New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Mortgage Loan Companies
Section 58-21-15 - Investigations by director.

A. The director may make any public or private investigation, within or outside of this state, as the director finds necessary to determine whether a person has violated or is about to violate the Mortgage Loan Company Act or any rule or order of the director under that act or to aid in enforcement of that act or in the rules under that act.
B. The director may publish information concerning a violation of the Mortgage Loan Company Act or a rule or order of the director under that act or concerning mortgage loan activities of persons that may operate as a fraud or deceit.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 86, § 15; 2001, ch. 251, § 10; 2001, ch. 264, § 10; 2009, ch. 122, § 38.
The 2009 amendment, effective July 31, 2009, changed the name of the act from the "Mortgage Loan Company and Loan Broker Act" to the "Mortgage Loan Company Act".
Severability. — Laws 2009, ch. 122, § 60 provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, deleted "injunctions" from the section heading; rewrote Subsection A; deleted Subsection B, which gave the director power to investigate a mortgage loan company or loan broker and, if seeing that they are in violation of the Mortgage Loan Company and Loan Broker Act, to begin criminal proceedings, to give a cease and desist order or apply to any district court having venue to enjoin the act or practice and to enforce compliance; and added present Subsection B.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations

Article 21 - Mortgage Loan Companies

Section 58-21-1 - Short title.

Section 58-21-2 - Definitions.

Section 58-21-3 - License required; qualified manager.

Section 58-21-4 - Application for license or renewal.

Section 58-21-5 - License fees; duration of license.

Section 58-21-6 - Persons exempt from licensing.

Section 58-21-7 - Surety bond.

Section 58-21-8 - Violations.

Section 58-21-9 - Powers and duties of director.

Section 58-21-10 - Subpoenas, oaths and examination of witnesses; penalties.

Section 58-21-11 - Keeping of records.

Section 58-21-12 - Examination of records.

Section 58-21-13 - Public inspection of applications.

Section 58-21-14 - Notice of contemplated action; hearings.

Section 58-21-15 - Investigations by director.

Section 58-21-16 - Review of order of director.

Section 58-21-17 - Escrow services.

Section 58-21-18 - Permissible charges.

Section 58-21-19 - Compliance with federal and state law.

Section 58-21-20 - False statement unlawful.

Section 58-21-21 - Fraud unlawful.

Section 58-21-22 - Penalties.

Section 58-21-23 - Filing and destruction of documents.

Section 58-21-23.1 - Repealed.

Section 58-21-23.2 - Funding of real estate transactions; enforcement.

Section 58-21-24 - Repealed.

Section 58-21-25 - No impairment of other remedies.

Section 58-21-26 - Exemption from authority of superintendent of regulation and licensing.

Section 58-21-27 - Repealed.

Section 58-21-28 - Enforcement.

Section 58-21-29 - Power of court to grant relief.

Section 58-21-30 - Unlicensed activity.

Section 58-21-31 - Licensee required disclosures.

Section 58-21-32 - Mortgage call reports.