16a-2-303a. Denial, revocation or suspension of registration of residential mortgage loan originator. (1) The administrator may deny, revoke or suspend the registration of a residential mortgage loan originator if the administrator finds that:

(a) The applicant or registrant has repeatedly or willfully violated the provisions of K.S.A. 16a-1-101 through 16a-9-102, and amendments thereto, or any rule and regulation, order or administrative interpretation lawfully made pursuant to such sections of this act;

(b) the applicant or registrant has filed with the administrator any document or statement falsely representing or omitting a material fact;

(c) the applicant or registrant has been convicted of any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit, except that no registration shall be granted to any loan originator who:

(i) Has had a mortgage loan originator license or registration revoked in any governmental jurisdiction; or

(ii) has been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony in a domestic, foreign or military court:

(A) During the seven-year period preceding the date of the application for licensing and registration; or

(B) at any time preceding such date of application, if such felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, deceit, a breach of trust or money laundering;

(d) the applicant or registrant has been the subject of any disciplinary action by this or any other state or federal agency;

(e) a final judgment has been entered against the applicant or registrant in a civil action and the administrator finds the conduct on which the judgment is based indicates that it would be contrary to the public interest to permit such person to be registered;

(f) the applicant or registrant has engaged in deceptive business practices;

(g) facts or conditions exist which would clearly have justified the administrator in refusing to grant a registration had these facts or conditions been known to exist at the time the application for the registration was made;

(h) the applicant or registrant has not completed all requirements for registration or renewal, including successfully passing a standardized examination and completing all pre-licensing or continuing education requirements;

(i) the administrator is unable to determine that the financial responsibility, character and fitness of the applicant or registrant are such as to warrant belief that the applicant's or registrant's residential mortgage loan origination activity will be operated honestly and fairly within the purposes of this act.

(2) None of the following actions shall deprive the administrator of any jurisdiction or right to institute or proceed with any disciplinary proceeding against such registration, to render a decision suspending, revoking or refusing to renew such registration, or to establish and make a record of the facts of any violation of law for any lawful purpose:

(a) The imposition of an administrative penalty under this section;

(b) the lapse or suspension of any registration issued under this act by operation of law;

(c) the registrant's failure to renew any registration issued under this act; or

(d) the registrant's voluntary surrender of any registration issued under this act.

(3) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform consumer credit code.

History: L. 2009, ch. 29, § 2; July 1.