535D.5 License and registration — application and issuance.
1. An applicant for licensure shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the superintendent.
2. The superintendent may enter into a contract with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry or other entities designated by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to this chapter.
3. For the purpose of participating in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, the superintendent may adopt rules which waive or modify, in whole or in part, requirements of this chapter and replace them with requirements reasonably necessary to participate in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
4. In connection with an application for licensing as a mortgage loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry information concerning the applicant’s identity, including all of the following:
a. Fingerprints for submission to the federal bureau of investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a state, national, and international criminal history background check.
b. 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 superintendent to obtain an independent credit report obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(p) of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; and information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.
c. Any other information requested by the superintendent.
5. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the federal bureau of investigation may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 4, the superintendent may use the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the United States department of justice or other governmental agency, or to or from any other source so directed by the superintendent.
2009 Acts, ch 61, §6, 25
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 535D - MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT
Section 535D.2 - Legislative findings and purpose.
Section 535D.4 - License and registration required.
Section 535D.5 - License and registration — application and issuance.
Section 535D.6 - Conditions of licensure.
Section 535D.7 - Prelicensing education of loan originators.
Section 535D.8 - Test requirements.
Section 535D.9 - Standards for license renewal and nonrenewal.
Section 535D.10 - Continuing education.
Section 535D.11 - Duties and powers of superintendent.
Section 535D.12 - Nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry information — challenge process.
Section 535D.13 - Disciplinary action and civil enforcement authority.
Section 535D.14 - Surety bond required or recovery fund.
Section 535D.15 - Confidentiality.
Section 535D.16 - Investigation and examination authority.
Section 535D.17 - Prohibited acts and practices.
Section 535D.18 - Report to nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
Section 535D.19 - Unique identifier shown.
Section 535D.20 - Operating without a license — penalty.
Section 535D.21 - Administrative authority.
Section 535D.22 - Compliance with federal law.
Section 535D.23 - Reports of condition required — exceptions.