No. 41618 (Amendment): Rule R162-2c. Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Rules  

  • (Amendment)

    DAR File No.: 41618
    Filed: 05/11/2017 10:26:43 AM

    RULE ANALYSIS

    Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

    The changes in Section R162-2c-201 make rule consistent with the adoption of the Uniform State Test approved by statutory amendment in 2017; clarify the timing, reorder the procedures, and revise the requirements for applying for a lending manager license; and clarify the deadlines associated with an application for licensure. The changes in Section R162-2c-204 add a requirement for a division-approved continuing education course for mortgage loan originators newly licensed in Utah.

    Summary of the rule or change:

    This rule amendment in Section R162-2c-201 will: 1) eliminate the requirement that a mortgage loan originator pass a test with Utah-specific questions and instead will provide that passing a national test with uniform state content is sufficient for application for licensure; 2) clarify the timing and reorder the procedures for applying for a lending manager license; 3) clarify the experience required for an applicant for licensure as a lending manager and notify an applicant that failure to adequately document experience will result in the denial of an application for licensure; 4) allow a lending manager applicant who passes one test portion of the exam but fails the other 90 days to pass failed portion; and 5) establish that a lending manager applicant has 90 days from achieving a passing score on both portions of the licensing exam and 12 months from completion of pre-licensing education to submit an application for licensure. The amendments in Section R162-2c-204 require all mortgage loan originators newly licensed in Utah to complete a division-approved continuing education course prior to renewing their license at the end of the first full calendar year of licensure.

    Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

    Anticipated cost or savings to:

    the state budget:

    The Division of Real Estate has the staff and budget in place to administer this proposed amendment. It is not expected that the proposed amendment will affect those resources or result in any additional cost or savings to the state budget.

    local governments:

    Local governments are not required to comply with or enforce the Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing rules. No fiscal impact to local government is expected from the proposed amendment.

    small businesses:

    The proposed amendment does not create new obligations for small businesses nor does it increase the cost associated with any existing obligation. No fiscal impact to small business is expected from the proposed amendment.

    persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

    The proposed amendment does not create new obligations for persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities nor does it increase the cost associated with any existing obligation. No fiscal impact to persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities is expected from the proposed amendment.

    Compliance costs for affected persons:

    The proposed amendment recognizes the Uniform State Test approved by statutory amendment in 2017 and makes changes in the administrative rules in order to be consistent with the statutory amendment. To offset the Utah-specific test questions required under the prior testing system, the Mortgage Commission has provided for a new continuing education course requirement for mortgage loan originators newly licensed in Utah. The newly licensed mortgage loan originators will pay a fee for this course. Private education providers will teach the course and charge a fee to attendees. The mortgage industry overwhelmingly supported the adoption of the Uniform Standard Test despite the time and costs associated with the proposed continuing education course. Because the proposed continuing education course will be taught by private education providers and because the course requirements have not yet been determined, the division is unable to provide a specific estimate of the cost of the course to affected persons but the cost is likely to be in the range of $50 to $100. Compliance with other provisions of the proposed amendment are not anticipated to result in a financial impact or cost to affected persons.

    Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

    The proposed amendment to Section R162-2c-201 of the rule eliminates the requirement that a mortgage loan originator pass a test with Utah-specific questions for licensure, and substitutes in its place a requirement for passing the nationally recognized Uniform Standard Test. The propose amendment to Section R162-2c-201 also: 1) clarifies the timing and re-orders the procedures for applying for a lending manager license; 2) clarifies the experience required for an applicant for licensure as a lending manager and notifies the applicant that failure to adequately document their experience will result in the denial of an application for licensure; 3) allows a lending manager applicant 90 days to pass a failed portion of the test, if the applicant passes one portion of the exam but fails the other portion; and 4) provides time limitations for submitting an application for licensure after completion of pre-licensing education and testing. No fiscal impact to small business will result from these rule changes. To offset the elimination of the Utah-specific questions for licensure, the proposed amendment to Section R162-2c-204 of the rule requires all mortgage loan originators newly licensed in Utah to complete a division-approved continuing education course prior to renewing their license at the end of the first full calendar year of licensure. The specific course requirements have not been determined. However, it has been determined that the course will consist of five credit hours of continuing education, in addition to the current number of required credit hours. It is anticipated that the cost of this five hour course will be between $50 and $100 for each newly licensed mortgage loan originator

