What is the initial application fee for a mortgage loan originator license?

To receive a Loan Originator License, an applicant must have completed at least three hours of federal law and regulations, three hours of ethics (including instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues), two hours of training related to lending standards for nontraditional mortgage product markets, and twelve hours of undefined instruction on mortgage origination. This pre-licensure education must include 2 hours of Michigan content. Upon completion of these requirements, an applicant must then either pass both the National and Michigan State components of the SAFE test, OR pass the National and stand-alone UST components of the SAFE Test, OR pass the National Test Components with Uniform State Content. Finally, the applicant must submit a license application to the NMLS. License fees include a $30.00 initial processing fee, $250.00 license/registration fee, $15 for a credit report, and $36.25 for an FBI criminal background check.

The Ohio legislature passed its wide-reaching annual appropriations bill, House Bill 110, which, among other things, includes increases to certain license and registration fees for mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators:

  • The initial application fee for a certificate of registration for a mortgage lender, mortgage servicer, or mortgage broker, as well as the renewal fee, will increase from $500 to $700.  The change to the initial fee is effective September 30, 2021, while the change to the renewal fee is effective October 9, 2021.
  • The initial application fee for a mortgage loan originator license, as well as the renewal fee, will increase from $150 to $200.  The change to the initial fee is effective September 30, 2021, while the change to the renewal fee is effective October 9, 2021.
  • The late fee for a mortgage lender, mortgage servicer, mortgage broker, or mortgage loan originator renewal submitted up to 45 days late will increase from $100 to $150, effective October 9, 2021.

House Bill 110 also contains certain other housing-related provisions, including the following:

  • The bill authorizes the Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, to adopt rules relating to manufactured home dealers, brokers, and salespersons.
  • The bill updates existing law to require licensed real estate brokers and salespersons to notify the Superintendent of the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing within 30 days of any change of location of their personal residence address.  Licensed real estate brokers and salespersons will also be required to maintain a valid email address on file with the Division and notify the Superintendent within 30 days after a change of email address.  These changes take effect September 30, 2021.
  • The bill also enacts new requirements for title insurance companies that are joint ventures, including that the annual review required of agency accounts must include an assessment of whether or not all members of the joint venture received revenue during the year in question from the title company commensurate to their ownership interest in the title company.  These provisions take effect September 30, 2021.

(1) If the amount in the trust fund exceeds $5 million, the additional fee shall be discontinued and may not be reimposed until the fund is reduced to below $1 million pursuant to disbursements made in accordance with this section.

(2) A borrower in a mortgage loan transaction is eligible to seek recovery from the trust fund if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The borrower has recorded a final judgment issued by a state court wherein the cause of action against a licensee under this chapter was based on a violation of this chapter and the damages were the result of that violation.

(b) The borrower has caused a writ of execution to be issued upon such judgment, and the officer executing the judgment has made a return showing that no personal or real property of the judgment debtor liable to be levied upon in satisfaction of the judgment can be found or that the amount realized on the sale of the judgment debtor’s property pursuant to such execution is insufficient to satisfy the judgment.

(c) The borrower has made all reasonable searches and inquiries to ascertain whether the judgment debtor possesses real or personal property or other assets subject to being sold or applied in satisfaction of the judgment, and has discovered no such property or assets; or he or she has discovered property and assets and has taken all necessary action and proceedings for the application thereof to the judgment, but the amount realized is insufficient to satisfy the judgment.

(d) The borrower has applied any amounts recovered from the judgment debtor, or from any other source, to the damages awarded by the court.

(e) The borrower, at the time the action was instituted, gave notice and provided a copy of the complaint to the office by certified mail. The requirement of a timely giving of notice may be waived by the office upon a showing of good cause.

(f) The act for which recovery is sought occurred on or after January 1, 2011.

(3) The requirements of subsection (2) are not applicable if the licensee upon which the claim is sought has filed for bankruptcy or has been adjudicated bankrupt. However, the claimant must file a proof of claim in the bankruptcy proceedings and must notify the office by certified mail of the claim by enclosing a copy of the proof of claim and all supporting documents.

(4) Any person who meets all of the conditions in subsection (2) may apply to the office for payment from the trust fund equal to the unsatisfied portion of that person’s judgment or $50,000, whichever is less, but only to the extent that the amount reflected in the judgment is for actual or compensatory damages, plus any attorney’s fees and costs awarded by the trial court which have been determined by the court, and the documented costs associated with attempting to collect the judgment. Actual or compensatory damages may not include postjudgment interest. Attorney’s fees may not exceed $5,000 or 20 percent of the actual or compensatory damages, whichever is less. If actual or compensatory damages, plus attorney’s fees and costs, exceed $50,000, actual or compensatory damages must be paid first. The cumulative payment for actual or compensatory damages, plus attorney’s fees and costs, may not exceed $50,000 as described in this section.

(a) A borrower may not collect more than $50,000 from the trust fund for any claim regardless of the number of licensees liable for the borrower’s damages.

(b) Payments for claims are limited in the aggregate to $250,000 against any one licensee under this chapter. If the total claims exceed the aggregate limit of $250,000, the office shall prorate payments based on the ratio that a claim bears to the total claims filed.

(c) Payments shall be made to all persons meeting the requirements of subsection (2) 2 years after the date the first complete and valid notice is received by the office. Persons who give notice after 2 years and who otherwise comply with the conditions precedent to recovery may recover from any remaining portion of the $250,000 aggregate as provided in this subsection, with claims being paid in the order notice was received until the $250,000 aggregate has been disbursed.

(d) The claimant shall assign his or her right, title, and interest in the judgment, to the extent of his or her recovery from the fund, to the office and shall record, at his or her own expense, the assignment of judgment in every county where the judgment is recorded.

(e) If the money in the fund is insufficient to satisfy any valid claim or portion thereof, the office shall satisfy such unpaid claim or portion as soon as a sufficient amount of money has been deposited in the trust fund. If there is more than one unsatisfied claim outstanding, such claims shall be paid in the order in which the claims were filed with the office.

(f) The payment of any amount from the fund in settlement of a claim or in satisfaction of a judgment against a licensee constitutes prima facie grounds for the revocation of the license.

What is the initial application fee for mortgage professionals in MI?

Mortgage Loan Originator License – $250 application fee, $30 NMLS initial processing fee.

What is the initial license fee for an MLO license in MA?

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What is the initial application fee for a mortgage lender license in Florida?

For a loan originator, the initial and renewal fee is $20. For mortgage brokers and lenders, the initial and renewal fee is $100.

What is the initial application fee for an MLO applicant in Michigan?

Complete the NMLS Application Applicants are advised to review the MLO New Application checklist beforehand in order to ensure they're ready to apply. You'll need to pay $250 for the Michigan portion of the licensing fee. Additionally, a credit report must be submitted at the time of application for a fee of $15.