Licensed Debt Collection Agencies in New York City

Written by Steven Reynolds · NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection license data, NYC Open Data, queried October 12, 2026

New York City’s consumer protection agency lists 1,354 active debt collection agency licenses. The same dataset lists 430 expired and 367 surrendered licenses, and 1 revoked one.

Most licensed collectors are not based in the city. Only 124 of the active licenses list an address the dataset places in one of the five boroughs. The others list addresses elsewhere in New York State, in other states, or abroad; 150 are listed as outside the U.S.

The city requires a license from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to collect personal debts from New York City residents. The full list of active licenses is below and in the CSV. If a collector contacts you and you live in the city, you can look it up here or on the DCWP site.

Licenses by status

Active debt collection agency licenses

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