S.C. Code Ann. § 40-58-40
No person or organization may offer or agree to offer loan brokerage services in this State without first depositing and continuously maintaining the amount of ten thousand dollars in cash or securities approved by the administrator or a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars executed by a surety company authorized by the laws of this State to transact business within this State. The bond must be executed to the State of South Carolina and must be for the use of the State and for any consumers who may have a cause of action against the loan broker.