Section 50140 Of Chapter 3.5. Mortgage Loan Originators From California Financial Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 3.5.
50140
. (a) An applicant for a license as a mortgage loan originator
shall apply by submitting the uniform form prescribed for that
purpose by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The
commissioner may require the submission of additional information or
supporting documentation to the department.
(b) Section 461 of the Business and Professions Code shall not be
applicable to the Department of Business Oversight when using a
national uniform application adopted or approved for use by the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry in connection with
the SAFE Act.
(c) The commissioner shall, by rule, establish the timelines,
fees, and assessments applicable to applicants for original mortgage
loan originator licenses, license renewals, and license changes under
this division.
(d) The commissioner may, by rule, require mortgage loan
originator licensees to pay assessments through the Nationwide
Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
(e) In connection with an application for a license as a mortgage
loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry information
concerning the applicant's identity, including the following:
(1) Fingerprint images and related information, for purposes of
performing a federal, or both a state and federal, criminal history
background check.
(2) Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, including the
submission of authorization for the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing
System and Registry and the commissioner to obtain both of the
following:
(A) An independent credit report obtained from a consumer
reporting agency.
(B) Information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal
findings by any governmental jurisdiction.
(f) The commissioner may ask the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing
System and Registry to obtain state criminal history background check
information on applicants described in subdivision (a) using the
procedures set forth in subdivisions (g) and (h).
(g) If the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry
electronically submits fingerprint images and related information, as
required by the Department of Justice, for an applicant for a
mortgage loan originator license, for the purposes of obtaining
information as to the existence and content of a record of state
convictions and state arrests and to the existence and content of a
record of state arrests for which the Department of Justice
establishes that the person is free on bail or on his or her
recognizance pending trial or appeal, the Department of Justice shall
provide an electronic response to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing
System and Registry pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of
Section 11105 of the Penal Code, and shall provide the same
electronic response to the commissioner.
(h) The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may
request from the Department of Justice subsequent arrest notification
service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code,
for persons described in subdivision (a). The Department of Justice
shall provide the same electronic response to the commissioner.
(i) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to
cover the cost of processing the requests described in this section.