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South Carolina license filings

South Carolina splits mortgage, consumer-credit, and collection enforcement. There is no statewide collection-agency license.

Agencies in South Carolina

South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions

Mortgage and some non-depository licenses

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South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs

Consumer-credit licensing

Official site →

South Carolina Attorney General

Consumer-protection enforcement for collectors; no state collection license

Official site →

Core licenses in South Carolina

Who needs the license and which desk takes the filing. No fee table — confirm costs with the agency or a filer.

Adjacent filings

Insurance producer and adjuster licenses usually file with the South Carolina 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.