Full Text of HB3951 96th General Assembly
HB3951 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB3951
Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. States the purpose of the State's participation in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. Requires that a mortgage loan originator must register with the Director of Financial Institutions of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Contains provisions concerning a mortgage loan originator license, its application, and issuance procedures. Contains provisions concerning pre-licensing education and testing of mortgage loan originators. Contains provisions concerning (1) license renewal standards and (2) continuing education of mortgage loan originators. Contains provisions concerning enforcement of the Act by the Director. Contains provisions concerning the suspension and revocation of licenses. Provides that each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a surety bond. Contains provisions concerning the confidentiality of information associated with the Registry. Provides that the Director shall have additional investigation and examination authority. Contains provisions concerning the duties, processes, discipline, bond requirements, and prohibited acts with respect to the Registry and mortgage loan originators. Contains provisions concerning privately insured credit unions. Makes other changes. Contains a severability clause. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning financial regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 is | 5 |
| amended by changing Section 1-4, and the heading of Article VII | 6 |
| and by adding Sections 7-1A, 7-1B, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, | 7 |
| 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-12A, 7-12B, 7-13, 7-14, | 8 |
| 7-15, 7-16, and 7-17 as follows:
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| (205 ILCS 635/1-4) (from Ch. 17, par. 2321-4)
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| Sec. 1-4. Definitions.
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| (a) "Residential real property" or "residential real | 12 |
| estate" shall mean
real property located in this State improved | 13 |
| by a one-to-four family
dwelling used or occupied, wholly or | 14 |
| partly, as the home or residence of
one or more persons and may | 15 |
| refer, subject to regulations of the
Commissioner, to | 16 |
| unimproved real property upon which those kinds dwellings
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| to be constructed.
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| (b) "Making a residential mortgage loan" or "funding a | 19 |
| residential mortgage
loan" shall mean for compensation or gain, | 20 |
| either directly or indirectly,
advancing funds or making a | 21 |
| commitment to advance funds to a loan applicant
for a | 22 |
| residential mortgage loan.
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| (c) "Soliciting, processing, placing, or negotiating a |
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| residential
mortgage loan" shall mean for compensation or gain, | 2 |
| either directly or
indirectly, accepting or offering to accept | 3 |
| an application for a
residential mortgage loan, assisting or | 4 |
| offering to assist in the
processing of an application for a | 5 |
| residential mortgage loan on behalf of a
borrower, or | 6 |
| negotiating or offering to negotiate the terms or conditions
of | 7 |
| a residential mortgage loan with a lender on behalf of a | 8 |
| borrower
including, but not limited to, the submission of | 9 |
| credit packages for the
approval of lenders, the preparation of | 10 |
| residential mortgage loan closing
documents, including a | 11 |
| closing in the name of a broker.
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| (d) "Exempt person or entity" shall mean the following:
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| (1) (i) Any banking organization or foreign banking | 14 |
| corporation
licensed by the Illinois Commissioner of Banks | 15 |
| and Real Estate or the
United States Comptroller of the | 16 |
| Currency to transact business in this
State; (ii) any | 17 |
| national bank, federally chartered savings and loan
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| association, federal savings bank, federal credit union; | 19 |
| (iii) any pension
trust, bank trust, or bank trust company; | 20 |
| (iv) any bank, savings and loan
association, savings bank, | 21 |
| or credit union organized under the laws of this
or any | 22 |
| other state; (v) any Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act | 23 |
| licensee;
(vi) any insurance company authorized to | 24 |
| transact business in this State;
(vii) any entity engaged | 25 |
| solely in commercial mortgage lending; (viii) any
service | 26 |
| corporation of a savings and loan association or savings |
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| bank organized
under the laws of this State or the service | 2 |
| corporation of a federally
chartered savings and loan | 3 |
| association or savings bank having
its principal place of | 4 |
| business in this State, other than a service
corporation | 5 |
| licensed or entitled to reciprocity under the Real Estate
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| License Act of 2000; or (ix) any first tier subsidiary of a
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| bank, the charter of which is issued under the Illinois | 8 |
| Banking Act
by the Division of Banking of the Illinois | 9 |
| Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | 10 |
| Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate ,
or the first tier | 11 |
| subsidiary of a bank chartered by the United States
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| Comptroller of the Currency and that has its principal | 13 |
| place of business
in this State, provided that the first | 14 |
| tier subsidiary is regularly
examined by the Illinois | 15 |
| Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate
or the Comptroller of | 16 |
| the Currency, or a consumer compliance examination is
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| regularly conducted by the Federal Reserve Board.
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| (1.5) Any employee of a person or entity mentioned in
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| item (1) of this subsection.
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| (2) Any person or entity that does not originate
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| mortgage loans in the ordinary course of
business making or | 22 |
| acquiring residential mortgage loans
with his or her or its | 23 |
| own funds for his or her or its own investment
without | 24 |
| intent to
make, acquire, or resell more than 10 residential | 25 |
| mortgage loans in
any one calendar year.
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| (3) Any person employed by a licensee to assist in the |
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| performance of
the activities regulated by this Act who is | 2 |
| compensated in any manner by
only one licensee.
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| (4) Any person licensed pursuant to the Real Estate
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| License Act of
2000, who engages only in the taking of | 5 |
| applications and credit
and
appraisal information to | 6 |
| forward to a licensee or an exempt entity under this
Act | 7 |
| and who is compensated by either a licensee or an exempt | 8 |
| entity under this
Act, but is not compensated by either the | 9 |
| buyer (applicant) or the seller.
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| (5) Any individual, corporation, partnership, or other | 11 |
| entity that
originates, services, or brokers residential | 12 |
| mortgage loans, as these
activities are defined in this | 13 |
| Act, and who or which receives no
compensation for those | 14 |
| activities, subject to the Commissioner's
regulations with | 15 |
| regard to the nature and amount of compensation.
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| (6) A person who prepares supporting documentation for | 17 |
| a residential
mortgage loan application taken by a licensee | 18 |
| and performs ministerial
functions pursuant to specific | 19 |
| instructions of the licensee who neither
requires nor | 20 |
| permits the preparer to exercise his or her discretion or
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| judgment; provided that this activity is engaged in | 22 |
| pursuant to a binding,
written agreement between the | 23 |
| licensee and the preparer that:
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| (A) holds the licensee fully accountable for the | 25 |
| preparer's action; and
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| (B) otherwise meets the requirements of this |
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| Section and this Act, does
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| of this Act, and is approved by the
Commissioner.
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| (e) "Licensee" or "residential mortgage licensee" shall | 4 |
| mean a person,
partnership, association, corporation, or any | 5 |
| other entity who or which is
licensed pursuant to this Act to | 6 |
| engage in the activities regulated by
this Act.
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| (f) "Mortgage loan" "residential mortgage loan" or "home
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| mortgage loan" shall mean a loan to or for the benefit of any
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| natural person made primarily for personal, family, or | 10 |
| household use,
primarily secured by either a mortgage on | 11 |
| residential real property or
certificates of stock or other | 12 |
| evidence of ownership interests in and
proprietary leases from, | 13 |
| corporations, partnerships, or limited
liability companies | 14 |
| formed for the purpose
of cooperative ownership of residential | 15 |
| real property, all located in Illinois.
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| (g) "Lender" shall mean any person, partnership, | 17 |
| association,
corporation, or any other entity who either lends | 18 |
| or invests money in
residential mortgage loans.
