Registration Under the Wisconsin Consumer Act
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None at this time.
- Bureau of Consumer Affairs
- Customer Service: (800) 452-3328
- Fax: (608) 267-0479
- Bureau of Consumer Affairs
- Department of Financial Institutions
- 4822 Madison Yards Way, North Tower
- PO Box 8041
- Madison WI 53708-8041
Who Must File
Any business that makes, purchases or solicits consumer
credit transactions or directly collects payments from,
or enforces rights against, customers arising from such transactions,
wherever made, is subject to the registration filing statutes set forth
at
sec. 426.201, Wis. Stats. (PDF: external
link). You must file a registration and submit a $25 fee within
30 days of commencing business in Wisconsin. Future filing is required
annually only if your outstanding balance of all consumer credit transactions
as of December 31 is over $250,000. Businesses solely
honoring credit cards issued by a third party not related to the business
are not required to file. Annual registrations are due each February
28 for the previous calendar year.