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[CHAPTER 454F] SECURE AND FAIR ENFORCEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT

Contents 454F-1 Definitions 454F-1.5 Registration with NMLS required 454F-1.6 Presumption of control 454F-1.7 Duties of a mortgage loan originator company's qualified individual and branch manager 454F-1.8 Sponsorship by mortgage loan originator company, exempt sponsoring mortgage loan originator company, 454F-2 Exemptions 454F-2.5 Exempt sponsoring mortgage loan originator company; registration 454F-3 Requirement of licensure 454F-4 License and registration; application; issuance 454F-4.5 Automatic secondary review of license application 454F-4.8 Decision denying application subject to administrative hearing 454F-4.9 Abandoned applications 454F-5 Issuance of license 454F-6 Pre-licensing and re-licensing; education of mortgage loan originators 454F-7 Testing of mortgage loan originators 454F-8 Standards for license renewal 454F-8.5 Reinstatement of expired licenses 454F-9 Continuing education; mortgage loan originators 454F-10 Authority to require license 454F-10.5 Authorized places of business; designation of qualified individuals and branch managers; branch offices; 454F-10.6 Voluntary cessation of operation; surrender of license 454F-10.7 Change in control of a licensee; fees 454F-11 NMLS registry information; challenge process 454F-12 Enforcement authorities; violations; penalties 454F-13 Repealed 454F-14 Confidentiality 454F-15 Investigation and examination authority 454F-16 Mortgage call reports 454F-17 Prohibited practices 454F-18 Powers of commissioner 454F-19 Unique identifier shown 454F-20 Report to NMLS 454F-21 Repealed 454F-22 Mortgage loan originator, mortgage loan originator company, exempt sponsoring mortgage loan 454F-23 Payment of fees 454F-24 Mortgage servicer companies; mortgage loan originators 454F-25 Nonprofit organizations; mortgage loan originators 454F-26 Repealed 454F-41 Mortgage loan recovery fund; use of fund; fees 454F-42 Statute of limitation; recovery from fund 454F-43 Management of fund 454F-44 Standing 454F-45 Subrogation of rights 454F-46 Waiver of rights 454F-47 Disciplinary action against licensee

     §454F-7  Testing of mortgage loan originators.  (a)  To meet the written test requirement in section 454F-5, an applicant for licensure as a mortgage loan originator shall pass, in accordance with the standards established under this section, a qualified written test developed by NMLS and administered by a test provider approved by NMLS based upon reasonable standards.

     (b)  A written test shall not be treated as a qualified written test for purposes of subsection (a) unless the test adequately measures the applicant's knowledge and comprehension in appropriate subject areas, including:

     (1)  Ethics;

     (2)  Federal law and regulations pertaining to mortgage origination;

     (3)  State law and rules pertaining to mortgage origination; and

     (4)  Federal and state law, rules and regulations, including instruction on fraud, consumer protection, the nontraditional mortgage marketplace, and fair lending issues.

     (c)  Nothing in this section shall prohibit a test provider approved by NMLS from providing a test at the location of the employer of the applicant, the location of any subsidiary or affiliate of the employer of the applicant, or the location of any entity with which the applicant holds an exclusive arrangement to conduct the business of a mortgage loan originator.

     (d)  An individual shall have passed a qualified written test if the individual achieves a test score of seventy-five per cent of the correct answers to questions or better.  An individual may take a test three times with each retest occurring at least thirty days after the preceding test.  After failing three consecutive tests, an individual shall wait at least six months before taking the test again.  A licensed mortgage loan originator who fails to maintain a valid license for a period of five years or longer not taking into account any time during which the individual is an exempt registered mortgage loan originator, shall retake the test. [L Sp 2009, c 32, pt of §2; am L 2010, c 84, §14; am L 2013, c 168, §9]