States / Iowa
IA · Midwest
Confirm the exact collection filing desk with the Attorney General or Insurance Division before treating Iowa as a licensed or unlicensed collection state for your model.
Who needs the license and which desk takes the filing. No fee table — confirm costs with the agency or a filer.
Confirm with the agency
Confirm collection authority with the state
Iowa Attorney General
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Regulated loan license
Iowa Division of Banking
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Money transmitter / money-services license
Iowa Division of Banking
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Mortgage lender, broker, and/or servicer license
Iowa Division of Banking
Who needs it, where to file →Insurance producer and adjuster licenses usually file with the Iowa department of insurance (often through NIPR). Contractor licenses, if the state has them, file with the contractor board or a city or county. Charitable solicitation registration, where it exists, files with the attorney general or secretary of state. See the insurance, contractor, and charity overviews.
Also useful: How NMLS works and multi-state licensing.
Agency names and filing paths are public facts from state regulator sites, the NMLS / CSBS agency directory, and published statutes. License categories and exemptions change. Confirm the current checklist on the official site before you apply. This is not legal advice and not a fee schedule.