(a) Each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a surety bond in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) A mortgage loan originator who is an employee of a person subject to licensure under Subtitle 5 of this title may use the surety bond of that person to meet the mortgage loan originator’s surety bond requirement.
(2) A mortgage loan originator who is an employee of a person exempt from licensure under Subtitle 5 of this title may use a surety bond of the person to meet the mortgage loan originator’s surety bond requirement, provided the surety bond meets the requirements, based on mortgage loan volume, under § 11–508 of this title.
(c) A licensee who is an affiliated insurance producer–mortgage loan originator shall be deemed in compliance with this section if the licensee:
(1) Holds a surety bond that would satisfy the surety bond requirements under § 11–508 of this title if the affiliated insurance producer–mortgage loan originator were a licensee under Subtitle 5 of this title; or
(2) Is covered under a blanket surety bond held by the financial institution or mortgage lender licensee identified in § 11–603.1(a)(3) of this subtitle if the blanket surety bond:
(i) Covers all affiliated insurance producer–mortgage loan originators; and
(ii) Is in the amount of $1,000,000 or another amount as required by the Commissioner by regulation.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Mortgage Loan Originators
Section 11-602 - General Consideration
Section 11-603 - Powers of Licensees
Section 11-603.1 - Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originator
Section 11-605 - Qualifications for License
Section 11-606 - Prelicensing Education Courses
Section 11-606.1 - Written Tests
Section 11-607 - Investigation and Approval
Section 11-608 - Denial of Application
Section 11-609 - Term, Expiration, and Renewal of License
Section 11-610 - Nondepository Special Fund
Section 11-611 - Appropriations
Section 11-612 - Continuing Education
Section 11-612.1 - Regulations -- Fees
Section 11-612.2 - Expedited Licensing of Service Member, Veteran, or Military Spouse
Section 11-613 - Investigations
Section 11-614 - Order to Stop Operations
Section 11-615 - Violations; Penalties
Section 11-617 - Criminal Sanctions for Willful Violations
Section 11-618 - Mortgage Lender Not Relieved of Responsibility by Employment of Mortgage Originator
Section 11-620 - Confidentiality of Information
Section 11-621 - Registration of Employees of Nonfederally Insured Credit Unions
Section 11-622 - Reports to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry; Regulations