(a) A license under this chapter must be renewed annually. An annual renewal fee of $2,500 must be paid no more than 60 days before the license expires. The renewal term is a period of one year and begins on January 1 each year after the initial license term. The renewal term expires on December 31 of the year the renewal term begins.

(b) A licensee must submit a renewal report with the renewal fee, in a form and in a medium prescribed by the commissioner. The renewal report must state or contain a description of each material change in information submitted by the licensee in the licensee’s original license application that has not been previously reported to the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may grant an extension of the renewal date for good cause.

(d) The commissioner is authorized to use the NMLS to process license renewals, provided that the NMLS functionality is consistent with this section.