Licenses / Collection / ARM
Accounts receivable management and third-party collection
Collection / ARM timelines
State collection-agency and related ARM licenses. This site tracks how long a filed application sits with the regulator — not whether you need the license.
What we can say nationally
Confirm the current license name and documents in the NMLS Checklist Compiler. NMLS is a filing channel for many company licenses in this family (debt / collection company licenses, where a state manages them on NMLS). It is not a published typical wait.
Some states have no statewide collection-agency license. If no application is filed, there is no state processing queue. This page does not decide whether you need a license. For who-must-file questions, use Licensing Made Simple.
All 50 states
| State | Typical processing time | Cited clock |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Alaska | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Arizona | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Arkansas | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| California | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Colorado | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Connecticut | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Delaware | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Florida | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Georgia | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Hawaii | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Idaho | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Illinois | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Indiana | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Iowa | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Kansas | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Kentucky | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Louisiana | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Maine | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Maryland | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Massachusetts | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Michigan | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Minnesota | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Mississippi | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Missouri | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Montana | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Nebraska | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Nevada | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| New Hampshire | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| New Jersey | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| New Mexico | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| New York | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| North Carolina | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| North Dakota | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Ohio | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Oklahoma | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Oregon | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Pennsylvania | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Rhode Island | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| South Carolina | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| South Dakota | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Tennessee | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Texas | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Utah | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Vermont | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Virginia | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Washington | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| West Virginia | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Wisconsin | Typical range unknown | None cited |
| Wyoming | Typical range unknown | None cited |