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28 years, 525,000+ filings, and a 99.995% on-time rate — figures Cornerstone publishes on its own site.
Cornerstone’s public site describes multi-state licensing, surety bonds, insurance, registered agent service, and Atlas tracking for financial-services firms. LicenseStore repeats that scope and the track-record figures below. It does not assign a service price.
Best for: Collection agencies, lenders, mortgage companies, money transmitters, crypto businesses operating in 3+ states.
Cornerstone provides a full compliance stack, not just licensing. Here's what's under one roof:
Licensing: Multi-state licensing for collection agencies, consumer and commercial lenders, mortgage lenders/brokers/servicers, money transmitters, cryptocurrency businesses, debt buyers, student loan servicers, and more. They handle initial applications and ongoing renewals.
Surety bonds: 10+ bond types through A-rated carriers, including NMLS electronic bonds, debt collector bonds, money transmitter bonds, and contractor bonds. In-house, not farmed out to a third party.
Business insurance: Through their "Covered by Cornerstone" program — general liability, cyber, E&O, D&O, workers' comp, and more.
Registered agent: All 50 states, with same-day document handling.
Background checks: FBI, state, fingerprint, and credit checks for officers and owners.
Business formation: LLC, corporation, and partnership setup plus foreign qualification filings.
Cornerstone uses a five-phase process they call "The Cornerstone Way":
1. Discover: An independent attorney assesses which licenses your business actually needs by state and activity type.
2. Prepare: A dedicated specialist assembles every application, reusing your information across states so you answer questions once.
3. Review: The same specialist reviews the complete package before submission. An independent licensing attorney provides secondary review when needed.
4. Approve: Cornerstone submits, tracks through regulatory queues, and provides status updates until the license is issued.
5. Renew: Their Atlas platform monitors renewal dates and files proactively to prevent lapses.
Single specialist from application to renewal — no handoffs
Everything under one roof: licensing, bonds, insurance, registered agent
Atlas platform provides real-time compliance tracking
99.995% on-time filing rate with 525K+ filing history
Deep financial services expertise
Service price is a quote. Cornerstone does not print a public price list for these licenses.
Strongest for financial services; less differentiated for non-financial licenses
No self-service portal for businesses that want to handle simple filings themselves
Ideal fit: Financial services companies (lending, collections, mortgage, money transmission, crypto) operating in multiple states that want one firm handling licensing, bonds, insurance, and compliance tracking.
Worth considering: Any business licensing in 5+ states that values having a single point of contact and automated renewal tracking.
DIY path: You can file with the agency or NMLS yourself and pay the cited government fees directly. That stack is on the DIY comparison.
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Last updated: August 2026. Track-record figures are the ones Cornerstone publishes on cornerstonelicensing.com. Editorial policy.