An associate of a licensee shall not receive, directly or indirectly, from a person to whom that licensee provides financing assistance, compensation in connection with the providing of that financing assistance or anything of value for procuring, influencing, or attempting to procure or influence the licensee’s action with respect to the providing of the financing assistance. This section does not apply to the receipt of fees by an associate of a licensee for bona fide closing services performed by that associate if all of the following are true:
    (a) The associate, with the consent and knowledge of the person to whom the financing assistance is provided, is designated by the licensee to perform the services.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 487.1815

  • Associate: means , if used with respect to a licensee:
    (i) A controlling person, director, officer, manager, agent, or advisor of that licensee. See Michigan Laws 487.1801
  • Closing services: means services performed in connection with the providing of financing assistance. See Michigan Laws 487.1801
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  •     (b) The services are appropriate and necessary in the circumstances.
        (c) The fees for the services are approved as reasonable by the licensee.
        (d) The fees for the services are collected by the licensee on behalf of the associate.