Register March 2024 No. 819
Chapter DFI-Bkg 40
DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
MORTGAGE BANKING REGULATION
DFI-Bkg 40.01 Definitions.
DFI-Bkg 40.02 Source for financing a loan.
DFI-Bkg 40.03 Branch offices.
DFI-Bkg 40.04 Trade names.
DFI-Bkg 40.05 Surety bonds.
DFI-Bkg 40.06 Loan processors and underwriters.
Ch. DFI-Bkg 40 Note
Note: Ch. RL 40 as it existed on February 28, 1991 was repealed and a new chapter RL 40 was created effective March 1, 1991. Chapter RL 40 was renumbered chapter DFI-Bkg 40 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats.,
Register, June, 1999, No. 522. Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, September, 1999, No. 525. Chapter DFI-Bkg 40 as it existed on December 31, 2009 was repealed and a new chapter DFI-Bkg 40 was created, effective January 1, 2010.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(4)
(4) “Loan application fee" means a fee in whole or in part imposed by a licensee for services rendered by the licensee in connection with a residential mortgage loan application; a fee or charge imposed on behalf of a third party for services rendered by the third party incident to the processing of a residential mortgage loan application, such as a charge for a credit report or appraisal; or a fee or deposit in whole or in part imposed on behalf of any other licensee for that person's services rendered in connection with a residential mortgage loan application.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(5)
(5) “Loan commitment" means a written statement signed by a lender, setting forth the terms and conditions upon which the lender is obligated to make a particular residential mortgage loan to a particular applicant.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(6)
(6) “Loan commitment fee" means a fee charged by a licensee to an applicant in exchange for a promise to make a loan pursuant to a loan commitment.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(7)
(7) “Person" means a natural person, and includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(8)
(8) “Trust account" means an account in a depository institution in which funds are held for the benefit of a third party. A trust account may also be known as a custodial or escrow account.
DFI-Bkg 40.01(9)
(9) “Trust funds" means all monies other than nonrefundable fees which a licensee receives on behalf of any person, pending disbursement of the funds in accordance with instructions from the person on whose behalf the funds are deposited. “Trust funds" does not mean loan application fees which a licensee has disclosed to a loan applicant as being nonrefundable, even though the licensee may actually refund all or part of these fees later.
DFI-Bkg 40.01 History
History: CR 09-060: cr.
Register December 2009 No. 648, eff. 1-1-10; correction in (intro.) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register June 2015 No. 714.
DFI-Bkg 40.02
DFI-Bkg 40.02
Source for financing a loan. A person who provides funding for a loan must be licensed as a mortgage banker if the person is in the business of originating loans directly with loan applicants. However, if the person who provides funding engages the services of a licensed mortgage banker or other lending institution which is lawfully engaged in the practice of originating loans, the person is not required to be licensed as a mortgage banker.
DFI-Bkg 40.02 History
History: CR 09-060: cr.
Register December 2009 No. 648, eff. 1-1-10.
DFI-Bkg 40.03(2)(2) A branch location may not be licensed under two different licensees.
DFI-Bkg 40.03(3)
(3) Any of the following, if done by the branch, branch manager or employees of the branch, demonstrates that a license has been transferred or assigned to the branch:
DFI-Bkg 40.03(3)(a)
(a) Assuming responsibility and liability for branch office leases, or signing rent or equipment leases for the branch location.
DFI-Bkg 40.03(3)(b)
(b) Assuming responsibility and liability for utilities, advertising or other bills incurred by the branch.
DFI-Bkg 40.03(3)(c)
(c) Paying for branch start up costs, including the cost of branch licenses, bank account deposits, license fees, security deposits, payroll fees or loan software fees.
DFI-Bkg 40.03(3)(d)
(d) Signing agreements to pay monthly fees for using the mortgage banker's or mortgage broker's license.
DFI-Bkg 40.03 History
History: CR 09-060: cr.
Register December 2009 No. 648, eff. 1-1-10;
CR 23-039: r. (1), am. (2) Register March 2024 No. 819, eff. 4-1-24.
DFI-Bkg 40.04(1)(1)
A licensee may not conduct business under any name or names other than the name or names listed on the license.
DFI-Bkg 40.04(2)
(2) Before using any trade name or d/b/a designation, a licensee shall obtain approval from the division for the use of the trade name or d/b/a designation.
DFI-Bkg 40.04(3)
(3) The combined total of trade names and d/b/a designations used by a licensee in Wisconsin may not exceed five.
DFI-Bkg 40.05
DFI-Bkg 40.05
Surety bonds. A mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall increase its surety bond by $10,000 for each licensed branch location when the number of its branch locations exceeds five.
DFI-Bkg 40.05 History
History: CR 09-060: cr.
Register December 2009 No. 648, eff. 1-1-10.
DFI-Bkg 40.06
DFI-Bkg 40.06
Loan processors and underwriters. An independent contractor may not engage in the activities of a loan processor or underwriter unless he or she is licensed under s.
224.725, Stats., and has obtained a valid unique identifier issued by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System.
