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Minnesota Commerce, — Debt Management and Debt Settlement sectionsmn.gov ↗Minnesota eLicense, — Debt Settlement Provider listingmn.gov ↗Minnesota eLicense, — Debt Management listingmn.gov ↗Minnesota eLicense, Debt Management Services Provider Company License / Branch Licensemn.gov ↗Commerce —mn.gov ↗CFPB final rule, 85 FR 76734 —www.federalregister.gov ↗

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Minnesota: the debt research

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17 saved components261 captured tables
DATA, COMPARISONS & EXAMPLES

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Minnesota: four accreditation changes and the application conditions that remain

The saved before/after and DMP-versus-settlement tables show accreditation proof deleted while sworn applications, background disclosures, standard agreements and residual information authority remain. The specified changes took effect August 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. in the bounded existing review.

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Minnesota’s DMP and settlement price structures are not interchangeable

The saved research separates alternative 15%-of-debt or 30%-of-provider-negotiated-savings settlement ceilings from the DMP’s $50 origination ceiling, reasonable monthly min(15% of payment, $75), and periodic-retention limits.

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modelsaved formulasaved examplecondition
Settlement: debt method15% of aggregate debt ceiling$20,000 × 15% = $3,000Disclosed election; lawful performance/timing and other requirements separate
Settlement: savings method30% of provider-negotiated savings ceiling($20,000 − $12,000) × 30% = $2,400Exclude concessions not negotiated by provider; partial-plan/performance issues held
DMP: monthly maintenanceReasonable amount ≤ min(15% × monthly payment, $75)$300 payment → $45; $800 payment → $75Reasonableness, periodic retention, actual terms, timing and services separate
DMP: origination$50 separate statutory ceilingNot added to $45 as a permitted $95 deduction from the $300 periodic paymentLater P6 joint-retention reading and separate-fee-only earning/classification holds govern
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Minnesota’s exemption comparison requires more than a professional title

The five-row saved comparison follows the exact clauses-(2)–(12) incorporation, the separate settlement-attorney test and enrolled-agent-firm contract, responsibility and authorization conditions.

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IN THE EVIDENCE

Selected recorded findings

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S_MN-P2-C002 · captured 2026-10-26

Article 1, §60 deletes both settlement accreditation proof and the alternative no-credit-counseling affidavit, and renumbers the residual clause from (8) to (7).

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S001, lines 1647-1674. Revisor's Office

Source links: www.revisor.mn.gov

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S_MNpass-01

SMN — Minnesota Debt Settlement and Debt Management

Inside: A. Substantive findings · 1. Minnesota regulates settlement and debt management separately · 2. Minnesota is a registration state for covered debt settlement services

6 tables20 claim records11 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-25
S_MNpass-02

SMN — Minnesota

Inside: 2026 registration amendments, effective date, and incorporated exemptions · Focused disposition · 1. Replacement for PASS-01 section 4 currentness discussion

8 tables18 claim records13 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-26
S_MNpass-03

Minnesota: correction of PASS-02 research and access dates

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1 tables0 claim records0 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-26
S_MNpass-04

SMN — Minnesota

Inside: Current public registration materials, transition evidence, and status-verification procedure · Focused disposition · 1. Current public application, checklist, and registration instructions

11 tables22 claim records14 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-26
S_MNpass-05

SMN Minnesota settlement-fee performance and partial-plan savings

Inside: 1. Principal findings · A1. Currentness and material effective dates · A2. Minnesota’s performance question

15 tables44 claim records18 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-06

SMN Minnesota DMP fees, initial-payment allocation, and necessary funds ledger

Inside: A. Answers to the central questions · A1. Can origination and maintenance both be taken from an initial payment? · A2. What remains unresolved about a separately paid origination fee?

17 tables45 claim records17 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-07

SMN Minnesota lead generation, referrals, compensation, and provider boundaries

Inside: A1. Four questions must be answered separately · A2. Lead generation is distinct from providing the service—but not necessarily unregulated · Actor/activity/required-step matrix

12 tables44 claim records25 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-08

SMN Credit-repair representations, Minnesota CSOs, CROA, and the TSR

Inside: A. Principal conclusions · A1. Three regimes—not one interchangeable “debt relief” rule · A2. A material Minnesota amendment must be applied

20 tables58 claim records31 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-09

SMN Custody, account controls, records, reconciliation, and security

Inside: B2. Ownership and account control: what is established · Bank-documentation gap · C1. DMP and settlement controls are not interchangeable

18 tables60 claim records36 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-10

SMN Collection-agency, debt-buyer, and individual-collector credentials

Inside: A. Findings that control this gateway · 1. Minnesota’s collection definition is not the FDCPA definition · 2. Entity approval and individual registration have different starting rules

17 tables64 claim records47 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-11

SMN Ordinary consumer collection communications, validation, and disputes

Inside: A. Conclusions that must remain separate · Necessary 2026 exclusion overlay · Principal-purpose buyers and knowledge

25 tables65 claim records48 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-12

SMN Earnings garnishment, wage exemptions, and the claim–objection–hearing process

Inside: A1. Minnesota no longer has a universally applicable flat 25% ordinary-wage formula · A2. Percentage protection is automatic; a benefit-based claim is a different question · A3. Garnishment, sheriff’s levy, and attorney’s execution are different procedures

21 tables65 claim records47 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-13

SMN Bank-account and non-earnings garnishment, exemptions, tracing, and release

Inside: A1. There are three materially different routes · A2. Automatic federal protection is not the entire exemption determination · A3. Minnesota expressly requires FIFO for specified deposited exemptions

25 tables68 claim records53 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-14

SMN Earnings remittance, retention, exemption claims, and form harmonization

Inside: A. Focused findings · A1. The 90-day remittance instruction is enacted law, not merely informal guidance · A2. The six-business-day creditor rule is not a six-business-day employer-release rule

16 tables64 claim records44 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-15

SMN Consumer contract and account-debt limitations, accrual, choice of law, and revival

Inside: A1. The consumer rule is broader than a debt-buyer restriction · A2. Six years is not a universal classification rule for every transaction · A3. A missed installment is not automatically acceleration of every future installment

18 tables64 claim records50 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-16

SMN Bounded correction supplement to

Inside: A. Verified statutory correction · A1. What §571.79(h) requires · A2. Necessary surrounding discharge provisions

9 tables18 claim records9 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27
S_MNpass-17

SMN Minnesota consumer money-debt court gateway

Inside: A1. District and conciliation court are not interchangeable · The $4,000 category is narrower than “consumer debt” · A2. Venue and jurisdiction are separate

22 tables80 claim records54 source recordsCorrections to readCaptured 2026-10-27
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