Upon initiation of a business relationship with a mortgage broker, a lender shall verify that each mortgage broker with whom it does business in connection with making a covered loan is licensed or otherwise authorized to do business in the District. After verifying that the broker is licensed or authorized to do business in the District, the lender shall be entitled thereafter to rely upon a signed written statement by the mortgage broker that the mortgage broker is duly authorized to conduct business in the District unless the lender has notice that the mortgage broker is not licensed or authorized to do business in the District; provided, that the lender has provided the Mayor with a name, telephone number, mailing address, and electronic mail address of a contact to whom the Mayor can provide updates or amendments to the list of licensed brokers.
(May 7, 2002, D.C. Law 14-132, § 220, 49 DCR 2551.)
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 220 of Home Loan Protection Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-295, March 1, 2002, 49 DCR 2534).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions
Chapter 11A - Home Loan Protection
Subchapter II - Prohibited Practices
§ 26–1152.02. Insufficient repayment ability
§ 26–1152.03. Restrictions on the financing of single-premium credit insurance
§ 26–1152.04. Restriction on financing origination/discount points and fees
§ 26–1152.05. No encouragement of default
§ 26–1152.06. Unfair steering or improper use of credit scores
§ 26–1152.07. Failing to report favorable payment record
§ 26–1152.08. Home improvement contracts
§ 26–1152.09. No increase in interest rate upon default
§ 26–1152.10. Charges in bad faith
§ 26–1152.11. Failure to timely send disclosure notice
§ 26–1152.12. Prepayment premium, fee or charge
§ 26–1152.13. Limitations on balloon payments
§ 26–1152.14. No call provision
§ 26–1152.15. No negative amortization
§ 26–1152.16. No advance payments
§ 26–1152.17. No advance waivers
§ 26–1152.18. No oppressive mandatory arbitration clause
§ 26–1152.19. Homeownership counseling
§ 26–1152.21. Filing requirements