OAR 441-860-0090: Corporate Surety Bond or Irrevocable Letter of Credit for Mortgage Bankers Not Employing Mortgage Loan Originators

(1) Every applicant for a license as a mortgage banker who will not act as or employ a mortgage loan originator and does not take an application for a residential mortgage loan, or offer or negotiate terms for a residential mortgage loan must file a corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit with the director as specified in this rule in a form and on terms approved by the director. The corporate surety bond shall be renewed or replaced each calendar year. The corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall be delivered to the director by December 1 of each calendar year but may be made effective as of December 31 of each calendar year. In no case shall any applicant, mortgage banker or mortgage broker subject to this rule reduce the amount of a corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit before October 1 of each calendar year. (2) Every person licensed as a mortgage banker must maintain a corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit as specified in this rule during the time the mortgage banker or mortgage broker is licensed but does not act as or employ a mortgage loan originator. The corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must remain in effect for at least five years after the person ceases to be licensed as a mortgage banker. A consumer must file a claim against the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit before the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit expires as described in this section. (3) At least five years after a person ceases to be licensed as a mortgage banker, the person or the writer of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit may apply to the director for release of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit. Unless the director determines that claims are pending against the person for violation of ORS 86A.095 through 86A.198, the director will release the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit. (4) The corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be calculated based on the previous four quarterly residential reports of condition submitted under OAR 441-865-0025. The sum of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be determined as follows: (a) For a person that has not previously conducted business involving the origination of residential mortgage loans in Oregon, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $50,000. (b) For a person making or negotiating less than $10,000,000 in residential mortgage loans in Oregon in the previous calendar year, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $50,000. (c) For a person making or negotiating $10,000,000 or more but less than $25,000,000 in residential mortgage loans in Oregon in the previous calendar year, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $75,000. (d) For a person making or negotiating $25,000,000 or more but less than $50,000,000 in mortgage loans in Oregon in the previous calendar year, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $100,000. (e) For a person making or negotiating $50,000,000 or more but less than $100,000,000 in residential mortgage loans in Oregon in the previous calendar year, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $150,000. (f) For a person making or negotiating $100,000,000 or more in residential mortgage loans in Oregon in the previous calendar year, the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be in the amount of $200,000.