MD · Mortgage
Cited government and NMLS processing fees for mortgage banker, broker, and servicer company licenses in Maryland.
LicenseStore compares costs. It does not tell you whether Maryland requires this license for your facts, and it does not estimate how long a filing takes.
Confirm the current license name, NMLS participation, and any unpublished state fee on the NMLS License Requirements and Fees Chart.
Maryland does not have a sourced Mortgage application amount in our file. We will not invent one. Use the NMLS chart or the agency schedule linked above.
| Published fee | Amount | When it applies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMLS company initial set-up / application processing | $120.00 per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned company license filed through NMLS (Form MU1). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS company annual processing | $120.00 per agency / per license | Each annual renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS branch initial set-up / application processing | $25.00 per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned branch license filed through NMLS (Form MU3). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS branch annual processing | $25.00 per agency / per license | Each annual branch renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS individual initial set-up / application processing | $35.00 per agency / per license | Each new or transitioned individual license filed through NMLS (Form MU4). | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS individual annual processing | $35.00 per agency / per license | Each annual individual renewal request filed through NMLS. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| NMLS criminal background check | $36.25 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) |
| NMLS credit report | $15.00 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) |
| NMLS credit-card service fee | 2.5% of the card charge per card transaction | Visa or Mastercard payments through NMLS. ACH has no added service fee. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
| SAFE MLO National Test component | $110.00 per exam | NMLS-published testing fee for the national component. State-content or retake rules are on the NMLS test page. | Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (CSBS / SRR) |
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| Published fact | DIY | LegalZoom | Harbor Compliance | Cornerstone Licensing Quote CTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public price list for these licenses | No service fee. You pay government and NMLS fees directly. | Publishes formation and some general-business prices. No public price list for ARM, lending, money-transmitter, or mortgage company licenses. | No public per-state price list for these four financial-license families. | No public price list. Quote only. |
| Published scope | You file with the state agency or NMLS yourself. | Public site focuses on entity formation, trademarks, and general legal documents. | Public site markets multi-state licensing and registered-agent services. | Public site lists multi-state licensing, surety bonds, insurance, registered agent, and Atlas tracking for financial-services firms. |
| Published track record we will repeat | Not a vendor. | Public company. See investor materials for corporate history. | Not restated here. Use the provider’s own published figures. | 28 years, 525,000+ filings, 99.995% on-time filing rate — published on cornerstonelicensing.com. |
| No vendor site | No vendor site | No vendor site | cornerstonelicensing.com → |
Service-dollar ranges are omitted on purpose. If a firm does not publish a price, LicenseStore will not invent one. See sources.