A. Applicants for a license shall apply in a form as prescribed by the director. Each form shall contain content as set forth by rule, instruction or procedure of the director and may be changed or updated as necessary by the director in order to carry out the purposes of the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 58-21B-5

  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

B. In order to fulfill the purposes of the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act, the director may establish relationships or contracts with the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or other entities designated by the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensed mortgage loan originators or other individuals subject to that act.

C. In connection with an application for licensing as a mortgage loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry information concerning the applicant’s identity, including:

(1)     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; and

(2)     personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry, including the submission of authorization for the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry and the director to obtain:

(a) an independent credit report obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; and

(b) information related to any administrative, civil or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.

D. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact that the federal bureau of investigation may have to maintain for purposes of Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of this section and Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this section, the director may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the federal department of justice or any governmental agency with mortgage industry oversight authority.

E. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact that the director may have to maintain for purposes of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this section, the director may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting and distributing information to and from any source as directed by the director.