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The Safe Act, Nmls And What It Means To The Mortgage Industry

Following the dramatic expansion in the United States housing market, default rates on subprime and adjustable rate mortgages (ARM’s) began to rise. Credit tightened and refinancing became more difficult. Home prices fell. The foreclosure epidemic was a contributing factor in the global economic crisis, devastating consumers and forcing banking institutions to cut lending or even close their doors.

The public and Congress, seeking to discover causes for the crisis and create solutions, turned their attention to the mortgage lending industry. Many analysts felt that mortgage loan originators had been lax or even deceptive in qualifying buyers for loans. Congress responded and in July 2008 passed The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (called the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008).

The goal of the legislation was to establish more government oversight of individual mortgage loan originators, with the outcome of increased consumer protection. Primarily, the law set forth objectives for a Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR) for the residential mortgage industry. The SAFE Act requires that all residential mortgage loan originators must be either federally registered or state-licensed. A mortgage loan originator employed by a federally insured depository institution or any credit union or an owned and controlled subsidiary that is federally supervised must be federally registered. All other mortgage loan originators, without exception, must be state licensed.

All state licensed and federally registered mortgage loan originators must be registered with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators.

Requirements for Licensure
The applicant as a state-licensed loan originator must furnish certain information to the NMLSR including fingerprints for a criminal background check and personal history and experience. Minimum standards for license issuance includes:

• Never having had a revocation of loan originator license;
• Never having had a felony conviction involving an act of fraud, dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laundering (no other types of felonies seven years prior to application);
• Demonstration of financial responsibility;
• Completing pre-licensing education reviewed, and approved by the NMLSR (at least 20 hours);
• Passing a written test developed and administered by the NMLSR (at least 75% correct answers out of minimum 100 questions).
• States must include a minimum net worth requirement or surety bond requirement for applicants, or have had the applicant pay into a state fund.

At the time of the law’s passage, state systems varied greatly. The SAFE Act required the states to have a licensing and registration system in place by either July 31, 2009 (for states whose legislatures meet annually) or July 31, 2010 (for states whose legislatures meet biennially). For either of these deadlines, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offered to extend the deadline if HUD determined that a state is making a good faith effort to establish a state licensing law that meets the minimum requirements of the SAFE Act.

By January 2010, 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had adopted NMLS. But HUD recognizes that in many states, individuals currently performing loan originations may not be able to meet the educational, testing, and background check requirements by the time required legislation or regulations become effective. In addition, HUD is aware that some states already require licensure of loan originators.

What should loan originators do? In those states which have adopted NMLS all individuals acting as a residential mortgage loan originator (RMLO) must create an account in NMLS, and have filed or file a Form MU4 through NMLS with the state regulatory agency. Filing deadlines depend on the type of license required.

About the Author

David Reinholtz is an active participant in every aspect of the mortgage and real estate industry. His twenty five years of top production, business development, training, and public speaking make David an authentic leader who impresses every audience.

David is a sales and marketing expert who speaks and trains professionals in every industry.

David is the Founder and CEO of LoanOfficerSchool.com, an approved education provider for The Conference of State Bank Supervisors and The National Mortgage Licensing Systems’ (NMLS) required pre-licensing education and continuing education.

David Reinholtz serves on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Mortgage Professionals, formerly known as CAMB, Orange County Chapter.

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