    Francine A. Giani, Executive Director

    The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

    Commerce
    Real Estate
    HEBER M WELLS BLDG
    160 E 300 S
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2316

    Direct questions regarding this rule to:

    Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

    07/03/2017

    This rule may become effective on:

    07/10/2017

    Authorized by:

    Jonathan Stewart, Director

    RULE TEXT

    R162. Commerce, Real Estate.

    R162-2c. Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Rules.

    R162-2c-201. Licensing and Registration Procedures.

    (1) Mortgage loan originator.

    (a) To obtain a Utah license to practice as a mortgage loan originator, an individual who is not currently and validly licensed in any state shall:

    (i) evidence good moral character pursuant to R162-2c-202(1);

    (ii) evidence competency to transact the business of residential mortgage loans pursuant to R162-2c-202(2);

    (iii) evidence financial responsibility pursuant to R162-2c-202(3);

    (iv) obtain a unique identifier through the nationwide database;

    (v) successfully complete, within the 12-month period prior to the date of application, 15 hours of Utah-specific pre-licensing education as approved by the division;

    (vi)(A) successfully complete 20 hours of pre-licensing education as approved by the nationwide database according to the nationwide database outline for national course curriculum; or

    (B) if the individual previously passed the 20-hour national course, obtained a license, and thereafter allowed the license to expire, successfully complete continuing education:

    (I) approved by the nationwide database; and

    (II) in the number of hours that would have been required to renew the expired license in the year in which the individual allowed the license to expire;

    (vii) take and pass the examinations that meet the requirements of Section 61-2c-204.1(4) and that:

    (A) are approved and administered through the nationwide database; and

    (B) consist of a national test with uniform state content;[component and a Utah-specific state component;]

    (viii) request licensure as a mortgage loan originator through the nationwide database;

    (ix) authorize a criminal background check and submit fingerprints through the nationwide database;

    (x) authorize the nationwide database to provide the individual's credit report to the division for review;

    (xi) provide to the division all relevant information regarding "yes" answers to disclosure questions found within the application submitted on the MU4 form;

    (xii) record with the nationwide database a mailing address, if the applicant is not able to accept mail at the physical location or street address that is required to be on record with the nationwide database pursuant to Section 61-2c-106(1)(a);

    (xiii) complete, sign, and submit to the division a social security verification form as provided by the division; and

    (xiv) pay all fees through the nationwide database as required by the division and by the nationwide database.

    (b) To obtain a Utah license to practice as a mortgage loan originator, an individual who is currently and validly licensed in another state shall:

    (i) evidence good moral character pursuant to R162-2c-202(1);

    (ii) evidence competency to transact the business of residential mortgage loans pursuant to R162-2c-202(2);

    (iii) evidence financial responsibility pursuant to R162-2c-202(3);

    (iv)[(A)] successfully complete, within the 12-month period prior to the date of application, 15 hours of Utah-specific mortgage loan originator prelicensing education;[and

    (B) take and pass the Utah-specific state examination component;]

    (v) provide to the division all relevant information regarding "yes" answers to disclosure questions found within the application submitted on the MU4 form;

    (vi) record with the nationwide database a mailing address, if the applicant is not able to accept mail at the physical location or street address that is required to be on record with the nationwide database pursuant to Section 61-2c-106(1)(a);

    (vii) request licensure as a mortgage loan originator through the nationwide database;

    (viii) authorize a criminal background check through the nationwide database;

    (ix) authorize the nationwide database to provide the individual's credit report to the division for review;

    (x) complete, sign, and submit to the division a social security verification form as provided by the division; and

    (xi) pay all fees through the nationwide database as required by the division and by the nationwide database.

