Virginia Administrative Code
Title 10 - FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
Chapter 160 - RULES GOVERNING MORTGAGE LENDERS AND BROKERS
Section 10VAC5-160-90 - Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry

A. Applications for a mortgage lender or mortgage broker license shall be made through the Registry in accordance with instructions provided by the commissioner. The commissioner may provide these instructions through the Registry, on the commission's Internet website, or by any other means the commissioner deems appropriate.

B. Pursuant to § 6.2-1610 of the Code of Virginia, every licensee shall file quarterly mortgage call reports through the Registry as well as such other information pertaining to the licensee's financial condition as may be required by the Registry. Reports shall be in such form, contain such information, and be submitted with such frequency and by such dates as the Registry may require.

C. Entities exempt from the requirement for licensure under Chapter 16 that supervise mortgage loan originators licensed pursuant to Chapter 17 may obtain a unique identifier through the Registry.

D. Every licensee shall maintain current information in its records with the Registry. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, changes to the licensee's address, principal officers, or any other information in the Registry shall be updated by the licensee as soon as is practicable, but in no event later than five business days from when the change takes effect.

E. A licensee shall update its sponsorship information in the Registry within five days after the occurrence of either of the following events:

F. If (i) any provision of Chapter 16 or this chapter requires a licensee to provide the bureau or commissioner with a written notice and (ii) the Registry enables licensees to submit such notice through the Registry, then a licensee shall be deemed to have complied with the written notice requirement if the licensee timely submits the required notice through the Registry.

G. A mortgage lender or mortgage broker license shall expire at the end of each calendar year unless it is renewed by a licensee on or after November 1 of the same year. However, licenses that are granted between November 1 and December 31 shall not expire until the end of the following calendar year. A license shall be renewed upon the commission finding that the licensee has (i) requested license renewal through the Registry and (ii) complied with any requirements associated with such renewal request that are imposed by the Registry.

H. A licensee's approved office locations shall be subject to renewal each calendar year. However, office locations that are approved by the commission between November 1 and December 31 shall not be subject to renewal until the end of the following calendar year. An approved office location shall be renewed upon the commission finding that the licensee has (i) requested renewal for the location through the Registry and (ii) complied with any requirements associated with such renewal request that are imposed by the Registry.

I. If a licensee fails to timely meet the requirements specified in subsection G or H of this section, but meets such requirements before March 1 of the following calendar year, the license or approved office location shall be reinstated and renewed. If an approved office location is not renewed before March 1, the office location shall be deemed to be closed as of the preceding January 1 by the licensee.

J. A licensee shall not engage in business as a mortgage lender or mortgage broker from an office location that has not been (i) approved by the commission and (ii) renewed by the licensee as required by subsection H of this section. Any mortgage loan made or brokered by a licensee in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate violation of Chapter 16.

K. Each licensee shall receive a single license from the commission that states the full legal name of the licensee as well as any fictitious names under which the licensee is conducting business under Chapter 16. The license issued by the commission shall identify the addresses of the offices at which the business is authorized to be conducted under Chapter 16 by referencing the approved office locations of the licensee as set forth in the Registry.