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| (h) "Ultimate equitable owner" shall mean a person who, | 20 |
| directly
or indirectly, owns or controls an ownership interest | 21 |
| in a corporation,
foreign corporation, alien business | 22 |
| organization, trust, or any other form
of business organization | 23 |
| regardless of whether the person owns or controls
the ownership | 24 |
| interest through one or more persons or one or more proxies,
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| powers of attorney, nominees, corporations, associations, | 26 |
| partnerships,
trusts, joint stock companies, or other entities |
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| or devices, or any
combination thereof.
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| (i) "Residential mortgage financing transaction" shall | 3 |
| mean the negotiation,
acquisition, sale, or arrangement for or | 4 |
| the offer to negotiate, acquire,
sell, or arrange for, a | 5 |
| residential mortgage loan or residential mortgage
loan | 6 |
| commitment.
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| (j) "Personal residence address" shall mean a street | 8 |
| address and shall
not include a post office box number.
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| (k) "Residential mortgage loan commitment" shall mean a | 10 |
| contract for
residential mortgage loan financing.
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| (l) "Party to a residential mortgage financing | 12 |
| transaction" shall mean a
borrower, lender, or loan broker in a | 13 |
| residential mortgage financing
transaction.
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| (m) "Payments" shall mean payment of all or any of the | 15 |
| following:
principal, interest and escrow reserves for taxes, | 16 |
| insurance and other related
reserves, and reimbursement for | 17 |
| lender advances.
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| (n) "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Banks and | 19 |
| Real Estate
or a person authorized by the Commissioner, the | 20 |
| Office of Banks and Real Estate
Act, or this Act to act in the | 21 |
| Commissioner's stead.
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| (o) "Loan brokering", "brokering", or "brokerage service" | 23 |
| shall mean the act
of helping to obtain from another entity, | 24 |
| for a borrower, a loan secured by
residential real estate | 25 |
| situated in Illinois or assisting a borrower in
obtaining a | 26 |
| loan secured by residential real estate situated in Illinois in
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| return for consideration to be paid by either the borrower or | 2 |
| the lender
including, but not limited to, contracting for the | 3 |
| delivery of residential
mortgage loans to a third party lender | 4 |
| and soliciting, processing, placing,
or negotiating | 5 |
| residential mortgage loans.
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| (p) "Loan broker" or "broker" shall mean a person, | 7 |
| partnership,
association, corporation, or limited liability | 8 |
| company, other than
those persons, partnerships,
associations, | 9 |
| corporations, or limited liability companies exempted
from | 10 |
| licensing pursuant to Section
1-4, subsection (d), of this Act, | 11 |
| who performs the activities described
in subsections (c) and | 12 |
| (o) of this Section.
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| (q) "Servicing" shall mean the collection or remittance for | 14 |
| or the
right or obligation to collect or remit for any lender, | 15 |
| noteowner,
noteholder, or for a licensee's own account, of | 16 |
| payments, interests,
principal, and trust items such as hazard | 17 |
| insurance and taxes on a
residential mortgage loan in | 18 |
| accordance with the terms of the residential
mortgage loan; and | 19 |
| includes loan payment follow-up, delinquency loan
follow-up, | 20 |
| loan analysis and any notifications to the borrower that are
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| necessary to enable the borrower to keep the loan current and | 22 |
| in good standing.
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| (r) "Full service office" shall mean office and staff in | 24 |
| Illinois
reasonably adequate to handle efficiently | 25 |
| communications, questions, and
other matters relating to any | 26 |
| application for, or an existing home mortgage
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| residential real estate situated in Illinois
with respect to | 2 |
| which the licensee is brokering, funding originating,
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| purchasing, or servicing. The management and operation of each | 4 |
| full service
office must include observance of good business | 5 |
| practices such as adequate,
organized, and accurate books and | 6 |
| records; ample phone lines, hours of
business, staff training | 7 |
| and supervision, and provision for a mechanism to
resolve | 8 |
| consumer inquiries, complaints, and problems. The Commissioner
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| shall issue regulations with regard to these requirements and | 10 |
| shall include
an evaluation of compliance with this Section in | 11 |
| his or her periodic
examination of each licensee.
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| (s) "Purchasing" shall mean the purchase of conventional or
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| government-insured mortgage loans secured by residential real | 14 |
| estate
situated in Illinois from either the lender or from the | 15 |
| secondary market.
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| (t) "Borrower" shall mean the person or persons who seek | 17 |
| the services of
a loan broker, originator, or lender.
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| (u) "Originating" shall mean the issuing of commitments for | 19 |
| and funding of
residential mortgage loans.
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| (v) "Loan brokerage agreement" shall mean a written | 21 |
| agreement in which a
broker or loan broker agrees to do either | 22 |
| of the following:
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| (1) obtain a residential mortgage loan for the borrower | 24 |
| or assist the
borrower in obtaining a residential mortgage | 25 |
| loan; or
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| (2) consider making a residential mortgage loan to the |
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| borrower.
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| (w) "Advertisement" shall mean the attempt by publication,
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| dissemination, or circulation to induce, directly or | 4 |
| indirectly,
any person to enter into a residential mortgage | 5 |
| loan agreement or
residential mortgage loan brokerage | 6 |
| agreement relative to a
mortgage secured by residential real | 7 |
| estate situated in Illinois.
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| (x) "Residential Mortgage Board" shall mean the | 9 |
| Residential Mortgage
Board created in Section 1-5 of this Act.
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| (y) "Government-insured mortgage loan" shall mean any | 11 |
| mortgage loan made
on the security of residential real estate | 12 |
| insured by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development or | 13 |
| Farmers Home Loan Administration, or
guaranteed by the Veterans | 14 |
| Administration.
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| (z) "Annual audit" shall mean a certified audit of the | 16 |
| licensee's books and
records and systems of internal control | 17 |
| performed by a certified public
accountant in accordance with | 18 |
| generally accepted accounting principles
and generally | 19 |
| accepted auditing standards.
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| (aa) "Financial institution" shall mean a savings and loan
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| association, savings bank, credit union, or a bank organized | 22 |
| under the
laws of Illinois or a savings and loan association, | 23 |
| savings bank,
credit union or a bank organized under the laws | 24 |
| of the United States and
headquartered in Illinois.
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| (bb) "Escrow agent" shall mean a third party, individual or | 26 |
| entity
charged with the fiduciary obligation for holding escrow |
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| funds on a
residential mortgage loan pending final payout of | 2 |
| those funds
in accordance with the terms of the residential | 3 |
| mortgage loan.
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| (cc) "Net worth" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in | 5 |
| Section 3-5
of this Act.
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| (dd) "Affiliate" shall mean:
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| (1) any entity that directly controls or is controlled | 8 |
| by the licensee
and any other company that is directly | 9 |
| affecting activities regulated by
this Act that is | 10 |
| controlled by the company that controls the licensee;
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| (2) any entity:
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| (A) that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by | 13 |
| a trust or otherwise,
by or for the benefit of | 14 |
| shareholders who beneficially or otherwise
control, | 15 |
| directly or indirectly, by trust or otherwise, the | 16 |
| licensee or any
company that controls the licensee; or
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| (B) a majority of the directors or trustees of | 18 |
| which constitute a
majority of the persons holding any | 19 |
| such office with the licensee or any
company that | 20 |
| controls the licensee;
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| (3) any company, including a real estate investment | 22 |
| trust, that is
sponsored and advised on a contractual basis | 23 |
| by the licensee or any
subsidiary or affiliate of the | 24 |
| licensee.