    (2) Lending manager. To obtain a Utah license to practice as an LM, an individual shall:

    (a) evidence good moral character pursuant to R162-2c-202(1);

    (b) evidence competency to transact the business of residential mortgage loans pursuant to R162-2c-202(2);

    (c) evidence financial responsibility pursuant to R162-2c-202(3);

    (d) provide to the division:

    (i) the individual's unique identifier as assigned through the nationwide database;[and]

    (ii) evidence that the individual has taken and successfully:[passed:]

    (A) passed the 20-hour national mortgage loan originator prelicensing course; and

    (B) passed the mortgage loan originator examination[s] that:

    (I) meets the requirements of Section 61-2c-204.1(4);

    (II) [are]is approved and administered through the nationwide database; and

    (III) consists of a national test with uniform state content;[component and a Utah-specific state component;]

    (C) completed the division approved 40 hour Utah-specific lending manager prelicensing education within the 12-month period prior to the date of application to the division;

    (D) applied to the testing contractor designated by the division to sit for the lending manager licensing examination;

    (E) paid a nonrefundable examination fee to the testing contractor; and

    (F) passed both the state and national (general) components of the licensing examination;

    (e) within the 12-month period preceding the date of submission of a lending manager application to the division, successfully:

    (i) register in the nationwide database by selecting the "lending manager" license type and completing the associated MU4 form;

    (ii) record with the nationwide database a mailing address if the applicant is not able to accept mail at the physical location or street address that is required to be on record with the nationwide database pursuant to Section 61-2c-106(1)(a);

    (iii) authorize a criminal background check and submit fingerprints through the nationwide database;

    (iv) provide to the division all relevant information regarding "yes" answers to disclosure questions found within the application submitted on the MU4 form;

    (v) if applying for an active license, affiliate with a registered Utah mortgage entity;

    (vi) authorize the nationwide database to provide the individual's credit report to the division for review;

    (vii) pay the lending manager licensing fee as required by the division and by the nationwide database;

    (viii) complete, sign, date, and submit to the division:

    (A) the Utah lending manager checklist form as found on the division website or the nationwide database;

    (B) the two page lending manager application as provided by the testing contractor;

    (C) the social security verification forms as provided by the testing contractor; and

    (D) a copy of a paid invoice from the nationwide database showing proof of payment of the lending manager license fee.

    (f) provide to the division experience documentation forms to evidence that the applicant has satisfied the experience requirement of section 61-2c-206(1)(d) as follows:

    (i) during the five-year period preceding the date of submission of a lending manager license application to the division:

    (A) three years full-time experience originating first-lien residential mortgages as a mortgage loan originator as defined in Section 61-2c-102(1)(ff):

    (I) under a license issued by a state regulatory agency; or

    (II) as an employee of a depository institution; and

    (B) evidence of having originated a minimum of 45 first-lien residential mortgages; or

    (ii) during the five-year period preceding the date of submission of a lending manager license application to the division:

    (A) two years full-time experience originating first-lien residential mortgages as defined in Section 61-2c-102(1)(ff):

    (I) under a license issued by a state regulatory agency; or

    (II) as an employee of a depository institution;

    (B) plus one year of full-time equivalent experience from the optional experience equivalency calculation in Subsection R162-2c-501a or the optional experience table in Subsection R162-2c-501b; and

    (C) evidence of having originated a minimum of 30 first-lien residential mortgages; or

    (iii) during the 12 years preceding the date of submission of a lending manager license application to the division:

    (A) ten years of full-time experience providing direct supervision as a loan manager in the residential mortgage industry;

    (B) with evidence of having directly supervised during the ten years described in this Subsection no fewer than five licensed or registered loan originators; and

    (C) although the five individuals licensed or registered as described in this Subsection may have changed over time, the number of individuals being managed or supervised must have remained at a minimum of five individuals at all times during the ten years described in this Subsection; and

    (D) evidence of having personally originated a minimum of 15 first-lien residential mortgages within the past five years.

