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Who is TSI, where does it work and what is it licensed to do?

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Short answerLast reviewed Nov 4, 2026

Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI) is a California corporation founded in 1970 and headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. It provides Accounts Receivable Management (ARM), Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), CXBPO and Loan Servicing (via UAS), and owns DebtNext, a TSI company. Its Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) ID is 950422.

Each fact below names where you can check it. These facts were last checked on Nov 2, 2026.

TSI at a glance

Fact Detail Where to check it
Legal name Transworld Systems Inc. State license disclosures on TSI's Know Your Rights page
Short name TSI. Other companies also use the initials TSI. This page covers Transworld Systems Inc. only
Legal form Privately held C corporation, incorporated in California on November 5, 1970 New York Attorney General Assurance No. 20-061 (2020); California Secretary of State business search
Headquarters 500 Virginia Drive, Suite 514, Fort Washington, PA 19034 TSI's privacy policy
NMLS ID 950422 NMLS Consumer Access
Locations 10 U.S. locations and more than 20 sites worldwide, in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Guatemala, the Philippines and India Where TSI works, below
Clients More than 20,000
Receivables managed More than $64 billion across 160 million accounts, across all of TSI's services
Federal work One of 5 private collection agencies for the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, since 2018
Collected for clients More than $1.5 billion in calendar 2025
Service lines Accounts Receivable Management (ARM), Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), CXBPO and Loan Servicing (via UAS). TSI also owns DebtNext, a TSI company The service pages linked below

Is Transworld Systems legit?

Yes. Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI) has collected for businesses since 1970. It provides Accounts Receivable Management (ARM), Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), CXBPO and Loan Servicing (via UAS), holds state licenses where its work requires them and lists its NMLS ID (950422) in public.

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Where TSI works

TSI's headquarters is at 500 Virginia Drive, Suite 514, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

TSI has 10 locations in the U.S. and more than 20 sites worldwide.

TSI's Canadian subsidiary, Transworld Systems Canada Inc., has offices in Toronto and Montreal. It is licensed and bonded in every Canadian province and territory.

TSI also has a nearshore site in Guatemala City and offshore sites in the Philippines (Pasig City, Quezon City and Pasay City) and India (Bangalore and Navi Mumbai). Client work goes to those sites only where the client's contract allows it. The trust center explains how data is handled there.

What TSI is licensed to do

Collection agency licensing is state by state, and some states don't license collectors at all. TSI is licensed or registered in every state that requires it and is authorized to collect in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

TSI's NMLS ID is 950422. For states that license through NMLS, you can look up TSI's licenses by that number on NMLS Consumer Access.

TSI's license and registration numbers, from its license matrix dated Nov 4, 2026:

State or city License or registration Type
Alaska COAA593; business license 215899 Collection agency license
Arizona 0007111; trade name 1050156 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Arkansas 3503 Collection agency license
California 10658-99 Debt collection license (NMLS, DFPI)
Colorado CAR-1000060 Collection agency license
Connecticut CCA-950422 Consumer collection agency license (NMLS)
Delaware 1992103107 Mercantile or collection agency license
District of Columbia 69005114 Basic business license
Florida CCA0900607 (consumer); COM0900057 (commercial) Collection agency licenses
Hawaii COLA-595 Collection agency license
Idaho CCA-3365 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Illinois 017.021895 Collection agency license
Indiana 950422 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Iowa Listed with the Attorney General Debt collector notification
Louisiana 36235514I Collection agency registration
Maine DCL5370; SVR13230 Debt collector license (NMLS); loan servicer
Maryland 950422 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Massachusetts DC0246 Debt collector license (NMLS)
Michigan 2401002278 Collection agency license
Minnesota 40134767 Collection agency branch license
Montana 950422 Consumer loan license (NMLS)
Nebraska 1257 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Nevada CA10087; business license NV19821002445 Collection agency license (NMLS)
New Jersey 15681 Collection agency bond registration
New Mexico CA01909 Collection agency license (NMLS)
North Carolina 119506125 Collection agency license
North Dakota CA103302 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Oregon 40029 Collection agency registration (NMLS)
Pennsylvania 52417 Collector-repossessor license
Puerto Rico SJ-18824-AC Collection agency license
Rhode Island 20092564DC Debt collector registration (NMLS)
Tennessee 1765 Collection service agency license
Texas 20180048; ADAD permit 100129 Third-party collector bond registration
Utah Consumer credit notification (NMLS) Notification
Washington 600169996-001-0013 In-state collection agency branch license
West Virginia 2216-8795 Collection agency business registration
Wisconsin 182-CA; Consumer Act registration 2T01107 Collection agency license (NMLS)
Wyoming CAB-858 Collection agency license (NMLS)
New York City 2012412-DCA Debt collection agency license
Buffalo, NY CAG15-10030523 Collection agency license
Yonkers, NY 9567 Debt collection agency license
Chicago, IL 2528191 Regulated business license, debt collector

No state collection license is required, or TSI is exempt, in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah (license), Vermont and Virginia. New York has no state-level license. Licensing for UAS and DebtNext, a TSI company, is separate.

States that require license numbers in consumer notices also list them on TSI's Know Your Rights page.

Public contracts you can check

E&I Cooperative Services, a purchasing cooperative, lists a competitively solicited debt collection services contract with TSI. The contract number is EI00321, it runs from July 18, 2023 to June 15, 2028, and it has one 5-year renewal remaining. E&I members in healthcare and higher education can use it.

What TSI does

Service line What it covers, in tsico.com's words Learn more
Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) First- and third-party collections, demand communications, legal recovery and portfolio management ARM
Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Extended business office (EBO), insurance claims denial services and patient pay debt recovery Healthcare RCM
CXBPO Customer care, process outsourcing and back-office support CXBPO
Loan Servicing (via UAS) First-party loan servicing and UAS-branded loan servicing, through TSI's subsidiary University Accounting Service, LLC
DebtNext, a TSI company Revenue recovery management software for creditors who manage agency and law firm networks. TSI acquired DebtNext in September 2025 DebtNext

Security and audits

TSI's security assessments, data locations and breach notice terms are on the trust center.

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