as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/11/2019 02:17pm
A bill for an act
relating to financial institutions; adding an exemption to licensing requirements
for residential mortgage originators; providing for conformity with federal truth
in lending requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 58.04,
subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 58.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
(a) No person
shall act as a residential mortgage originator, or make residential mortgage loans without
first obtaining a license from the commissioner according to the licensing procedures
provided in this chapter.
(b) A licensee must be either a partnership, limited liability partnership, association,
limited liability company, corporation, or other form of business organization, and must
have and maintain a surety bond in the amounts prescribed under section 58.08.
(c) The following persons are exempt from the residential mortgage originator licensing
requirements:
(1) a person who is not in the business of making residential mortgage loans and who
makes no more than three such loans, with its own funds, during any 12-month period;
(2) a financial institution as defined in section 58.02, subdivision 10;
(3) an agency of the federal government, or of a state or municipal government;
(4) an employee or employer pension plan making loans only to its participants;
(5) a person acting in a fiduciary capacity, such as a trustee or receiver, as a result of a
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(7) a manufactured home dealer, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 7 or 11b,
or a manufactured home salesperson, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 19, that:
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(i) does not receive compensation or gain for engaging in activities described in section
58.16, subdivision 1, in excess of the compensation or gain received in a comparable cash
transaction;
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(ii) discloses to the borrower in writing (A) any corporate affiliation with a lender, and
(B) if a corporate affiliation with a lender exists, the name of at least one unaffiliated lender;
and
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(iii) does not directly negotiate with the borrower or lender on loan terms, including
rates, fees, and other costs.
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