    [(e) obtain approval from the division to take the Utah-specific LM prelicensing education by evidencing that the applicant has satisfied, during the five-year period preceding the date of application, the experience requirement of Section 61-2c-206(1)(d) through:

    (i)(A) three years full-time experience originating first-lien residential mortgages pursuant to Section 61-2c-102(1)(ee)(i)(A):

    (I) under a license issued by a state regulatory agency; or

    (II) as an employee of a depository institution; and

    (B) evidence of having originated a minimum of 45 first-lien residential mortgages;

    (ii)(A)(I) two years full-time experience as described in this Subsection (2)(e)(i)(A); and

    (II) additional full-time experience per the equivalency calculation in Subsection R162-2c-501a; and

    (B)(I) evidence of having originated a minimum of 30 first-lien residential mortgages; and

    (II) up to 15 additional points according to the experience points schedule in Subsection R162-2c-501b; or

    (iii)(A) ten years of full-time experience providing direct supervision as a loan manager in the residential mortgage industry within the past 12 years;

    (B) evidence of having directly supervised during the ten years described in this Subsection (2)(e)(iii)(A) no less than five licensed or registered loan originators;

    (C) Although the five individuals licensed or registered as described in this Subsection (2)(e)(iii)(B) may have changed over time, the number of individuals being managed or supervised must have remained at a minimum of five individuals at all times during the ten years described in this Subsection (2)(e)(iii)(A); and

    (D) evidence of having personally originated a minimum of 15 first-lien residential mortgages within the past five years.

    (f) within the 12-month period preceding the date of application, successfully complete 40 hours of Utah-specific LM prelicensing education as certified by the division;

    (g) take and pass a lending manager examination as approved by the commission;]

    (g) Failure to document acceptable experience in one of the three methods described in Subsection (f) will result in the denial of the lending manager application. All application fees are nonrefundable.

    [(h) provide to the division all relevant information regarding "yes" answers to disclosure questions found within the application submitted on the MU4 form;

    (i) record with the nationwide database a mailing address, if the applicant is not able to accept mail at the physical location or street address that is required to be on record with the nationwide database pursuant to Section 61-2c-106(1)(a);

    (j)(i) register in the nationwide database by selecting the "lending manager" license type and completing the associated MU4 form; and]

    (h)[(ii)] designate in the nationwide database whether the individual will be acting for the sponsoring entity as:

    [(A)](i) the principal lending manager;

    [(B)](ii) an associate lending manager; or

    [(C)](iii) a branch lending manager .[;]

    [(k) authorize a criminal background check and submit fingerprints through the nationwide database;

    (l) authorize the nationwide database to provide the individual's credit report to the division for review;

    (m) complete, sign, and submit to the division a social security verification form as provided by the division; and

    (n) pay all fees through the nationwide database as required by the division and by the nationwide database.

    (o) Notwithstanding the requirement in this Subsection 201(2)(e) that an applicant for licensure as a lending manager provide evidence of the required experience prior to obtaining approval from the division to take the Utah-specific lending manager prelicensing education, an applicant may request approval from the division for approval to take the prelicensing education upon applicant's written affirmation that:

    (i) applicant's current employment status could be affected by documenting applicant's experience;

    (ii) applicant requests approval to proceed with the Utah-specific prelicensing education despite not having documented the necessary experience; and

    (iii) applicant understands that if division approval is granted, applicant assumes the risk of the time and expense of the prelicensing education, testing, and application fee with no assurance that applicant's experience will qualify applicant for licensure as a lending manager.]

    (i) Deadlines.

    (i) If an individual passes one test portion of the lending manager examination but fails the other, the individual may retake and pass the failed portion of the exam within 90 days of the date on which the individual achieves a passing score on the first portion of the exam.

    (ii) An application for licensure shall be submitted:

    (A) within 90 days of the date on which the individual achieves passing scores on both examination portions; and

    (B) within 12 months of the date on which the individual completes the pre-licensing education.

    (iii) If any deadline in this Subsection R162-2c-201(2) falls on a day when the division is closed for business, the deadline shall be extended to the next business day.

    (3) Mortgage entity.

