Upcoming deadlines: NMLS call reports and financial statements
There are some quickly-approaching deadlines for reports and financial statements filed via the NMLS.
Upcoming deadlines: CRMLA license annual report and CA Holden Act report
CRMLA licensees are required to file an annual report with the California DBO no later than March 1, 2020. Some lenders must also file a Holden Act report by March 31, 2020
APPROVED Checkpoint: License surrender
It is important to properly surrender a license that is no longer required to effectively terminate the issuing regulator’s supervisory authority. Here are a few key things to know about surrenders.
CO reminds entities of retail credit seller UCCC notification requirements
The Dec. 27 advisory stated that consumers may not be obligated to pay finance charges on consumer credit transactions purchased, acquired, or otherwise assigned to retail credit sellers that have not filed applicable notifications.
Upcoming deadline: CFL license annual report
The DBO does not grant filing extensions, and missing the March 15 deadline may result in monetary penalties and/or suspension or revocation of the license.
Point-of-sale finance company enters into consent order with CA DBO
The DBO had initially denied the company’s license application in December 2019 and issued a statement of issues explaining its reasoning.
APPROVED Checkpoint: License certificates
Finding out that your license application has been approved is a celebratory occasion, with the news delivered, in some cases, in the form of a license certificate. Here are a few key things to know about certificates.
Proposal seeks to increase CA consumer protection and financial innovation
Gov. Newsom’s proposal would include the creation and administration of the California Consumer Protection Law through expansion of the California DBO
New York proposes state-level increase in consumer finance oversight
Governor Cuomo’s proposal would expand the entities subject to NYDFS’ enforcement authority and harmonize state regulator authority to bring UDAAP actions.
California DBO denies point-of-sale lending license application
Related guidance issued after determining the Minnesota-based company had already been making unregulated loans to California consumers in violation of the CFL.
Nevada to consolidate mortgage banker and broker licenses
On Jan. 1, 2020, the NMLS will convert Nevada mortgage broker licenses and Nevada mortgage banker licenses to Nevada mortgage company licenses.
Upcoming deadlines: NMLS license transitions
Certain licensees in Mississippi, New Mexico, and Rhode Island face a Dec. 31 deadlines to transition to the NMLS. Others in Kentucky and South Carolina will be required to transition in the first half of 2020.
APPROVED Checkpoint: Top 10 things to know about MLO Temporary Authority
On November 24, the mortgage loan originator temporary authority to operate (Temporary Authority) provisions of the Federal Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) take effect. The primary goal of Temporary Authority is to streamline MLO licensing and reduce friction in lending nationwide by permitting qualified MLOs to apply to be temporarily…
California says all CFL licensees should use NMLS
On October 25, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) published proposed regulations that (i) require all licensees under the California Financing Law (CFL) to register through NMLS; and (ii) establishes regulatory requirements for the oversight of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program administrators. Currently, under the CFL, some licensees engaged in residential mortgage origination…
Certain Maryland CSBs no longer required to provide information statement
Until recently, all Maryland credit services businesses (CSBs) were required to provide consumers with a written statement that includes the information listed at Md. Code Ann. Com. Law § 14-905 prior to either (1) the execution of a contract or agreement between the consumer and the CSB, or (2) the receipt by the CSB of…
APPROVED Checkpoint: NMLS annual renewal period is almost here
It’s that time of year! The NMLS annual renewal period begins on November 1, and ends on December 31. It’s important to handle your renewal requirements as early as possible, given that failure to renew in a timely manner may result in license termination. For starters, you’ll want to ensure that your NMLS record is…
Upcoming deadline: California license annual assessment
The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has notified California Financing Law (CFL) licensees and California Residential Mortgage Lending Act (CRMLA) licensees of their annual assessment obligations for fiscal year 2019-2020. Assessment invoices must be paid by October 31, 2019. For CRMLA licensees, notice of the assessment was provided via an NMLS invoice last month.…
APPROVED Checkpoint: NMLS implements new worker classification requirement
Over the summer, the NMLS implemented Release 2019.7, which requires NMLS company users to provide worker classification information for certain individuals associated with the company’s record. While the release is in support of Temporary Authority to Operate (which goes into effect November 24, 2019), the requirement does not encompass mortgage loan originators exclusively — it…
CFPB issues FAQs on SAFE Act amendments
On September 25, the CFPB published four FAQs pertaining to compliance with federal SAFE Act amendments created by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which take effect on November 24. According to the Bureau, the Act’s amendments “establish temporary authority, which provides a way for eligible loan originators who have applied for…
Indiana issues rule providing temporary authority for MLOs
On August 28, the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions published in the Indiana Register an emergency rule providing 120-day temporary authority for certain mortgage loan originators (MLOs) to originate loans in Indiana without a state license, pursuant to Section 106 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The new rule provides that in order to…