§1088.1. Licensing system; authorization; fees; required use

A. Consistent with both the public interest and the purposes of this Chapter, the commissioner shall have the authority to take all action regarding the licensing system, in his discretion as he deems necessary and appropriate, including but not limited to all of the following:

(1) Facilitating and participating in the establishment and implementation of the licensing system.

(2) Entering into agreements and contracts including information-sharing agreements.

(3) Contracting with third parties to process, maintain, and store information collected by the licensing system.

(4) Authorizing the licensing system to collect fingerprints on the commissioner's behalf in order to receive criminal history records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For purposes of this Section, the commissioner may use the NMLS&R as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the Department of Justice or any other governmental agency.

(5) Requiring persons engaged in activities that require licensure by the commissioner to utilize the licensing system and to pay through the licensing system, in addition to those fees provided for in this Section for utilizing the licensing system, all other fees provided for by this Chapter.

(6) Providing information to the licensing system.

(7) Authorizing a third party to collect any fees associated with licensure on behalf of the commissioner.

(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, sharing any information or material which has been disclosed to the licensing system with any state or federal regulatory agencies having authority over residential mortgage lending activities.

(9) Providing a process whereby a mortgage loan originator may challenge information entered into the NMLS&R regarding that mortgage loan originator.

B. Persons engaged in activities that require licensure pursuant to this Chapter shall be required to pay all applicable fees to utilize the licensing system.

C. After the date the licensing system is available for use, any filing or notification required by the commissioner shall be made through the online licensing system.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the licensing system is not intended to and does not replace or affect the commissioner's authority to grant or deny licenses.

E. Before the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner shall submit the most recent annual report of the NMLS&R's proprietor, the State Regulatory Registry LLC or its successors, to the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protections, and International Affairs, and the division of administration.

Acts 2007, No. 36, §1, eff. June 18, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 225, §1, eff. June 15, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 929, §1, eff. July 15, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 522, §1, eff. July 31, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 220, §1, eff. May 22, 2012.