    (a) To obtain a Utah license to operate as a mortgage entity, a person shall:

    (i) establish that all control persons meet the requirements for moral character pursuant to R162-2c-202(1);

    (ii) establish that all control persons meet the requirements for competency pursuant to R162-2c-202(2);

    (iii) register any other trade name with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;

    (iv) register the entity in the nationwide database by:

    (A) submitting an MU1 form that includes:

    (I) all required identifying information;

    (II) the name of the PLM who, pursuant to Subsection R162-2c-301a(3)(a)(iv), will serve as the entity's qualifying individual;

    (III) the name of any LM who, pursuant to Subsection R162-2c-301a(3)(a)(iv), will serve as a branch lending manager;

    (IV) the name of any individuals who may serve as control persons;

    (V) the entity's registered agent; and

    (VI) any other assumed business name or trade name under which the entity will operate;

    (B) submitting a license request for any assumed business name listed in the "Other Trade Name" section of the MU1 form; and

    (C) creating a sponsorship through the nationwide database that identifies the mortgage loan originator(s) sponsored by the entity;

    (v) register any branch office operating from a different location than the entity;

    (vi) pay all fees through the nationwide database as required by the division and by the nationwide database;

    (vii) provide to the division proof that any assumed business name or other trade name is registered with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;

    (viii) provide to the division all court documents related to any criminal proceeding not disclosed through a previous application or renewal and involving any control person;

    (ix) provide to the division complete documentation of any action taken by a regulatory agency against:

    (A) the entity itself; or

    (B) any control person; and

    (C) not disclosed through a previous application or renewal; and

    (x) provide to the division a notarized letter on company letterhead, signed by the owner or president of the entity, authorizing the PLM to use the entity's name.

    (b) Restrictions on entity name. No license may be issued by the division to an entity that proposes to operate under a name that closely resembles the name of another entity licensee, or that the division determines might otherwise be confusing or misleading to the public.

    (4) Branch office.

    (a) To register a branch office with the division, a person shall:

    (i) obtain a Utah entity license for the entity under which the branch office will be registered;

    (ii) submit to the nationwide database an MU3 form that includes:

    (A) all required identifying information; and

    (B) the name of the LM who will serve as the branch lending manager;

    (iii) create a sponsorship through the nationwide database that identifies the mortgage loan originator(s) who will work from the branch office; and

    (iv) pay all fees through the nationwide database as required by the division and by the nationwide database.

    (b) A person who registers a branch office pursuant to this Subsection (4) shall ensure that any licensed trade names of the entity that are used from the branch office are listed in the "Other Name" section of the entity MU1 form.

    (c)(i) A PLM may not simultaneously serve as a BLM if Subsection R162-2c-301a(3)(a)(iv)(B) applies.

    (ii) An individual may not serve as the BLM for more than one branch at any given time.

    (5) Licenses not transferable.

    (a) A licensee shall not transfer the licensee's license to any other person.

    (b) A licensee shall not allow any other person to work under the licensee's license.

    (c) If a change in corporate structure of a licensed entity creates a separate and unique legal entity, that entity shall obtain a unique license, and shall not operate under any existing license.

    (6) Expiration of test results.

    (a) [Scores for the mortgage loan originator licensing examination shall be valid for five years.

    (b) ]Scores for the LM exam shall be valid for 90 days.

    [(7) Incomplete LM application.

    (a) The division may grant a 30-day extension of the 90-day application window upon a finding that:

    (i) an applicant has made a good faith attempt to submit a completed application; but

    (ii) requires more time to provide missing documents or to obtain additional information.

    (b) If the applicant does not supply the required documents or information within the 30-day extension, the division may deny the application as incomplete.]

    (7)[(8)] Nonrefundable fees. All fees are nonrefundable, regardless of whether an application is granted or denied.

    (8)[(9)] Other trade names.

    (a) The division shall not approve a license for any person operating under an assumed business name that poses a reasonable likelihood of misleading the public into thinking that the person is:

    (i) endorsed by the division, the state government, or the federal government;

    (ii) an agency of the state or federal government; or

    (iii) not engaged in the business of residential mortgage loans.

    (b) A mortgage entity that operates under another trade name shall register the other trade name by including it on the MU1 form and obtaining the required registration.

