States / Tennessee
TN · South
Collection services file with a dedicated board under Commerce and Insurance; other financial licenses file with TDFI.
Mortgage, consumer lending, and money transmission licensing
Official site →Who needs the license and which desk takes the filing. No fee table — confirm costs with the agency or a filer.
State license generally required
Collection Service License
Tennessee Collection Service Board
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Industrial loan and thrift / flex-loan license (confirm category)
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Money transmitter / money-services license
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Who needs it, where to file →State license generally required
Mortgage lender, broker, and/or servicer license
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Who needs it, where to file →Insurance producer and adjuster licenses usually file with the Tennessee 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.