224.71(6)(b)3.
3. An individual solely involved in extensions of credit relating to time-share plans, as defined in
11 USC 101 (53D).
224.71(6)(b)4.
4. An employee of the department of veterans affairs when engaged in duties related to administering the veterans housing loan program under
subch. III of ch. 45.
224.71(7)
(7) "Nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry" means the licensing and registration system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators for licensed mortgage loan originators and mortgage loan originators exempt from licensing under
s. 224.726 (1) or, if this system is no longer maintained, any system established by the secretary of the federal department of housing and urban development under
P.L. 110-289, Title V, section 1509.
224.71(8)
(8) "Negotiate," with respect to a residential mortgage loan, means to discuss, explain, or present the terms and conditions, including rates, fees, and other costs, of a residential mortgage loan with or to a residential mortgage loan applicant, but does not include making an underwriting decision on a residential mortgage loan or closing a residential mortgage loan.
224.71(9)
(9) "Net worth" means total tangible assets less total liabilities of a person, or, if the person is an individual, total tangible assets less total liabilities exclusive of the person's principal residence and its furnishings and personal use vehicles.
224.71(10)
(10) "Nontraditional mortgage product" means any mortgage product other than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
224.71(11)
(11) "Originate," with respect to a residential mortgage loan, means to make an underwriting decision on the residential mortgage loan and close the loan.
224.71(12)
(12) "Principal office," with respect to a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, means the place of business designated by the mortgage banker or mortgage broker as its principal place of business, as identified in the records of the division.
224.71(13)
(13) "Real estate brokerage activity" means any activity that involves offering or providing to the public real estate brokerage services involving residential real property in this state, including all of the following:
224.71(13)(a)
(a) Acting as a real estate agent or real estate broker for a buyer, seller, lessor, or lessee of real property.
224.71(13)(b)
(b) Bringing together parties interested in the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property.
224.71(13)(c)
(c) Negotiating, on behalf of any party, any portion of a contract relating to the sale, purchase, lease, rental, or exchange of real property, other than in connection with providing financing for the transaction.
224.71(13)(d)
(d) Engaging in any activity for which a person engaged in the activity is required to be licensed under
s. 452.03.
224.71(13)(e)
(e) Offering to engage in any activity, or act in any capacity, described in
pars. (a) to
(d).
224.71(14)
(14) "Residential mortgage loan" means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a lien or mortgage, or equivalent security interest, on a dwelling or residential real property located in this state.
224.71(15)
(15) "Residential real property" means real property on which a dwelling is constructed or intended to be constructed.
224.71(16)
(16) "Services," with respect to a residential mortgage loan, means to receive payments on a note from the borrower and distribute these payments in accordance with the terms of the note or servicing agreement.
224.71(17)
(17) "Table funding" means a transaction in which a person conducts a residential mortgage loan closing in the person's name with funds provided by a 3rd party and the person assigns the residential mortgage loan to the 3rd party within 24 hours of the residential mortgage loan closing.
224.71(18)
(18) "Unique identifier" means a number or other identifier assigned by protocols established by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
224.71 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DFI-Bkg 40, Wis. adm. code.
224.71 Annotation
Wisconsin's new mortgage banking law. Thompson. Wis. Law. March 1989.
224.72
224.72
Licensing of mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers. 224.72(1m)(1m)
License required. A person may not conduct business or act as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, use the title "mortgage banker" or "mortgage broker," or advertise or otherwise portray himself, herself, or itself as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, unless the person has been issued a mortgage banker or mortgage broker license by the division.
224.72(2)(am)(am) Applicants for a mortgage banker or mortgage broker license shall apply to the division, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the division, and shall pay the fee specified in rules promulgated under
sub. (8). Forms prescribed by the division under this paragraph may contain any content or requirement that the division, in its discretion, determines necessary and these forms may be modified or updated as necessary by the division to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
224.72(2)(c)1.1. Except as provided in
par. (d), an application shall include the following:
224.72(2)(c)1.a.
a. In the case of an individual, the individual's social security number.
224.72(2)(c)1.b.
b. In the case of a person that is not an individual, the person's federal employer identification number.
224.72(2)(c)2.
2. The department may not disclose any information received under
subd. 1. to any person except as follows:
224.72(2)(c)2.a.
a. The department may disclose information under
subd. 1. to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under
s. 73.0301.
224.72(2)(c)2.b.
b. The department may disclose information under
subd. 1. a. to the department of children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under
s. 49.857.
224.72(2)(d)1.1. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a license under this section, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the division that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families.
224.72(2)(d)2.
2. Any license issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted by an applicant under
subd. 1. is invalid.
