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Electronic Surety Bonds (ESB)
Chapter IX explains electronic surety bonds and guides surety companies through creating their NMLS accounts and creating bonds for their licensees.
Chapter IX—NMLS Electronic Surety Bond (ESB)
Many state laws or regulations require financial services licensees to obtain a surety bond as a condition of licensure.
Bond Creation
The bond form is created by the Regulator. This form is then rendered in NMLS and any NMLS licensee specific information required by the Regulator is then prompted to be provided.

Electronic Surety Bonds (ESB)
Chapter IX explains electronic surety bonds and guides surety companies through creating their NMLS accounts and creating bonds for their licensees.
- Chapter IX—NMLS Electronic Surety Bond (ESB)
  Many state laws or regulations require financial services licensees to obtain a surety bond as a condition of licensure.
  - Resources
    Terms,definitions, and instructions for Electronic Surety Bonds can be found on the NMLS Resource Center Electronic Surety Bonds page.
  - Bond Creation
    The bond form is created by the Regulator. This form is then rendered in NMLS and any NMLS licensee specific information required by the Regulator is then prompted to be provided.
  - Surety Company Account Creation Process Flow
    Flow chart diagramming the process of creating an NMLS account for a Surety Company.
  - Completing the Surety Company Limited Account Request
  - Completing the Surety Company Full Entity Request
    To complete the surety company account request, the Primary Company Contact will need to log in to NMLS and complete the Surety Company Full Entity Request.
  - Completing the Surety Bond Producer Account Request Form
  - Create a New Bond
    How to use the Surety Bond Management screen in NMLS as a surety bond company to create bonds for licensees.

Bond Creation

The bond form is created by the Regulator. This form is then rendered in NMLS and any NMLS licensee specific information required by the Regulator is then prompted to be provided.

The process of providing bond specific information in NMLS is known as the bond creation process. The bond can be created (using the existing form rendered in NMLS) by either a surety bond producer or a surety company. Once the bond is created, it can then be signed electronically in NMLS and then be sent through the System to the NMLS licensee to be counter-sign

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