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| The Commissioner may define by rule and regulation any | 26 |
| terms used
in this Act for the efficient and clear |
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| administration of this Act.
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| (ee) "First tier subsidiary" shall be defined by regulation
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| incorporating the comparable definitions used by the Office of | 4 |
| the
Comptroller of the Currency and the Illinois Commissioner | 5 |
| of Banks
and Real Estate.
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| (ff) "Gross delinquency rate" means the quotient | 7 |
| determined by dividing
(1) the sum of (i) the number of | 8 |
| government-insured residential mortgage loans
funded or | 9 |
| purchased by a licensee in the preceding calendar year that are
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| delinquent and (ii) the number of conventional residential | 11 |
| mortgage loans
funded or purchased by the licensee in the | 12 |
| preceding calendar year that are
delinquent by (2) the sum of | 13 |
| (i) the number of government-insured residential
mortgage | 14 |
| loans funded or purchased by the licensee in the preceding | 15 |
| calendar
year and (ii) the number of conventional residential | 16 |
| mortgage loans funded or
purchased by the licensee in the | 17 |
| preceding calendar year.
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| (gg) "Delinquency rate factor" means the factor set by rule | 19 |
| of the
Commissioner that is multiplied by the average gross | 20 |
| delinquency rate of
licensees, determined annually for the | 21 |
| immediately preceding calendar year, for
the purpose of | 22 |
| determining which licensees shall be examined by the
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| Commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 4-8 of this | 24 |
| Act.
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| (hh) "Loan originator" means any natural person who, for | 26 |
| compensation or in
the expectation of compensation, either |
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| directly or indirectly makes, offers to
make, solicits, places, | 2 |
| or negotiates a residential mortgage loan.
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| (ii) "Confidential supervisory information" means any | 4 |
| report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared | 5 |
| by the Commissioner under this Act, any report of examination | 6 |
| visitation, or investigation prepared by the state regulatory | 7 |
| authority of another state that examines a licensee, any | 8 |
| document or record prepared or obtained in connection with or | 9 |
| relating to any examination, visitation, or investigation, and | 10 |
| any record prepared or obtained by the Commissioner to the | 11 |
| extent that the record summarizes or contains information | 12 |
| derived from any report, document, or record described in this | 13 |
| subsection. "Confidential supervisory information" does not | 14 |
| include any information or record routinely prepared by a | 15 |
| licensee and maintained in the ordinary course of business or | 16 |
| any information or record that is required to be made publicly | 17 |
| available pursuant to State or federal law or rule.
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| (jj) "Mortgage loan originator" means an individual who for | 19 |
| compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or | 20 |
| gain: | 21 |
| (i) takes a residential mortgage loan application; or | 22 |
| (ii) offers or negotiates terms of a residential | 23 |
| mortgage loan. | 24 |
| "Mortgage loan originator" does not include an individual | 25 |
| engaged solely as a loan processor or underwriter except as | 26 |
| otherwise provided in subsection (d) of Section 7-1A of this |
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| "Mortgage loan originator" does not include a person or | 3 |
| entity that only performs real estate brokerage activities and | 4 |
| is licensed in accordance with the Real Estate License Act of | 5 |
| 2000, unless the person or entity is compensated by a lender, a | 6 |
| mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator, or by any | 7 |
| agent of that lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan | 8 |
| originator. | 9 |
| "Mortgage loan originator" does not include a person or | 10 |
| entity solely involved in extensions of credit relating to | 11 |
| timeshare plans, as that term is defined in Section 101(53D) of | 12 |
| Title 11, United States Code. | 13 |
| (kk) "Depository institution" has the same meaning as in | 14 |
| Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and includes | 15 |
| any credit union. | 16 |
| (ll) "Dwelling" means a residential structure that | 17 |
| contains one to 4 units, whether or not that structure is | 18 |
| attached to real property. "Dwelling" includes an individual | 19 |
| condominium unit, cooperative unit, mobile home, or trailer, if | 20 |
| it is used as a residence. | 21 |
| (mm) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, | 22 |
| sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, and includes | 23 |
| step-parents, step-children, step-siblings, or adoptive | 24 |
| relationships. | 25 |
| (nn) "Individual" means a natural person. | 26 |
| (oo) "Loan processor or underwriter" means an individual |
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| who performs clerical or support duties as an employee at the | 2 |
| direction of and subject to the supervision and instruction of | 3 |
| a person licensed, or exempt from licensing, under this Act. | 4 |
| "Clerical or support duties" includes subsequent to the receipt | 5 |
| of an application: | 6 |
| (i) the receipt, collection, distribution, and | 7 |
| analysis of information common for the processing or | 8 |
| underwriting of a residential mortgage loan; and | 9 |
| (ii) communicating with a consumer to obtain the | 10 |
| information necessary for the processing or underwriting | 11 |
| of a loan, to the extent that the communication does not | 12 |
| include offering or negotiating loan rates or terms, or | 13 |
| counseling consumers about residential mortgage loan rates | 14 |
| or terms. An individual engaging solely in loan processor | 15 |
| or underwriter activities shall not represent to the | 16 |
| public, through advertising or other means of | 17 |
| communicating or providing information, including the use | 18 |
| of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate | 19 |
| lists, or other promotional items, that the individual can | 20 |
| or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan | 21 |
| originator. | 22 |
| (pp) "Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry" | 23 |
| means a mortgage licensing system developed and maintained by | 24 |
| the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American | 25 |
| Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators for the | 26 |
| licensing and registration of licensed mortgage loan |
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| (qq) "Nontraditional mortgage product" means any mortgage | 3 |
| product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. | 4 |
| (rr) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, | 5 |
| company, limited liability company, partnership, or | 6 |
| association. | 7 |
| (ss) "Real estate brokerage activity" means any activity | 8 |
| that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage | 9 |
| services to the public, including: | 10 |
| (1) acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker | 11 |
| for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property; | 12 |
| (2) bringing together parties interested in the sale, | 13 |
| purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property; | 14 |
| (3) negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of | 15 |
| a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, | 16 |
| or exchange of real property, other than in connection with | 17 |
| providing financing with respect to any such transaction; | 18 |
| (4) engaging in any activity for which a person engaged | 19 |
| in the activity is required to be registered or licensed as | 20 |
| a real estate agent or real estate broker under any | 21 |
| applicable law; or | 22 |
| (5) offering to engage in any activity, or act in any | 23 |
| capacity, described in this subsection (ss). | 24 |
| (tt) "Registered mortgage loan originator" means any | 25 |
| individual that: | 26 |
| (1) meets the definition of mortgage loan originator |
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| and is an employee of: | 2 |
| (A) a depository institution; | 3 |
| (B) a subsidiary that is: | 4 |
| (i) owned and controlled by a depository | 5 |
| institution; or | 6 |
| (ii) regulated by a federal banking agency; or | 7 |
| (C) an institution regulated by the Farm Credit | 8 |
| Administration; or | 9 |
| (2) is registered with, and maintains a unique | 10 |
| identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 11 |
| System and Registry. | 12 |
| (uu) "Unique identifier" means a number or other identifier | 13 |
| assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide Mortgage | 14 |
| Licensing System and Registry. | 15 |
