Section 50121 Of Chapter 2. Licensing: Residential Mortgage Lender From California Financial Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 2.
50121
. The commissioner shall issue a residential mortgage lender
license upon the satisfaction of all of the following:
(a) The filing with the commissioner of a complete and executed
application for licensure, which may, at the discretion of the
commissioner, include background and experience disclosures required
by any of the uniform application forms of the Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System and Registry.
(b) The payment of a nonrefundable investigation fee of one
hundred dollars ($100), plus the cost of fingerprint processing and
clearance, and an application filing fee of nine hundred dollars
($900).
(c) An investigation of the statements required by Section 50124
based upon which the commissioner is able to issue findings that the
financial responsibility, criminal records (verified by fingerprint,
at the discretion of the commissioner), experience, character, and
general fitness of the applicant and of the partners or members
thereof, if the applicant is a partnership or association, and of the
principal officers and directors thereof, if the license applicant
is a corporation, support a finding that the business will be
operated honestly, fairly, and in accordance with the requirements of
this division.