On May 2, 2022, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 470, which amends provisions of Georgia’s banking laws relating to the denial or revocation of a mortgage license or registration due to certain felony convictions. SB 470...more
Michigan has joined a number of states that have amended its statutes to grant certain individuals temporary authority to act as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending, in conformity with the...more
Wisconsin is the latest state to pass legislation amending its statutes to add provisions addressing temporary authority to operate as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending pursuant to the federal...more
Washington State has enacted legislation amending its regulations to permit temporary authority to operate as a mortgage loan originator...more
The CFPB recently published SAFE Act FAQs addressing temporary authority. The CFPB identifies the following categories of loan originators under the SAFE Act, as amended by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and...more
Both Virginia and Utah have enacted legislation to permit temporary authority to operate as a mortgage loan originator in their respective states pursuant to the SAFE Act....more
FAQs re: the amendment of the SAFE Act (pursuant to The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act – S. 2155)....more
On August 16, Florida announced via the National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) Resource Center that it was adopting the Uniform State Test (UST) for mortgage loan originators. With this announcement, the Florida Office of...more
The House Financial Services Committee unanimously approved a bill that would enable registered mortgage loan originators to move from a depository mortgage lender to a state-licensed mortgage lender almost immediately. This...more
Michigan has updated its mortgage loan originator (MLO) licensing provisions to expressly exempt from licensure certain individuals involved in loss mitigation and modification services. The revision makes Michigan law...more
The State Regulatory Registry LLC, through NMLS, recently published a proposal to create a uniform time frame for the expiration of pre-licensure education (PE) for state licensed Mortgage Loan Originators (MLO). The comment...more
Last month, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Senate Bill 118, creating a transitional mortgage loan originator (MLO) license. Specifically, the law authorizes Virginia's State Corporate Commission to issue a...more