| (vv) "Federal banking agencies" means the Board of | 16 |
| Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the | 17 |
| Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the | 18 |
| National Credit Union Administration, and the Federal Deposit | 19 |
| Insurance Corporation. | 20 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-561, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1018, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| (205 ILCS 635/Art. VII heading) | 22 |
| ARTICLE VII. | 23 |
| MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATOR LICENSE REQUIRED | 24 |
| REGISTRATION OF LOAN ORIGINATORS
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| (205 ILCS 635/7-1A new) | 2 |
| Sec. 7-1A. Purpose. The activities of mortgage loan | 3 |
| originators and the origination or offering of financing for | 4 |
| residential real property have a direct, valuable and immediate | 5 |
| impact upon Illinois's consumers, Illinois's economy, the | 6 |
| neighborhoods and communities of Illinois, and the housing and | 7 |
| real estate industry. The General Assembly finds that | 8 |
| accessibility to mortgage credit is vital to the State's | 9 |
| citizens. The General Assembly also finds that it is essential | 10 |
| for the protection of the citizens of Illinois and the | 11 |
| stability of Illinois's economy that reasonable standards for | 12 |
| licensing and regulation of the business practices of mortgage | 13 |
| loan originators be imposed. The General Assembly further finds | 14 |
| that the obligations of mortgage loan originators to consumers | 15 |
| in connection with originating or making residential mortgage | 16 |
| loans are such as to warrant the regulation of the mortgage | 17 |
| lending process. The purpose of this Article is to protect | 18 |
| consumers seeking mortgage loans and to ensure that the | 19 |
| mortgage lending industry is operating without unfair, | 20 |
| deceptive, and fraudulent practices on the part of mortgage | 21 |
| loan originators. Therefore, the General Assembly establishes | 22 |
| within this Article an effective system of supervision and | 23 |
| enforcement of the mortgage lending industry, including: | 24 |
| (1) The authority to issue licenses to conduct business | 25 |
| under this Article, including the authority to write rules | 26 |
| or regulations or adopt procedures necessary to the |
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| licensing of persons covered under this Article. | 2 |
| (2) The authority to deny, suspend, condition or revoke | 3 |
| licenses issued under this Article. | 4 |
| (3) The authority to examine, investigate, and conduct | 5 |
| enforcement actions as necessary to carry out the intended | 6 |
| purposes of this Article, including the authority to | 7 |
| subpoena witnesses and documents, enter orders, including | 8 |
| cease and desist orders, order restitution and monetary | 9 |
| penalties, and order the removal and ban of individuals | 10 |
| from office or employment. | 11 |
| The Director shall have the broad administrative authority | 12 |
| to administer, interpret, and enforce this Article, and | 13 |
| promulgate rules or regulations implementing this Article, in | 14 |
| order to carry out the intentions of the General Assembly. | 15 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-1B new)
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| Sec. 7-1B. Mortgage loan originator license. | 17 |
| (a) It is unlawful for any individual to act or assume to | 18 |
| act as a mortgage loan originator, as defined in subsection | 19 |
| (jj) of Section 1-4 of this Act, without obtaining a license | 20 |
| from the Director, unless the individual is exempt under | 21 |
| subsection (c) of this Section. Each licensed mortgage loan | 22 |
| originator must register with and maintain a valid unique | 23 |
| identifier issued by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 24 |
| and Registry. | 25 |
| (b) In order to facilitate an orderly transition to |
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| licensing and minimize disruption in the mortgage marketplace, | 2 |
| the operability date for subsection (a) of this Section shall | 3 |
| be July 31, 2010, or any later date approved by the Secretary | 4 |
| of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, | 5 |
| pursuant to the authority granted under federal Public Law | 6 |
| 110-289, Section 1508(a). | 7 |
| (c) The following are exempt from this Act: | 8 |
| (1) Registered mortgage loan originators, when acting | 9 |
| for an entity described in subsection (jj) of Section 1-4. | 10 |
| (2) Any individual who offers or negotiates terms of a | 11 |
| residential mortgage loan with or on behalf of an immediate | 12 |
| family member of the individual. | 13 |
| (3) Any individual who offers or negotiates terms of a | 14 |
| residential mortgage loan secured by a dwelling that served | 15 |
| as the individual's residence. | 16 |
| (4) A licensed attorney who negotiates the terms of a | 17 |
| residential mortgage loan on behalf of a client as an | 18 |
| ancillary matter to the attorney's representation of the | 19 |
| client, unless the attorney is compensated by a lender, a | 20 |
| mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by | 21 |
| any agent of a lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage | 22 |
| loan originator. | 23 |
| (d) A loan processor or underwriter who is an independent | 24 |
| contractor may not engage in the activities of a loan processor | 25 |
| or underwriter unless he or she obtains and maintains a license | 26 |
| under subsection (a) of this Section. Each independent |
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| contractor loan processor or underwriter licensed as a mortgage | 2 |
| loan originator must have and maintain a valid unique | 3 |
| identifier issued by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 4 |
| and Registry. | 5 |
| (e) For the purposes of implementing an orderly and | 6 |
| efficient licensing process, the Director may establish | 7 |
| licensing rules or regulations and interim procedures for | 8 |
| licensing and acceptance of applications. For previously | 9 |
| registered or licensed individuals, the Director may establish | 10 |
| expedited review and licensing procedures. | 11 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-2 new) | 12 |
| Sec. 7-2. State license application and issuance. | 13 |
| (a) Applicants for a license shall apply in a form | 14 |
| prescribed by the Director. Each form shall contain content as | 15 |
| set forth by rule, regulation, instruction, or procedure of the | 16 |
| Director and may be changed or updated as necessary by the | 17 |
| Director in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 18 |
| (b) In order to fulfill the purposes of this Act, the | 19 |
| Director is authorized to establish relationships or contracts | 20 |
| with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry or | 21 |
| other entities designated by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 22 |
| System and Registry to collect and maintain records and process | 23 |
| transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other | 24 |
| persons subject to this Act. | 25 |
| (b-5) For the purpose of participating in the Nationwide |
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| Mortgage Licensing System & Registry, the Director is | 2 |
| authorized to waive or modify, in whole or in part, by rule, | 3 |
| regulation or order, any or all of the requirements of this | 4 |
| Article and to establish new requirements as reasonably | 5 |
| necessary to participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 6 |
| System & Registry. | 7 |
| (c) In connection with an application for licensing as a | 8 |
| mortgage loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, | 9 |
| furnish to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 10 |
| Registry information concerning the applicant's identity, | 11 |
| including the following: | 12 |
| (1) Fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau | 13 |
| of Investigation, and any governmental agency or entity | 14 |
| authorized to receive such information for a state, | 15 |
| national and international criminal history background | 16 |
| check. | 17 |
| (2) Personal history and experience in a form | 18 |
| prescribed by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 19 |
| Registry, including the submission of authorization for | 20 |
| the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and | 21 |
| the Director to obtain: | 22 |
| (A) an independent credit report obtained from a | 23 |
| consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) | 24 |
| of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; and | 25 |
| (B) information related to any administrative, | 26 |
| civil, or criminal findings by any governmental |
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| jurisdiction. | 2 |
| (d) For the purpose of this Section, and in order to reduce | 3 |
| the points of contact which the Federal Bureau of Investigation | 4 |
| may have to maintain for purposes of subsection (c) of this | 5 |
| Section, the Director may use the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 6 |
| System and Registry as a channeling agent for requesting | 7 |
