1. Application form. An applicant for a license as a mortgage loan originator shall apply using a form prescribed by the administrator. The form must contain content as set forth by rule, instruction or procedure of the administrator and may be changed or updated as necessary by the administrator in order to carry out the purposes of this Article.

[PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 13-104

  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Mortgage loan originator: means an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain takes a residential mortgage loan application or offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 13-102
  • Nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry: means a mortgage licensing system developed and maintained by a national organization dedicated to advancing the state banking system and a national association of residential mortgage regulators for the licensing and registration of licensed mortgage loan originators. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 13-102
2. Relationships or contracts. In order to fulfill the purposes of this Article, the administrator is authorized to establish relationships or contracts with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry or other entities designated by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to this Article.

[PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

3. Waive or modify requirements. For the purpose of participating in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, the administrator is authorized to waive or modify, in whole or in part, by rule or order, any or all of the requirements of this Article and to establish new requirements as reasonably necessary to participate in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.

[PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

4. Background checks. In connection with an application for licensing 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:
A. Fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a state, national and international criminal history background check; and [PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
B. 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 administrator to obtain:

(1) An independent credit report from a consumer reporting agency described in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, Section 603(p) except that information on a credit report may not be used as the sole basis for the denial of a mortgage loan originator license pursuant to section 13?105; and
(2) Information related to any administrative, civil or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction. [PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

5. Agent for purposes of requesting and distributing criminal information. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact that the administrator or the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 4, the administrator may use the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the Department of Justice or any governmental agency and from any source directed by the administrator.

[PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2009, c. 362, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).
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