     

    R162-2c-204. License Renewal, Reinstatement, and Reapplication.

    (1) Deadlines.

    (a) License renewal.

    (i) To renew on time, a person who holds an active license as of October 31 shall renew by December 31 of the same calendar year.

    (ii)(A) A person who obtains a license on or after November 1 shall renew by December 31 of the following calendar year.

    (B) A person who is not required to renew in the first year of licensure pursuant to this Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) shall nevertheless complete, prior to December 31 of the first year of licensure, continuing education as required for renewal pursuant to Subsection R162-2c-204(3)(a) if the individual did not complete the mortgage loan originator national pre-licensing education during the calendar year.

    (b) Reinstatement. The deadline to reinstate a license that expires on December 31 is February 28 of the year following the date of expiration.

    (c) After the reinstatement deadline passes, a person shall reapply for licensure pursuant to Subsection R162-2c-204(3)(c).

    (2) Qualification for renewal.

    (a) Character.

    (i) Individuals applying to renew or reinstate a license shall evidence that they maintain good moral character, honesty, integrity, and truthfulness as required for initial licensure.

    (ii)(A) An individual applying for a renewed license may not have:

    (I) a felony that resulted in a conviction or plea agreement during the renewal period; or

    (II) a finding of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit entered against the applicant by a court of competent jurisdiction or a government agency and occurring within the renewal period.

    (B) A licensee shall submit a fingerprint background report in order to renew a license[:

    (I) in the renewal period beginning November 1, 2015; and

    (II) ] every fifth year following the renewal period beginning November 1, 2015.

    (iii) The division may deny an individual applicant a renewed license upon evidence, as outlined in Subsection R162-2c-202(1)(b), of circumstances that reflect negatively on the applicant's character, honesty, integrity, or truthfulness and that:

    (A) occurred during the renewal period; or

    (B) were not disclosed and considered in a previous application or renewal.

    (iv) The division may deny an entity applicant a renewed license upon evidence that a control person fails to meet the standards for character, honesty, integrity, and truthfulness required of individual applicants.

    (b) Competency.

    (i) Individual applicants and control persons shall evidence that they maintain the competency required for initial licensure.

    (ii) The division may deny an individual applicant a renewed license upon evidence, as outlined in Subsection R162-2c-202(2), of circumstances that reflect negatively on the applicant's competency and that:

    (A) occurred during the renewal period; or

    (B) were not disclosed and considered in a previous application or renewal.

    (iii) The division may deny an entity applicant a renewed license upon evidence that a control person fails to meet the standard for competency required of individual applicants.

    (c) Financial responsibility. A licensee shall submit a credit report in order to renew a license[:

    (i) in the renewal period beginning November 1, 2015; and

    (ii) ] every fifth year following the renewal period beginning November 1, 2015.

    (3) Education requirements for renewal, reinstatement, and reapplication.

    (a) License renewal.

    (i) Except as provided in this Subsection (3)(a)(ii), an individual who holds an active license as of January 1 of the calendar year shall complete, within the calendar year in which the individual's license is scheduled to expire, the following courses, none of which may be duplicative of courses taken in the same or preceding renewal period:

    (A) [beginning with the 2014 renewal, ]a division-approved course on Utah law, completed annually; and

    (B) eight hours of continuing education approved through the nationwide database, as follows:

    (I) three hours federal laws and regulations;

    (II) two hours ethics (fraud, consumer protection, fair lending issues);

    (III) two hours training related to lending standards for non-traditional mortgage products; and

    (IV) one hour undefined instruction on mortgage origination.

    (C) In addition to other required continuing education, a mortgage loan originator licensed with the State of Utah on or after May 8, 2017, shall complete a division-approved continuing education course for new loan originators prior to renewing at the end of the first full calendar year of licensure.

    (ii) An individual who completes the mortgage loan originator national pre-licensing education between January 1 and December 31 of the calendar year is exempt from continuing education, including the division-approved course s for new loan originators and on Utah law specified in Subsection s (3)(a)(i)(A) and (3)(a)(i)(C), for the renewal period ending December 31 of the same calendar year.