| information from and distributing information to the | 8 |
| Department of Justice or any governmental agency. | 9 |
| (e) For the purposes of this Section and in order to reduce | 10 |
| the points of contact which the Director may have to maintain | 11 |
| for purposes of item (2) of subsection (c) of this Section, the | 12 |
| Director may use the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 13 |
| Registry as a channeling agent for requesting and distributing | 14 |
| information to and from any source so directed by the Director. | 15 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-3 new) | 16 |
| Sec. 7-3. Issuance of license. The Director shall not issue | 17 |
| a mortgage loan originator license unless the Director makes at | 18 |
| a minimum the following findings: | 19 |
| (1) The applicant has never had a mortgage loan originator | 20 |
| license revoked in any governmental jurisdiction, except that a | 21 |
| subsequent formal vacation of such revocation shall not be | 22 |
| deemed a revocation. | 23 |
| (2) The applicant has not been convicted of, or pled guilty | 24 |
| or nolo contendere to, a felony in a domestic, foreign, or | 25 |
| military court: |
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| (A) during the 7-year period preceding the date of the | 2 |
| application for licensing and registration; or | 3 |
| (B) at any time preceding such date of application, if | 4 |
| such felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, or a | 5 |
| breach of trust, or money laundering; | 6 |
| provided that any pardon of a conviction shall not be a | 7 |
| conviction for purposes of this item (2). | 8 |
| (3) The applicant has demonstrated financial | 9 |
| responsibility, character, and general fitness so as to command | 10 |
| the confidence of the community and to warrant a determination | 11 |
| that the mortgage loan originator will operate honestly, | 12 |
| fairly, and efficiently within the purposes of this Act. For | 13 |
| purposes of this item (3) a person has shown that he or she is | 14 |
| not financially responsible when he or she has shown a | 15 |
| disregard for the management of his or her own financial | 16 |
| condition. A determination that an individual has not shown | 17 |
| financial responsibility may include, but is not limited to, | 18 |
| consideration of: | 19 |
| (A) current outstanding judgments, except judgments | 20 |
| solely as a result of medical expenses; | 21 |
| (B) current outstanding tax liens or other government | 22 |
| liens and filings, educational loan defaults, and | 23 |
| non-payment of child support; | 24 |
| (C) foreclosures within the past 3 years; and | 25 |
| (D) a pattern of seriously delinquent accounts within | 26 |
| the past 3 years. |
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| (4) The applicant has completed the pre-licensing | 2 |
| education requirement described in Section 7-4 of this Act. | 3 |
| (5) The applicant has passed a written test that meets the | 4 |
| test requirement described in Section 7-5 of this Act. | 5 |
| (6) The applicant has met the surety bond requirement as | 6 |
| required pursuant to Section 7-11 of this Act. | 7 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-4 new) | 8 |
| Sec. 7-4. Pre-licensing and education of mortgage loan | 9 |
| originators. | 10 |
| (a) In order to meet the pre-licensing education | 11 |
| requirement referred to in item (4) of Section 7-3 of this Act | 12 |
| an individual shall complete at least 20 hours of education | 13 |
| approved in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section, | 14 |
| which shall include at least: | 15 |
| (1) 3 hours of Federal law and regulations; | 16 |
| (2) 3 hours of ethics, which shall include instruction | 17 |
| on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and | 18 |
| (3) 2 hours of training related to lending standards | 19 |
| for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace. | 20 |
| (b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this Section, | 21 |
| pre-licensing education courses shall be reviewed and approved | 22 |
| by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry based | 23 |
| upon reasonable standards. Review and approval of a | 24 |
| pre-licensing education course shall include review and | 25 |
| approval of the course provider. |
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| (c) Nothing in this Section shall preclude any | 2 |
| pre-licensing education course, as approved by the Nationwide | 3 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, that is provided by the | 4 |
| employer of the applicant or an entity which is affiliated with | 5 |
| the applicant by an agency contract, or any subsidiary or | 6 |
| affiliate of such an employer or entity. | 7 |
| (d) Pre-licensing education may be offered in a classroom, | 8 |
| online, or by any other means approved by the Nationwide | 9 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. | 10 |
| (e) The pre-licensing education requirements approved by | 11 |
| the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for the | 12 |
| subjects listed in items (1) through (3) of subsection (a) for | 13 |
| any state shall be accepted as credit towards completion of | 14 |
| pre-licensing education requirements in Illinois. | 15 |
| (f) An individual previously registered under this Act who | 16 |
| is applying to be licensed after the effective date of this | 17 |
| amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly must prove that he | 18 |
| or she has completed all of the continuing education | 19 |
| requirements for the year in which the registration or license | 20 |
| was last held. | 21 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-5 new) | 22 |
| Sec. 7-5. Testing of mortgage loan originators. | 23 |
| (a) In order to meet the written test requirement referred | 24 |
| to in item (5) of Section 7-3, an individual shall pass, in | 25 |
| accordance with the standards established under this |
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| subsection (a), a qualified written test developed by the | 2 |
| Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and | 3 |
| administered by a test provider approved by the Nationwide | 4 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry based upon reasonable | 5 |
| standards. | 6 |
| (b) A written test shall not be treated as a qualified | 7 |
| written test for purposes of subsection (a) of this Section | 8 |
| unless the test adequately measures the applicant's knowledge | 9 |
| and comprehension in appropriate subject areas, including: | 10 |
| (1) ethics; | 11 |
| (2) federal law and regulation pertaining to mortgage | 12 |
| origination; | 13 |
| (3) State law and regulation pertaining to mortgage | 14 |
| origination; and | 15 |
| (4) federal and State law and regulation, including | 16 |
| instruction on fraud, consumer protection, the | 17 |
| nontraditional mortgage marketplace, and fair lending | 18 |
| issues. | 19 |
| (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a test provider | 20 |
| approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 21 |
| Registry from providing a test at the location of the employer | 22 |
| of the applicant or the location of any subsidiary or affiliate | 23 |
| of the employer of the applicant, or the location of any entity | 24 |
| with which the applicant holds an exclusive arrangement to | 25 |
| conduct the business of a mortgage loan originator. | 26 |
| (d) An individual shall not be considered to have passed a |
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| qualified written test unless the individual achieves a test | 2 |
| score of not less than 75% correct answers to questions. | 3 |
| An individual may retake a test 3 consecutive times with | 4 |
| each consecutive taking occurring at least 30 days after the | 5 |
| preceding test. | 6 |
| After failing 3 consecutive tests, an individual shall wait | 7 |
| at least 6 months before taking the test again. | 8 |
| A licensed mortgage loan originator who fails to maintain a | 9 |
| valid license for a period of 5 years or longer shall retake | 10 |
| the test, not taking into account any time during which such | 11 |
| individual is a registered mortgage loan originator. | 12 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-6 new) | 13 |
| Sec. 7-6. Standards for license renewal. | 14 |
| (a) The minimum standards for license renewal for mortgage | 15 |
| loan originators shall include the following: | 16 |
| (1) The mortgage loan originator continues to meet the | 17 |
| minimum standards for license issuance under Section 7-3. | 18 |
| (2) The mortgage loan originator has satisfied the | 19 |
| annual continuing education requirements described in | 20 |
| Section 7-7. | 21 |
| (3) The mortgage loan originator has paid all required | 22 |
| fees for renewal of the license. | 23 |
| (b) The license of a mortgage loan originator failing to | 24 |
| satisfy the minimum standards for license renewal shall expire. | 25 |
| The Director may adopt procedures for the reinstatement of |
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| expired licenses consistent with the standards established by | 2 |
| the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. | 3 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-7 new) | 4 |
