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"SECTION 3. IC 23-2-5-3, AS AMENDED BY HEA1294-2012,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "loan broker
license" means a license issued by the commissioner authorizing a
person to engage in the loan brokerage business.
(b) As used in this chapter, "licensee" means a person that is issued
a license under this chapter.
(c) As used in this chapter, "loan broker" means any person who, in
return for any consideration from any source procures, attempts to
procure, or assists in procuring, a residential mortgage loan from a
third party or any other person, whether or not the person seeking the
loan actually obtains the loan. "Loan broker" does not include:
(1) any supervised financial organization (as defined in
IC 26-1-4-102.5), including a bank, savings bank, trust company,
savings association, or credit union;
(2) any other financial institution that is:
(A) regulated by any agency of the United States or any state;
and
(B) regularly actively engaged in the business of making
consumer loans that are not secured by real estate or taking
assignment of consumer sales contracts that are not secured by
real estate;
person who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls ten percent (10%)
or more of the equity interest in a loan broker licensed or required to be
licensed under this chapter, regardless of whether the person owns or
controls the equity interest through one (1) or more other persons or
one (1) or more proxies, powers of attorney, or variances.
(k) As used in this chapter, "principal manager" means an individual
who:
(1) has at least three (3) years of experience:
(A) as a mortgage loan originator; or
(B) in financial services;
that is acceptable to the commissioner; and
(2) is principally responsible for the supervision and management
of the employees and business affairs of a loan broker licensee.
(l) As used in this chapter, "principal manager license" means a
license issued by the commissioner authorizing an individual to act as:
(1) a principal manager; and
(2) a mortgage loan originator;
on behalf of a loan broker licensee.
(m) As used in this chapter, "bona fide third party fee", with respect
to a residential mortgage loan, includes any of the following:
(1) Fees for real estate appraisals. However, if the residential
mortgage loan is governed by Title XI of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (12 U.S.C. 3331 through
3352), the fee for an appraisal performed in connection with the
loan is not a bona fide third party fee unless the appraisal is
performed by a person that is licensed or certified under
IC 25-34.1-3-8.
(2) Fees for title examination, abstract of title, title insurance,
property surveys, or similar purposes.
(3) Notary and credit report fees.
(4) Fees for the services provided by a loan broker in procuring
possible business for a creditor if the fees are paid by the creditor.
(n) As used in this chapter, "branch office" means any fixed physical
location from which a loan broker licensee holds itself out as engaging
in the loan brokerage business.
(o) As used in this chapter, "loan processor or underwriter" means
an individual who:
(1) is employed by a loan broker licensee and acts at the direction
of, and subject to the supervision of, the loan broker licensee or
a licensed principal manager employed by the loan broker
licensee; and
(2) performs solely clerical or support duties on behalf of the loan
broker licensee, including any of the following activities with
respect to a residential mortgage loan application received by the
loan broker licensee:
(A) The receipt, collection, distribution, and analysis of
information commonly used in the processing or underwriting
of a residential mortgage loan.
(B) Communicating with a borrower or potential borrower to
obtain the information necessary for the processing or
underwriting of a residential mortgage loan, to the extent that
the communication does not include:
(i) offering or negotiating loan rates or terms; or
(ii) counseling borrowers or potential borrowers about
residential mortgage loan rates or terms.
(p) As used in this chapter, "real estate brokerage activity" means
any activity that involves offering or providing real estate brokerage
services to the public, including any of the following:
(1) Acting as a real estate broker or salesperson for a buyer, seller,
lessor, or lessee of real property.
(2) Bringing together parties interested in the sale, lease, or
exchange of real property.
(3) Negotiating, on behalf of any party, any part of a contract
concerning the sale, lease, or exchange of real property, other than
in connection with obtaining or providing financing for the
transaction.
(4) Engaging in any activity for which the person performing the
activity is required to be licensed under IC 25-34.1 or the
applicable laws of another state.
(5) Offering to engage in any activity, or to act in any capacity
with respect to any activity, described in subdivisions (1) through
(4).
(q) As used in this chapter, "registered mortgage loan originator"
means a mortgage loan originator who:
(1) is an employee of:
(A) a depository institution;
(B) a subsidiary that is:
(i) owned and controlled by a depository institution; and
(ii) regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory
agency (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 3350(6)); or
information unreadable or unusable.
(u) As used in this chapter, personal information is "redacted" if the
personal information has been altered or truncated so that not more
than the last four (4) digits of:
(1) a Social Security number;
(2) a driver's license number;
(3) a state identification number; or
(4) an account number;
are accessible as part of the personal information.
(v) As used in this chapter, "depository institution" has the meaning
set forth in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)) and
includes any credit union.
(w) As used in this chapter, "state licensed mortgage loan
originator" means any individual who:
(1) is a mortgage loan originator;
(2) is not an employee of:
(A) a depository institution;
(B) a subsidiary that is:
(i) owned and controlled by a depository institution; and
(ii) regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory
agency (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 3350(6)); or
(C) an institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration;
(3) is licensed by a state or by the Secretary of the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development under Section
1508 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Title V of
P.L.110-289); and
(4) is registered as a mortgage loan originator with, and maintains
a unique identifier through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing
System and Registry.
(x) As used in this chapter, "unique identifier" means a number or
other identifier that:
(1) permanently identifies a mortgage loan originator; and
(2) is assigned by protocols established by the Nationwide
Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and the federal financial
institution regulatory agencies to facilitate:
(A) the electronic tracking of mortgage loan originators; and
(B) the uniform identification of, and public access to, the
employment history of and the publicly adjudicated
disciplinary and enforcement actions against mortgage loan
originators.