OAR 441-730-0080: Qualifications of Person in Charge of Licensed Office

(1) A loan licensee must not place any person in charge of a licensed office unless the person has a thorough understanding of ORS chapter 725 and these rules. (2) A licensee must place the experienced person as described in OAR 441-730-0025(2) in its licensed office. (3) Notwithstanding section (2) of this rule, if the licensee holds a license for more than one location or if the experienced person described in OAR 441-730-0025(2) is employed outside of Oregon, the licensee may place a qualified person with no less than one year's traditional lending experience in charge of each licensed office provided the experienced person described in 441-730-0025(2) supervises the lending operations of each location. (4) At the request of the applicant and in the sole discretion of the director, education, extensive training or other business experience may be substituted for the one year of relevant lending experience required in section (3) of this rule. (5) Unless a licensee requires all loan underwriting decisions be forwarded to an experienced person at another location or uses a formalized grading system, a licensee must employ or place a qualified person as described in this rule at each licensed office to be in charge of and oversee the lending operations of the office. A licensee must provide the director with a current resume for any new manager employed or placed at a licensed office within 30 days of the date of their employment.