    (b) Reinstatement. To reinstate an expired mortgage loan originator or lending manager license, an individual shall, by February 28 of the calendar year following the date on which the license expired, complete:

    (i) the division-approved course on Utah law specified in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A); and

    (ii) eight hours of continuing education:

    (A) in topics listed in this Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B); and

    (B)(I) approved by the nationwide database as "continuing education" if completed prior to the date of expiration; or

    (II) approved by the nationwide database as "late continuing education" if completed between the date of expiration and the deadline for reinstatement.

    (c) Reapplication.

    (i) To reapply for licensure after the reinstatement deadline passes and by or before December 31 of the calendar year following the date on which the license expired, an individual shall complete the division-approved course on Utah law and continuing education requirement outlined in this Subsection (3)(b).

    (ii) To reapply for licensure after the deadline described in this Subsection (3)(c)(i) passes, an individual shall:

    (A) complete eight hours of continuing education:

    (I) in topics listed in this Subsection (3)(a)(i); and

    (II) approved by the nationwide database as "late continuing education"; and

    (B) within the 12-month period preceding the date of reapplication, take and pass:

    (I) the 15-hour Utah-specific mortgage loan originator pre-licensing education, if the terminated license was a mortgage loan originator license; or

    (II) the 40-hour Utah-specific lending manager pre-licensing education and associated examination, if the terminated license was a lending manager license; and

    (C) complete the division-approved course on Utah law specified in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A).

    (4) Renewal, reinstatement, and reapplication procedures.

    (a) An individual licensee shall:

    (i) evidence having completed education as required by Subsection R162-2c-204(3);

    (ii) submit to the division the jurisdiction-specific documents and information required by the nationwide database; and

    (iii) submit through the nationwide database:

    (A) a request for renewal, if renewing or reinstating a license; or

    (B) a request for a new license, if reapplying; and

    (iv) pay all fees as required by the division and by the nationwide database, including all applicable late fees.

    (b) An entity licensee shall:

    (i) submit through the nationwide database a request for renewal;

    (ii) submit to the division the jurisdiction-specific documents and information required by the nationwide database;

    (iii) renew the registration of any branch office or other trade name registered under the entity license; and

    (iv) pay through the nationwide database all fees, including all applicable late fees, required by the division and by the nationwide database.

     

    KEY: residential mortgage, loan origination, licensing, enforcement

    Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [September 4, 2015]2017

    Notice of Continuation: March 31, 2015

    Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 61-2c-103(3); 61-2c-402(4)(a)


Document Information

Effective Date:
7/10/2017
Publication Date:
06/01/2017
Type:
Notices of Proposed Rules
Filed Date:
05/11/2017
Agencies:
Commerce, Real Estate
Rulemaking Authority:

Section 61-2c-204.1

Section 61-2c-202

Section 61-2c-103

Authorized By:
Jonathan Stewart, Director
DAR File No.:
41618
Summary:
This rule amendment in Section R162-2c-201 will: 1) eliminate the requirement that a mortgage loan originator pass a test with Utah-specific questions and instead will provide that passing a national test with uniform state content is sufficient for application for licensure; 2) clarify the timing and reorder the procedures for applying for a lending manager license; 3) clarify the experience required for an applicant for licensure as a lending manager and notify an applicant that failure to ...
CodeNo:
R162-2c
CodeName:
{27655|R162-2c|R162-2c. Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Rules}
Link Address:
CommerceReal EstateHEBER M WELLS BLDG160 E 300 SSALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2316
Link Way:

Justin Barney, by phone at 801-530-6603, by FAX at , or by Internet E-mail at justinbarney@utah.gov

AdditionalInfo:
More information about a Notice of Proposed Rule is available online. The Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Bulletin is the official version. The PDF version of this issue is available at https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2017/b20170601.pdf. The HTML edition of the Bulletin is a convenience copy. Any discrepancy between the PDF version and HTML version is resolved in favor of the PDF version. Text to be deleted is struck through and surrounded by brackets ([example]). Text ...
Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
R162-2c. Utah Residential Mortgage Practices and Licensing Rules.