Section 50126 Of Chapter 2. Licensing: Residential Mortgage Lender From California Financial Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Upon reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, the
commissioner may deny an application for any of the following
reasons:
(1) A false statement of a material fact has been made in the
application.
(2) Any officer, director, general partner, or person owning or
controlling, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the
outstanding interests or equity securities of the applicant has,
within the last 10 years, (A) been convicted of, or pleaded nolo
contendere to, a crime or (B) committed any act involving dishonesty,
fraud, or deceit, if the crime or act is substantially related to
the qualifications, functions, or duties of a person engaged in
business in accordance with this division.
(3) The applicant or any officer, director, general partner, or
person owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or
more of the outstanding interests or equity securities of the
applicant, has violated any provision of this division or the rules
thereunder or any similar regulatory scheme of the State of
California or a foreign jurisdiction.
(4) The applicant employs a mortgage loan originator who is not
licensed in this state, unless the mortgage loan originator is exempt
from licensure.
(b) The application shall be considered withdrawn within the
meaning of this section if the applicant fails to respond to a
written notification of a deficiency in the application within 90
days of the date of the notification.
(c) The commissioner shall, within 60 days from the filing of a
full and complete application for a license, including the receipt of
background and investigative reports from the Department of Justice
or other government agencies, and the payment of the fees required by
Section 50121, issue either a residential mortgage lender or
servicer license or a statement of issues prepared in accordance with
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of
Title 2 of the Government Code.