A.(1)  Each person licensed as a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer shall submit an annual license renewal application on or before December thirty-first of each year in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner.

(2)  Each mortgage loan originator who obtains a license and unique identifier, who renewed a license and obtained a unique identifier to act as a mortgage loan originator in 2009 pursuant to this Chapter, shall thereafter submit an annual license renewal application on or before December thirty-first of each year in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner.

(3)  An annual renewal application shall be accompanied by the required annual license renewal fee pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 6:1088.1.  An annual license renewal application submitted after December thirty-first and before March first of the following year shall be charged an annual license renewal late fee of two hundred dollars for residential mortgage lenders, brokers, and servicers, and fifty dollars for mortgage loan originators, in addition to the annual license renewal fee.

B.(1)  An annual license renewal application which is timely submitted on or before the December thirty-first license expiration date shall remain in force and effect until such application is approved or rejected by the commissioner.  Nothing in this Section shall preclude the commissioner from implementing any administrative or enforcement action authorized by this Title for violations of this Chapter or for material misrepresentation which may have occurred prior to the renewal date of a license.

(2)  Licenses for which renewal applications are submitted to the NMLS&R after December thirty-first shall be deemed to have expired effective January first, unless the licensee after December thirty-first and before March first of the following year, satisfies all of the following:

(a)  Submits a request for a late filing of the annual license renewal application.

(b)  Pays the annual license renewal application fee and the annual license renewal late fee provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

(c)  Meets the requirements for license renewal provided for in Paragraph (C)(1) or (C)(2) of this Section, as applicable.

C.(1)  The commissioner shall not renew a residential mortgage originator license for which an application for license renewal is submitted for the year 2010, and shall not renew any residential mortgage originator license for which an application for license renewal is submitted for any year thereafter, unless the commissioner finds at a minimum:

(a)  The applicant for renewal of a residential mortgage loan originator license continues to meet all requirements to obtain a license, including all requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 6:1088.

(b)  The applicant for renewal of a residential mortgage loan originator license satisfies:

(i)  The annual continuing education requirements of this Part.

(ii)  The applicant is in compliance with all final or uncontested orders of, or consent agreements with the commissioner including, but not limited to, the payment of fees, penalties, or refunds.

(2)  The commissioner shall not renew a residential mortgage broker, lender, or servicer license for which an application for license renewal is submitted for the year 2010, and shall not renew any residential mortgage lender or broker license for which an application for license renewal is submitted for any year thereafter, unless the commissioner finds at a minimum:

(a)  The applicant for renewal of a residential mortgage lender or broker license continues to meet all requirements to obtain a license, including all requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 6:1088.

(b)  The applicant for renewal of a residential mortgage lender, broker, or servicer license is in compliance with all final or uncontested orders of, and consent agreements with the commissioner, including but not limited to the payment of all fees, penalties, or refunds.

D.(1)  The license of a mortgage loan originator failing to satisfy the minimum standards for annual license renewal in Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section shall expire on December thirty-first.

(2)  The license of a mortgage loan broker, lender, or servicer failing to satisfy the minimum standards for annual license renewal in Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section shall expire on December thirty-first.

Acts 2009, No. 522, §1, eff. July 31, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 260, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.