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 Collection Agency Licensing Requirements:

The licensing of a consumer collection agency is governed under Section 36a-800, et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes.  Any person desiring to act within the State of Connecticut as a consumer collection agency must make a written application to the commissioner of the Department of Banking for such license in such form as the commissioner prescribes. The application shall be accompanied by (A) a financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant or a public accountant, the accuracy of which is sworn to under oath before a notary public by the proprietor, a general partner or a corporate officer duly authorized to execute such documents, (B) a license fee of four hundred dollars and (C) an investigation fee of one hundred dollars.  A bond in the penal sum of $5,000.00 is also required.  Detailed information and the required application and other forms may be obtained from:
State of Connecticut
Department of Banking
Consumer Credit Division
260 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel:  (860) 240-8200 or toll-free 1-800-831-7225 Fax: (860) 240-8178

Consumer Credit Division

 Consumer Credit Division Also Regulates Creditors

Chapter 669, Part I - Creditors' Collection Practices

Comprehensively regulates the collection practices of creditors in the same way that the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regulates the collection practices of collection agencies.
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