In addition to the authority conferred under §§ 6.2-1619 and 6.2-1622, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $2,500 upon any mortgage lender or mortgage broker required to be licensed under this chapter who it determines, in proceedings commenced in accordance with the Commission's Rules, has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law or regulation applicable to the conduct of the mortgage lender's or mortgage broker's business. For the purposes of this section, each separate violation shall be subject to the civil penalty herein prescribed, and each day after the date of notification, excluding Sundays and holidays, as prescribed in § 2.2-3300, that an unlicensed person engages in the business or holds himself out to the general public as a mortgage lender or mortgage broker shall constitute a separate violation.
1987, c. 596, § 6.1-428; 1990, c. 4; 2001, c. 511; 2008, c. 863; 2010, c. 794.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 6.2 - Financial Institutions and Services
Chapter 16 - Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers
§ 6.2-1601. License requirement
§ 6.2-1602. Persons exempt from chapter
§ 6.2-1603. Application for license; form; content; fee
§ 6.2-1605. Investigation of applications
§ 6.2-1607. Licenses; places of business; changes
§ 6.2-1608. Acquisition of control; application
§ 6.2-1609. Retention of books, accounts and records
§ 6.2-1611. Investigations; examinations
§ 6.2-1614. Prohibitions applicable to mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers
§ 6.2-1615. Other prohibitions applicable to mortgage lenders
§ 6.2-1616. Other prohibitions applicable to mortgage brokers
§ 6.2-1617. Application to certain real estate brokers
§ 6.2-1619. Suspension or revocation of license
§ 6.2-1620. Censuring, suspending, or barring persons
§ 6.2-1621. Filing of written report with Commissioner; events affecting activities of licensee
§ 6.2-1622. Cease and desist orders
§ 6.2-1623. Notice of proposed suspension or revocation
§ 6.2-1625. Criminal penalties
§ 6.2-1626. Authority of Attorney General; referral by Commission to Attorney General
§ 6.2-1628. Enforcement of prohibitions on certain practices; recovery of attorney fees
§ 6.2-1629. Prohibited practices; authority of the Attorney General