| Sec. 7-7. Continuing education for mortgage loan | 5 |
| originators. | 6 |
| (a) In order to meet the annual continuing education | 7 |
| requirements referred to in Section 7-6, a licensed mortgage | 8 |
| loan originator shall complete at least 8 hours of education | 9 |
| approved in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section, | 10 |
| which shall include at least: | 11 |
| (1) 3 hours of Federal law and regulations; | 12 |
| (2) 2 hours of ethics, which shall include instruction | 13 |
| on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and | 14 |
| (3) 2 hours of training related to lending standards | 15 |
| for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace. | 16 |
| (b) For purposes of this subsection (a), continuing | 17 |
| education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the | 18 |
| Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry based upon | 19 |
| reasonable standards. Review and approval of a continuing | 20 |
| education course shall include review and approval of the | 21 |
| course provider. | 22 |
| (c) Nothing in this Section shall preclude any education | 23 |
| course, as approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 24 |
| and Registry, that is provided by the employer of the mortgage | 25 |
| loan originator or an entity which is affiliated with the |
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| mortgage loan originator by an agency contract, or any | 2 |
| subsidiary or affiliate of the employer or entity. | 3 |
| (d) Continuing education may be offered either in a | 4 |
| classroom, online, or by any other means approved by the | 5 |
| Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. | 6 |
| (e) A licensed mortgage loan originator: | 7 |
| (1) Except as provided in Section 7-6 and subsection | 8 |
| (i) of this Section, may only receive credit for a | 9 |
| continuing education course in the year in which the course | 10 |
| is taken; and | 11 |
| (2) May not take the same approved course in the same | 12 |
| or successive years to meet the annual requirements for | 13 |
| continuing education. | 14 |
| (f) A licensed mortgage loan originator who is an | 15 |
| approved instructor of an approved continuing education course | 16 |
| may receive credit for the licensed mortgage loan originator's | 17 |
| own annual continuing education requirement at the rate of 2 | 18 |
| hours credit for every one hour taught. | 19 |
| (g) A person having successfully completed the education | 20 |
| requirements approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 21 |
| System and Registry for the subjects listed in subsection (a) | 22 |
| of this Section for any state shall be accepted as credit | 23 |
| towards completion of continuing education requirements in | 24 |
| this State. | 25 |
| (h) A licensed mortgage loan originator who subsequently | 26 |
| becomes unlicensed must complete the continuing education |
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| requirements for the last year in which the license was held | 2 |
| prior to issuance of a new or renewed license. | 3 |
| (i) A person meeting the requirements of Section 7-6 may | 4 |
| make up any deficiency in continuing education as established | 5 |
| by rule or regulation of the Director. | 6 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-8 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 7-8. Authority to require license. In addition to any | 8 |
| other duties imposed upon the Director by law, the Director | 9 |
| shall require mortgage loan originators to be licensed and | 10 |
| registered through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 11 |
| and Registry. In order to carry out this requirement the | 12 |
| Director is authorized to participate in the Nationwide | 13 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. For this purpose, the | 14 |
| Director may establish by agreement, order or rule requirements | 15 |
| as necessary, including, but not limited to, the following: | 16 |
| (1) Background checks for: | 17 |
| (A) criminal history through fingerprint or other | 18 |
| databases; | 19 |
| (B) civil or administrative records; | 20 |
| (C) credit history; or | 21 |
| (D) any other information as deemed necessary by | 22 |
| the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. | 23 |
| (2) The payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses | 24 |
| through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 25 |
| Registry; |
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| (3) The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or | 2 |
| reporting dates; and | 3 |
| (4) Requirements for amending or surrendering a | 4 |
| license or any other such activities as the Director deems | 5 |
| necessary for participation in the Nationwide Mortgage | 6 |
| Licensing System and Registry. | 7 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-9 new) | 8 |
| Sec. 7-9. Report to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 9 |
| and Registry. Subject to State privacy laws, the Director is | 10 |
| required to report regularly violations of this Act, as well as | 11 |
| enforcement actions and other relevant information, to the | 12 |
| Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry subject to | 13 |
| the provisions contained in Section 7-12A of this Act. | 14 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-10 new) | 15 |
| Sec. 7-10. Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and | 16 |
| Registry information challenge process. The Director shall | 17 |
| establish a process whereby mortgage loan originators may | 18 |
| challenge information entered into the Nationwide Mortgage | 19 |
| Licensing System and Registry by the Director. | 20 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-11 new)
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| Sec. 7-11. Mortgage loan originator suspension or | 22 |
| revocation of registration; refusal to renew; fines. | 23 |
| (a) In order to ensure the effective supervision and |
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| enforcement of this Act the Director may do any of the | 2 |
| following: | 3 |
| (1) Deny, suspend, revoke, condition or decline to | 4 |
| renew a license for a violation of this Act, rules or | 5 |
| regulations issued under this Act or order or directive | 6 |
| entered under this Act. | 7 |
| (2) Deny, suspend, revoke, condition or decline to | 8 |
| renew a license if an applicant or licensee fails at any | 9 |
| time to meet the requirements of Sections 7-1B or 7-3, or | 10 |
| withholds information or makes a material misstatement in | 11 |
| an application for a license or renewal of a license. | 12 |
| (3) Order restitution against persons subject to this | 13 |
| Act for violations of this Act. | 14 |
| (4) Impose fines on persons subject to this Act | 15 |
| pursuant to subsections (b), (c), and (d4) of this Section. | 16 |
| (5) Issue orders or directives under this Act as | 17 |
| follows: | 18 |
| (A) order or direct persons subject to this Act to | 19 |
| cease and desist from conducting business, including | 20 |
| immediate temporary orders to cease and desist; | 21 |
| (B) order or direct persons subject to this Act to | 22 |
| cease any harmful activities or violations of this Act, | 23 |
| including immediate temporary orders to cease and | 24 |
| desist; | 25 |
| (C) enter immediate temporary orders to cease | 26 |
| business under a license or interim license issued |
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| pursuant to the authority granted under Section 7-1B if | 2 |
| the Director determines that such license was | 3 |
| erroneously granted or the licensee is currently in | 4 |
| violation of this Act; or | 5 |
| (D) order or direct such other affirmative action | 6 |
| as the Director deems necessary. | 7 |
| (b) The Director may impose a civil penalty on a mortgage | 8 |
| loan originator or person subject to this Act, if the Director | 9 |
| finds, on the record after notice and opportunity for hearing, | 10 |
| that such mortgage loan originator or person subject to this | 11 |
| Act has violated or failed to comply with any requirement of | 12 |
| this Act or any regulation prescribed by the Director under | 13 |
| this Act or order issued under authority of this Act. | 14 |
| (c) The maximum amount of penalty for each act or omission | 15 |
| described in subsection (b) of this Section shall be $25,000. | 16 |
| (d) Each violation or failure to comply with any directive | 17 |
| or order of the Director is a separate and distinct violation | 18 |
| or failure. | 19 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-12 new)
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| Sec. 7-12. Surety bond required. | 21 |
| (a) Each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a | 22 |
| surety bond in accordance with this Section. In the event that | 23 |
| the mortgage loan originator is an employee or exclusive agent | 24 |
| of a person subject to this Act, the surety bond of such person | 25 |
| subject to this Act can be used in lieu of the mortgage loan |
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The surety bond shall | 2 |
| provide coverage for each mortgage loan originator in an amount | 3 |
| prescribed under subsection (b) of this Section.
