(a) Each licensee shall keep and make available to the Commissioner at the licensee’s place of business any books and records that the Commissioner, by rule or regulation, requires to enable the Commissioner to enforce:
(1) This subtitle;
(2) Any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; and
(3) Any other provision regulating the application, making, brokering, or servicing of mortgage loans under Titles 12 through 14 of the Commercial Law Article.
(b) Subject to approval by the Commissioner, nothing in this section is to be construed to prohibit a licensee from maintaining duplicate records or electronic equivalents at the licensee’s place of business.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, on approval of the Commissioner, a licensee need not keep at the licensee’s place of business any books and records otherwise required by the Commissioner under subsection (a) of this section if the licensee:
(1) Makes the books and records available to the Commissioner at the licensee’s place of business within 5 business days of the Commissioner’s official request; and
(2) Retains the records for at least 61 months in a storage facility disclosed to the Commissioner.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Maryland Mortgage Lender Law
Section 11-502 - Applicability
Section 11-503 - Rules and Regulations
Section 11-503.1 - Fee Regulations
Section 11-504 - License or Registration Requirement
Section 11-505 - Licenses and Licensees Generally
Section 11-506 - Qualifications for License
Section 11-506.1 - Exemptions From License Requirement; Fingerprinting
Section 11-507 - Applications for Licenses
Section 11-508.1 - Lender Net Worth Requirements
Section 11-509 - Investigation of Applicant; Issuance of License
Section 11-510 - Denial of License
Section 11-511 - Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 11-511.1 - Continuing Education
Section 11-512 - Change of Place of Business; Change in Control
Section 11-512.1 - Information Posted by Licensee at Licensed Location and on Website -- Exclusion
Section 11-513 - Books and Records
Section 11-513.1 - Quarterly Call Reports
Section 11-514 - Surrender of License
Section 11-515 - Investigatory Powers and Duties of Commissioner; Complaints
Section 11-516 - Order to Stop Doing Business
Section 11-519 - Reinstatement of Suspended License; Issuance of New License After Revocation