, the amount of the bond must be increased by ten thousand dollars, up to a maximum bond amount of seven hundred thousand dollars. For example:


Number of Offices Penal Sum of Bond - Licensee making non real estate loans Penal Sum of Bond - Licensee making real estate loans
1 $100,000 $400,000
2 $200,000 $400,000
3 $300,000 $400,000
4 $400,000 $400,000
5 $500,000 $400,000
6 $510,000 $410,000
7 $520,000 $420,000
8 $530,000 $430,000
9 $540,000 $440,000
10 $550,000 $450,000




[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.320.040. 08-15-125, § 208-620-320, filed 7/22/08, effective 8/22/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 31.04.165, 31.04.015, 31.04.045, 31.04.075, 31.04.085, 31.04.093, 31.04.102, 31.04.115, 31.04.145, 31.04.155, and 31.04.175. 06-04-053, § 208-620-320, filed 1/27/06, effective 2/27/06.]