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The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) recently reminded real estate licensees with a mortgage loan origination (MLO) endorsement of their fiduciary duty to borrowers. ...more
Recently, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions adopted regulations implementing amendments to the Consumer Loan Act and the Mortgage Broker Practices Act. ...more
Well, summer is more than half over, and although the initial pandemic has nearly run its course, a new COVID variant appears to be on the rise. Before we hunker down and mask up to fight off this stronger DELTA version of...more
In response to the many disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic many states have made accommodations for certain licensing requirements across various industries. Last month, in our blog post “Relief from Branch Office...more
Last year, when COVID-19 first hit the country nationwide, many state regulators were quick to act, and temporarily allowed licensed companies and their licensed mortgage loan originators (“MLOs”) to originate residential...more
• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill A-4997 into law on April 29, 2019, dramatically expanding the state's regulation of residential mortgage servicers. • The law requires nonbank finance companies that...more
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services published its annual licensing fees under the Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act as follows...more
Texas has adopted provisions that specify the criminal history information collected by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) and outline factors the OCCC will consider when reviewing criminal history information....more
The NMLS is launching its “Your License is Your Business” renewal campaign to encourage non-depository entities and mortgage loan originators (MLOs) licensed through the NMLS to submit their annual renewal requests early....more
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Connecticut are the latest states to announce that they will be adopting the National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with Uniform State Content. The New York Department of Financial...more
New Mexico is the latest state to announce that it will be adopting the new National SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) Test with a Uniform State Test (UST). The New Mexico Financial Institutions Division will adopt the test...more
In This Issue: - MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, Borrower Can Challenge Assignment of Mortgage, First Circuit Rules - Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Arizona Mortgage Class Action Alleging...more
In 2013, three New England states will no longer require the state-specific test component for licensing mortgage loan originators (MLOs) due to the implementation of the new National SAFE MLO Test with a uniform state...more