535B.5 Granting and denial of license.
1. Upon the filing of an application for a license, if the administrator finds that the financial responsibility, character, and general fitness of the applicant and of the members thereof if the applicant is a partnership, association, or other organization and of the officers, directors, and principal employees if the applicant is a corporation, are such as to warrant belief that the business will be operated honestly, soundly, and efficiently in the public interest consistent with the purposes of this chapter, the administrator shall issue the applicant a license as a mortgage broker, mortgage banker, or closing agent. The administrator shall approve or deny an application for a license within ninety days after the filing of the application for a license.
2. If the administrator does not so find, the license shall not be issued, and the administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial.
88 Acts, ch 1146, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1111, §5, 13
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 535B - MORTGAGE BANKERS, MORTGAGE BROKERS, AND CLOSING AGENTS
Section 535B.2A - Closing agents affiliated with attorneys.
Section 535B.3 - Registration.
Section 535B.4 - General licensing requirements.
Section 535B.4A - Individual registration requirements — fees.
Section 535B.5 - Granting and denial of license.
Section 535B.6 - Licensing of certain corporations.
Section 535B.6A - Change of name — change of control — notice and approval required.
Section 535B.7 - Disciplinary action.
Section 535B.7A - Prohibited acts.
Section 535B.8 - Operating without a license.
Section 535B.9 - Bonds required of license applicants.
Section 535B.9A - Continuing education requirements.
Section 535B.10 - Investigations and examinations.
Section 535B.11 - Servicing mortgages and payoffs.
Section 535B.12 - Payment processing.
Section 535B.13 - Civil enforcement authority.
Section 535B.14 - Administrative authority.
Section 535B.15 - Liability of state.
Section 535B.16 - Notice to administrator.
Section 535B.17 - Powers and duties of the administrator — waiver authority.
Section 535B.18 - Mortgage call reports.
Section 535B.19 - Trust account requirements for closing agents.