224.72(2m)
(2m) Licensed offices. Each mortgage banker or mortgage broker shall obtain and maintain a license for its principal office and a separate license for each branch office.
224.72(4)(a)(a) In addition to the requirements of
sub. (2), an applicant for a mortgage banker or mortgage broker license shall do all of the following:
224.72(4)(a)2.
2. File with the division a commercial surety bond which is in the amount of $300,000 for a mortgage banker or $120,000 for a mortgage broker, is issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, secures the applicant's faithful performance of all duties and obligations of a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, is payable to the division for the benefit of persons to whom the mortgage banker or mortgage broker provided services as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker, is issued on a form that is acceptable to the division and provides that the bond may not be terminated without at least 30 days' written notice to the division.
224.72(4)(a)4.
4. Submit evidence that establishes, to the division's satisfaction, a minimum net worth of $250,000 for a mortgage banker or $100,000 for a mortgage broker. Evidence of net worth shall include the submission of recent financial statements accompanied by a written statement by an independent certified public accountant attesting that he or she has reviewed the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
224.72(4n)
(4n) Security held by the division; release. The division or its agent shall hold security filed under s.
224.72 (4) (a) 3., 2007 stats., and s.
224.72 (4m) (a) 2., 2007 stats. The security shall remain in effect, and the division may not release it, until all of the following conditions are met:
224.72(4n)(a)
(a) A period of 180 days has elapsed since at least one of the following:
224.72(4n)(a)1.
1. The date on which the mortgage banker or mortgage broker gives notice to the division that the mortgage banker or mortgage broker is no longer acting as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker.
224.72(4n)(a)2.
2. The date on which the mortgage banker's or mortgage broker's license expires or is revoked.
224.72(4n)(b)
(b) The division determines that the mortgage banker or mortgage broker is no longer in business.
224.72(4n)(c)
(c) The division determines that all claims of persons to whom the mortgage banker or mortgage broker provided services as a mortgage banker or mortgage broker have been satisfied.
224.72(5m)
(5m) Completion of licensing process. Except as provided in
sub. (7m), upon the filing of an application for a mortgage banker or mortgage broker license and the payment of the fee specified in rules promulgated under
sub. (8), the division shall make an investigation of the applicant including, if the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, the members or officers and directors, respectively, of the applicant. If the division finds that the character, general fitness, and financial responsibility of the applicant, including its members or officers and directors if the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, warrant the belief that the business will be operated in compliance with this subchapter, the division shall issue to the applicant a mortgage banker or mortgage broker license. A mortgage banker or mortgage broker license is not assignable or transferable.
224.72(7)(am)(am) A mortgage broker or mortgage banker may apply to renew a license issued under this section by timely submitting, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the division, a completed renewal application and all required renewal fees. The division may not renew a license issued under this section unless the division finds that the mortgage broker or mortgage banker continues to meet the minimum standards for license issuance under this section.
224.72(7)(bm)
(bm) The license of a mortgage broker or mortgage banker who fails to satisfy the minimum standards for license renewal shall expire. The division may, by rule, provide for the reinstatement of expired licenses consistent with the standards established by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
224.72(7m)
(7m) Denial of application for certain reasons. The division may not issue or renew a license under this section if any of the following applies:
224.72(7m)(a)
(a) The applicant for the issuance or renewal has failed to provide any information required under
sub. (2) (c) 1.
224.72(7m)(b)
(b) The department of revenue has certified under
s. 73.0301 that the applicant is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant whose application for issuance or renewal of a license is denied under this paragraph for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under
s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and hearing under
s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
224.72(7m)(c)
(c) The applicant for the issuance or renewal is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under
s. 49.857. An applicant whose license is not issued or renewed under this paragraph for delinquent payments is entitled to a notice and hearing under
s. 49.857 but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
224.72(8)
(8) License period; fees. The division shall promulgate rules establishing the license period and the license fees for mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers.
224.72 History
History: 1987 a. 359;
1987 a. 403 ss.
182,
256; Stats. 1987 s. 440.72;
1989 a. 45;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 112;
1995 a. 27 ss.
6210,
6527m,
6528m,
6535m,
6591 to
6593; Stats. 1995 s. 224.72;
1995 a. 465;
1997 a. 27,
35,
145,
191,
237,
252;
1999 a. 9,
32;
2003 a. 260;
2007 a. 20;
2009 a. 2.
224.72 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
DFI-Bkg 40,
41,
45, and
47, Wis. adm. code.