The surety | 4 |
| bond shall be in a form prescribed by the Director.
The | 5 |
| Director may promulgate rules or regulations with respect to | 6 |
| the requirements for such surety bonds as necessary to | 7 |
| accomplish the purposes of this Act. | 8 |
| (b) The penal sum of the surety bond shall be maintained in | 9 |
| an amount that reflects the dollar amount of loans originated | 10 |
| as determined by the Director. | 11 |
| (c) When an action is commenced on a licensee's bond the | 12 |
| Director may require the filing of a new bond. | 13 |
| (d) Immediately upon recovery upon any action on the bond | 14 |
| the licensee shall file a new bond. | 15 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-12A new)
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| Sec. 7-12A. Confidentiality. | 17 |
| (a) In order to promote more effective regulation and | 18 |
| reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information | 19 |
| sharing, except as otherwise provided in federal Public Law | 20 |
| 110-289, Section 1512, the requirements under any federal law | 21 |
| or state law regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any | 22 |
| information or material provided to the Nationwide Mortgage | 23 |
| Licensing System and Registry, and any privilege arising under | 24 |
| federal or state law, including the rules of any federal or | 25 |
| state court, with respect to such information or material, |
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| information or material has been disclosed to the Nationwide | 3 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The information and | 4 |
| material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory | 5 |
| officials with mortgage industry oversight authority without | 6 |
| the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality | 7 |
| protections provided by federal law or state law. | 8 |
| (b) In order to promote more effective regulation and | 9 |
| reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information | 10 |
| sharing, the Director is authorized to enter agreements or | 11 |
| sharing arrangements with other governmental agencies, the | 12 |
| Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the American Association | 13 |
| of Residential Mortgage Regulators or other associations | 14 |
| representing governmental agencies as established by rule, | 15 |
| regulation or order of the Director. The sharing of | 16 |
| confidential supervisory information or any information or | 17 |
| material described in subsection (a) of this Section pursuant | 18 |
| to an agreement or sharing arrangement shall not result in the | 19 |
| loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections | 20 |
| provided by federal law or state law. | 21 |
| (c) In order to promote more effective regulation and | 22 |
| reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information | 23 |
| sharing, information or material that is subject to a privilege | 24 |
| or confidentiality under subsection (a) of this Section shall | 25 |
| not be subject to the following: | 26 |
| (1) disclosure under any State law governing the |
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| disclosure to the public of information held by an officer | 2 |
| or an agency of the State; or | 3 |
| (2) subpoena or discovery, or admission into evidence, | 4 |
| in any private civil action or administrative process, | 5 |
| unless with respect to any privilege held by the Nationwide | 6 |
| Mortgage Licensing System and Registry with respect to the | 7 |
| information or material, the person to whom such | 8 |
| information or material pertains waives, in whole or in | 9 |
| part, in the discretion of that person, that privilege. | 10 |
| (d) In order to promote more effective regulation and | 11 |
| reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information | 12 |
| sharing, other law relating to the disclosure of confidential | 13 |
| supervisory information or any information or material | 14 |
| described in subsection (a) of this Section that is | 15 |
| inconsistent with subsection (a) of this Section shall be | 16 |
| superseded by the requirements of this Section to the extent | 17 |
| the other law provides less confidentiality or a weaker | 18 |
| privilege. | 19 |
| (e) In order to promote more effective regulation and | 20 |
| reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information | 21 |
| sharing, this Section shall not apply to the employment history | 22 |
| of a mortgage loan originator, and the record of publicly | 23 |
| adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against a | 24 |
| mortgage loan originator. | 25 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-12B new)
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| Sec. 7-12B. Additional investigation and examination | 2 |
| authority. In addition to any authority allowed under this Act, | 3 |
| the Director shall have the authority to conduct investigations | 4 |
| and examinations as follows: | 5 |
| (a) For purposes of initial licensing, license renewal, | 6 |
| license suspension, license conditioning, license revocation | 7 |
| or termination, or general or specific inquiry or investigation | 8 |
| to determine compliance with this Act, the Commissioner shall | 9 |
| have the authority to access, receive, and use any books, | 10 |
| accounts, records, files, documents, information, or evidence | 11 |
| including, but not limited to, the following: | 12 |
| (1) criminal, civil, and administrative history | 13 |
| information, including nonconviction data as specified in | 14 |
| the Criminal Code of 1961; | 15 |
| (2) personal history and experience information, | 16 |
| including independent credit reports obtained from a | 17 |
| consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) of | 18 |
| the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; and | 19 |
| (3) any other documents, information, or evidence the | 20 |
| Commissioner deems relevant to the inquiry or | 21 |
| investigation regardless of the location, possession, | 22 |
| control, or custody of the documents, information, or | 23 |
| evidence. | 24 |
| (b) For the purposes of investigating violations or | 25 |
| complaints arising under this Act, or for the purposes of | 26 |
| examination, the Commissioner may review, investigate, or |
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| examine any licensee, individual, or person subject to this | 2 |
| Act, as often as necessary in order to carry out the purposes | 3 |
| of this Act. The Commissioner may direct, subpoena, or order | 4 |
| the attendance of and examine under oath all persons whose | 5 |
| testimony may be required about the loans or the business or | 6 |
| subject matter of any such examination or investigation, and | 7 |
| may direct, subpoena, or order the person to produce books, | 8 |
| accounts, records, files, and any other documents the | 9 |
| Commissioner deems relevant to the inquiry. | 10 |
| (c) Each licensee, individual, or person subject to this | 11 |
| Act shall make available to the Commissioner upon request the | 12 |
| books and records relating to the operations of such licensee, | 13 |
| individual, or person subject to this Act. The Commissioner | 14 |
| shall have access to such books and records and interview the | 15 |
| officers, principals, mortgage loan originators, employees, | 16 |
| independent contractors, agents, and customers of the | 17 |
| licensee, individual, or person subject to this Act concerning | 18 |
| their business. | 19 |
| (d) Each licensee, individual, or person subject to this | 20 |
| Act shall make or compile reports or prepare other information | 21 |
| as directed by the Commissioner in order to carry out the | 22 |
| purposes of this Section including, but not limited to: | 23 |
| (1) accounting compilations; | 24 |
| (2) information lists and data concerning loan | 25 |
| transactions in a format prescribed by the Commissioner; or | 26 |
| (3) other information deemed necessary to carry out the |
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| purposes of this Section. | 2 |
| (e) In making any examination or investigation authorized | 3 |
| by this Act, the Commissioner may control access to any | 4 |
| documents and records of the licensee or person under | 5 |
| examination or investigation. The Commissioner may take | 6 |
| possession of the documents and records or place a person in | 7 |
| exclusive charge of the documents and records in the place | 8 |
| where they are usually kept. During the period of control, no | 9 |
| individual or person shall remove or attempt to remove any of | 10 |
| the documents and records except pursuant to a court order or | 11 |
| with the consent of the Commissioner. Unless the Commissioner | 12 |
| has reasonable grounds to believe the documents or records of | 13 |
| the licensee have been, or are at risk of being altered or | 14 |
| destroyed for purposes of concealing a violation of this Act, | 15 |
| the licensee or owner of the documents and records shall have | 16 |
| access to the documents or records as necessary to conduct its | 17 |
| ordinary business affairs. | 18 |
