Connecticut General Statutes 36a-671e – Requirements re mortgage loan originator license
(a) No person licensed to engage or offer to engage in debt negotiation or exempt from such licensure shall permit any individual to engage or offer to engage in debt negotiation of a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a mortgagor for compensation or gain or with the expectation of compensation or gain unless such individual is licensed as a mortgage loan originator under § 36a-489 or exempt from such licensure under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of § 36a-486.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-671e
- Licensee: means any person who is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this title. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Loan: includes any line of credit or other extension of credit. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
- Person: means an individual, company, including a company described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (11) of this section, or any other legal entity, including a federal, state or municipal government or agency or any political subdivision thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) No individual shall engage or offer to engage in debt negotiation of a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a mortgagor for compensation or gain or with the expectation of compensation or gain without first obtaining and maintaining annually a license as a mortgage loan originator under § 36a-489 unless such individual is exempt from such licensure under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of § 36a-486.
(c) Any individual required to obtain and annually maintain a license as a mortgage loan originator under subsection (b) of this section shall comply with all requirements imposed on a mortgage loan originator licensee under chapter 668.