224.725
224.725
Licensing of mortgage loan originators. 224.725(1)(1)
License required. Except as provided in
s. 224.726, an individual may not engage in the business of a mortgage loan originator with respect to a residential mortgage loan, or use the title "mortgage loan originator," advertise, or otherwise portray himself or herself as a mortgage loan originator in this state, unless the individual has been issued by the division, and thereafter maintains, a license under this section. Each licensed mortgage loan originator shall register with, and maintain a valid unique identifier issued by, the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
224.725(2)(a)(a) Applicants for a mortgage loan originator license shall apply to the division, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the division, and shall pay the fee specified in rules promulgated under
sub. (8). The division shall require mortgage loan originators to be licensed and registered through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. Forms prescribed by the division under this paragraph may contain any content or requirement that the division, in its discretion, determines necessary and these forms may be modified or updated as necessary by the division to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
224.725(2)(b)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., an application shall include the individual's social security number. The division may not disclose the individual's social security number to any person except as follows:
224.725(2)(b)1.a.
a. The division may disclose the social security number to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under
s. 73.0301.
224.725(2)(b)1.b.
b. The division may disclose the social security number to the department of children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under
s. 49.857.
224.725(2)(b)2.
2. If an individual does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, a license under this section, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the division that the individual does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families. Any license issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted by an applicant under this subdivision is invalid.
224.725(2)(c)
(c) Any applicant for a license under this section shall furnish to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry information concerning the applicant's identity, including all of the following:
224.725(2)(c)1.
1. Fingerprints for submission to the federal bureau of investigation and to any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive this information, for purposes of a state, national, and international criminal history background check.
224.725(2)(c)2.
2. Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, including the submission of authorization for the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry and the division to obtain all of the following:
224.725(2)(c)2.b.
b. Any information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.
224.725(2)(d)
(d) Any applicant for a residential mortgage loan originator license shall include in the application the name of the mortgage banker or mortgage broker who will employ the residential mortgage loan originator.
224.725(3)
(3) Issuance of license. Except as provided in
sub. (6), upon the filing of an application for a mortgage loan originator license and the payment of the fee specified in rules promulgated under
sub. (8), the division may issue to the applicant a mortgage loan originator license if the division finds that all of the following apply:
224.725(3)(a)
(a) The applicant has never had a mortgage loan originator license revoked in any governmental jurisdiction, unless the revocation was subsequently and formally vacated.
224.725(3)(b)
(b) The applicant has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a felony in a domestic, foreign, or military court during the 7-year period preceding the date of the application or, for a felony involving an act of fraud, dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering, at any time preceding the date of the application. This paragraph does not apply with respect to any conviction for which the applicant has received a pardon.
224.725(3)(c)
(c) The applicant has demonstrated financial responsibility, character, and general fitness such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant a determination that the mortgage loan originator will operate honestly, fairly, and efficiently within the purposes of this subchapter. For purposes of this paragraph, an individual has shown that he or she is not financially responsible if he or she has shown a disregard in the management of his or her own financial condition. In making a finding related to an applicant's financial responsibility for purposes of this paragraph, the division may consider whether the applicant has current outstanding judgments other than those resulting from medical expenses, has current outstanding tax liens or other government liens and filings, or has, within the past 3 years, any pattern of seriously delinquent accounts.
224.725(3)(f)
(f) The applicant has met the surety bond requirement under
sub. (4).
224.725(4)(a)(a) Each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a surety bond in accordance with this subsection. A surety bond of a mortgage banker or mortgage broker meeting the requirements of
par. (b) and
s. 224.72 (4) (a) 2. may satisfy the requirement under this paragraph for a mortgage loan originator who, under
sub. (2) (d), identifies himself or herself as employed by the mortgage banker or mortgage broker.
224.725(4)(b)
(b) The penal sum of the surety bond shall provide coverage for each mortgage loan originator in an amount that reflects the dollar amount of residential mortgage loans originated by the mortgage loan originator, as determined by the division.
224.725(4)(c)
(c) The surety bond shall be in a form prescribed, and satisfy all requirements established, by rule of the division.
224.725(4)(d)
(d) When an action is commenced on a mortgage loan originator's surety bond, the division may require the filing of a new surety bond. If an action results in recovery on a mortgage loan originator's surety bond, the mortgage loan originator shall immediately file a new surety bond.
224.725(5)(a)(a) A mortgage loan originator may apply to renew a license issued under this section by timely submitting, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the division, a completed renewal application and all required renewal fees. The division may not renew a license issued under this section unless the division finds that all of the following apply:
224.725(5)(a)1.
1. The mortgage loan originator continues to meet the minimum standards for license issuance under
sub. (3).