| (f) In order to carry out the purposes of this Section, the | 19 |
| Commissioner may: | 20 |
| (1) retain attorneys, accountants, or other | 21 |
| professionals and specialists as examiners, auditors, or | 22 |
| investigators to conduct or assist in the conduct of | 23 |
| examinations or investigations; | 24 |
| (2) enter into agreements or relationships with other | 25 |
| government officials or regulatory associations in order | 26 |
| to improve efficiencies and reduce regulatory burden by |
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| sharing resources, standardized or uniform methods or | 2 |
| procedures, and documents, records, information or | 3 |
| evidence obtained under this Section; | 4 |
| (3) use, hire, contract, or employ public or privately | 5 |
| available analytical systems, methods, or software to | 6 |
| examine or investigate the licensee, individual, or person | 7 |
| subject to this Act; | 8 |
| (4) accept and rely on examination or investigation | 9 |
| reports made by other government officials, within or | 10 |
| without this State; or | 11 |
| (5) accept audit reports made by an independent | 12 |
| certified public accountant for the licensee, individual, | 13 |
| or person subject to this Act in the course of that part of | 14 |
| the examination covering the same general subject matter as | 15 |
| the audit and may incorporate the audit report in the | 16 |
| report of the examination, report of investigation, or | 17 |
| other writing of the Commissioner. | 18 |
| (g) The authority of this Section shall remain in effect, | 19 |
| whether such a licensee, individual, or person subject to this | 20 |
| Act acts or claims to act under any licensing or registration | 21 |
| law of this State, or claims to act without the authority. | 22 |
| (h) No licensee, individual, or person subject to | 23 |
| investigation or examination under this Section may knowingly | 24 |
| withhold, abstract, remove, mutilate, destroy, or secrete any | 25 |
| books, records, computer records, or other information. |
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| (205 ILCS 635/7-13 new)
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| Sec. 7-13. Prohibited acts and practices for mortgage loan | 3 |
| originators. It is a violation of this Act for an individual | 4 |
| subject to this Act to: | 5 |
| (1) Directly or indirectly employ any scheme, device, | 6 |
| or artifice to defraud or mislead borrowers or lenders or | 7 |
| to defraud any person. | 8 |
| (2) Engage in any unfair or deceptive practice toward | 9 |
| any person. | 10 |
| (3) Obtain property by fraud or misrepresentation. | 11 |
| (4) Solicit or enter into a contract with a borrower | 12 |
| that provides in substance that the person or individual | 13 |
| subject to this Act may earn a fee or commission through | 14 |
| "best efforts" to obtain a loan even though no loan is | 15 |
| actually obtained for the borrower. | 16 |
| (5) Solicit, advertise, or enter into a contract for | 17 |
| specific interest rates, points, or other financing terms | 18 |
| unless the terms are actually available at the time of | 19 |
| soliciting, advertising, or contracting. | 20 |
| (6) Conduct any business covered by this Act without | 21 |
| holding a valid license as required under this Act, or | 22 |
| assist or aid and abet any person in the conduct of | 23 |
| business under this Act without a valid license as required | 24 |
| under this Act. | 25 |
| (7) Fail to make disclosures as required by this Act | 26 |
| and any other applicable State or federal law, including |
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| regulations thereunder. | 2 |
| (8) Fail to comply with this Act or rules or | 3 |
| regulations promulgated under this Act, or fail to comply | 4 |
| with any other state or federal law, including the rules | 5 |
| and regulations thereunder, applicable to any business | 6 |
| authorized or conducted under this Act. | 7 |
| (9) Make, in any manner, any false or deceptive | 8 |
| statement or representation of a material fact, or any | 9 |
| omission of a material fact, required on any document or | 10 |
| application subject to this Act. | 11 |
| (10) Negligently make any false statement or knowingly | 12 |
| and willfully make any omission of material fact in | 13 |
| connection with any information or report filed with a | 14 |
| governmental agency or the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing | 15 |
| System and Registry or in connection with any investigation | 16 |
| conducted by the Director or another governmental agency. | 17 |
| (11) Make any payment, threat or promise, directly or | 18 |
| indirectly, to any person for the purpose of influencing | 19 |
| the independent judgment of the person in connection with a | 20 |
| residential mortgage loan, or make any payment threat or | 21 |
| promise, directly or indirectly, to any appraiser of a | 22 |
| property, for the purpose of influencing the independent | 23 |
| judgment of the appraiser with respect to the value of the | 24 |
| property. | 25 |
| (12) Collect, charge, attempt to collect or charge, or | 26 |
| use or propose any agreement purporting to collect or |
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| charge any fee prohibited by this Act. | 2 |
| (13) Cause or require a borrower to obtain property | 3 |
| insurance coverage in an amount that exceeds the | 4 |
| replacement cost of the improvements as established by the | 5 |
| property insurer. | 6 |
| (14) Fail to truthfully account for monies belonging to | 7 |
| a party to a residential mortgage loan transaction. | 8 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-14 new)
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| Sec. 7-14. Unique identifier shown. The unique identifier | 10 |
| of any person originating a residential mortgage loan shall be | 11 |
| clearly shown on all residential mortgage loan application | 12 |
| forms, solicitations, and advertisements, including business | 13 |
| cards and websites, and any other documents as established by | 14 |
| rule, regulation, or order of the Director. | 15 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-15 new)
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| Sec. 7-15. Mortgage call reports. Each residential | 17 |
| mortgage licensee shall submit to the Nationwide Mortgage | 18 |
| Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, which shall | 19 |
| be in the form and shall contain the information that the | 20 |
| Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may require. | 21 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-16 new)
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| Sec. 7-16. Report to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System | 23 |
| and Registry. The Director is required to report regularly |
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| violations of this Act, as well as enforcement actions and | 2 |
| other relevant information, to the Nationwide Mortgage | 3 |
| Licensing System and Registry subject to the provisions | 4 |
| contained in Section 7-12B. | 5 |
| (205 ILCS 635/7-17 new)
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| Sec. 7-17. Privately insured credit unions. Non-federally | 7 |
| insured credit unions that employ loan originators, as defined | 8 |
| in Public Law 110-289, Title V, the federal S.A.F.E. Act, shall | 9 |
| register those employees with the Nationwide Mortgage | 10 |
| Licensing System and Registry by furnishing the information | 11 |
| concerning the employees' identities set forth in Section | 12 |
| 1507(a)(2) of Public Law 110-289, Title V. | 13 |
| Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 14 |
| severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 31, | 16 |
| 2009.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
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| 205 ILCS 635/1-4 |
from Ch. 17, par. 2321-4 |
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| 205 ILCS 635/Art. VII | 5 |
| heading |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-1A new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-1B new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-2 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-3 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-4 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-5 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-6 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-7 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-8 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-9 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-10 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-11 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-12 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-12A new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-12B new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-13 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-14 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-15 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-16 new |
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| 205 ILCS 635/7-17 new |
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