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| Disclosure law | None in force |
|---|---|
| Broker registration | None |
| State calling statute | Yes |
The quietest of the three calling states and still enough to break a standard cadence. Maryland’s ceiling is per subject matter rather than per number, which is a distinction that catches people out.
No disclosure law
Maryland is not one of the ten states requiring a standardised commercial financing disclosure. The full list is on the hub page.
Calling into Maryland
Maryland applies a three-calls-per-24-hours ceiling on calls concerning the same subject matter, alongside the federal TCPA. A business-to-business exemption exists but, as elsewhere, turns on the character of the call.
What changes for a broker
- The cap is on the same subject matter, so dialling from a second number about the same offer does not reset it.
- Three calls a day is compatible with a disciplined cadence and incompatible with a brute-force one. That is a genuine reason to prefer better leads over more dials here.
- Maryland is a useful test of whether your dialler enforces per-state rules at all, because if it cannot handle three-per-day it cannot handle Oklahoma either.
What Maryland files look like
Government contracting and the businesses supporting it, healthcare and biotech services around Baltimore, construction, restaurants, and a substantial marine and port economy. Government-adjacent files carry the same receivables-timing problem as Virginia’s.
Questions
Does Maryland regulate merchant cash advances?
Not through a commercial financing disclosure law — Maryland has not enacted one. Maryland has no commercial financing disclosure law, but limits calls on the same subject to three in a 24-hour period.
Do I need to register to broker MCAs in Maryland?
Maryland has no commercial-financing-specific registration or licence for brokers. General business licensing applies as it would to any company operating there.
Can I cold call businesses in Maryland?
Maryland applies a three-calls-per-24-hours ceiling on calls concerning the same subject matter, alongside the federal TCPA. A business-to-business exemption exists but, as elsewhere, turns on the character of the call.
Whichever state you are dialling, what protects you is the consent record rather than an assurance from a vendor. That is covered in the compliance guide.
Do you sell MCA leads in Maryland?
Yes. Every lead clears the same six minimums wherever the merchant is — $30K+ monthly revenue, $15K+ requested, six months trading, four months of statements available, U.S.-based, and mobile-verified by a 6-digit code. $60 per lead, in packs starting at 50. We can filter your leads by state, which is a real risk control in Maryland if you are concerned about the calling rules.