$200.00 is the California Financing Law, application fee in California, cited to the California Legislature. The receipt lists every other cited line, and Cornerstone Licensing quotes the service charge separately.
Cornerstone Licensing quotes the service charge. Continuing opens the Cornerstone quote form on cornerstonelicensing.com.
2 numeric cited lines.
Each government line is one fee this file can cite. The numbered marker opens its source. The lines are separate components, and the green stub is the Cornerstone Licensing service quote.
The regulator named on this page publishes whether California requires the license for a given activity.
| Published fee | When it applies | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMLS company initial set-up / application processing per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned company license filed through NMLS (Form MU1). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $120.00 |
| NMLS company annual processing per agency / per license | Each annual renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $120.00 |
| NMLS branch initial set-up / application processing per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned branch license filed through NMLS (Form MU3). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $25.00 |
| NMLS branch annual processing per agency / per license | Each annual branch renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $25.00 |
| NMLS individual initial set-up / application processing per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned individual license filed through NMLS (Form MU4). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $35.00 |
| NMLS individual annual processing per agency / per license | Each annual individual renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $35.00 |
| NMLS criminal background check per request | Livescan or print-card capture. Charged once per filing regardless of how many licenses are in that filing. Print cards add a $10 card packet fee. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $36.25 |
| NMLS credit report per request | Charged when NMLS does not already have a credit report less than 30 days old. Single charge per filing. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | $15.00 |
| NMLS credit-card service fee per card transaction | Visa or Mastercard payments through NMLS. ACH has no added service fee. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) | 2.5% of the card charge |
Confirm the current license name, NMLS participation, and any unpublished state fee on the NMLS License Requirements and Fees Chart.
Filing yourself removes the service charge. The government fees stay the same. DIY or a service
The other license families in California each have their own cited receipt.
Choose another state to open its cited receipt for this license family.
Cornerstone Licensing quotes the service charge for this filing. The table records published price-list status, scope, and track record.
| Path | Public price list for these licenses | Published scope | Published figures | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIY | No service fee. You pay government and NMLS fees directly. | You file with the state agency or NMLS yourself. | Not a vendor. | Read the DIY stack |
| LegalZoom | Publishes formation and some general-business prices. No public price list for ARM, lending, money-transmitter, or mortgage company licenses. | Public site focuses on entity formation, trademarks, and general legal documents. | Public company. See investor materials for corporate history. | See the full table |
| Harbor Compliance | No public per-state price list for these four financial-license families. | Public site markets multi-state licensing and registered-agent services. | Not restated here. Use the provider’s own published figures. | See the full table |
| Cornerstone Licensing | No public price list. Quote only. | Public site lists multi-state licensing, surety bonds, insurance, registered agent, and Atlas tracking for financial-services firms. | 28 years, 525,000+ filings, 99.995% on-time filing rate, as published on cornerstonelicensing.com. | Get a quote |
Service-dollar ranges are omitted on purpose. If a firm does not publish a price, LicenseStore will not invent one. See sources.
LicenseStore.com prices the government fees. Cornerstone Licensing quotes the service charge for ARM, lending, money transmitter and mortgage licenses.