States / Pennsylvania
PA · Northeast
Pennsylvania licenses lenders and money transmitters through DOBS. It does not run a typical standalone collection-agency license; collectors still face state and federal conduct rules.
Mortgage, consumer lending, and money transmission licensing
Official site →Fair Credit Extension Uniformity Act enforcement for collectors
Official site →Who needs the license and which desk takes the filing. No fee table — confirm costs with the agency or a filer.
No statewide license of this type
No standalone statewide collection-agency license
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Consumer-discount / installment-seller / other DOBS authority
Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Money transmitter / money-services license
Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Mortgage lender, broker, and/or servicer license
Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities
Who needs it, where to file →Insurance producer and adjuster licenses usually file with the Pennsylvania 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.