New Licensing System
March 27, 2007
Mortgage
Licensing System Embraced By Some Slammed By Others
Mortgage News Daily
Late last week CBSB/AARMR
announced that 28 states and the District
of Columbia had signed a Statement of Intent indicating they will be
participating in the Residential Mortgage Licensing System by the end
of 2008.
In signing the statement the 29 state agencies
asserted the reasons for state
participation:
- To
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state supervision of the
U.S. mortgage market;
- To
fight mortgage fraud and predatory lending that costs consumers and the
mortgage industry hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year;
- To
increase accountability among mortgage industry professionals;
- To
unify and streamline state license processes for mortgage lenders and
mortgage brokers.
The state agencies are expected to begin using the
system over 2008 and 2009 as the systems full functionality is
realized. Additional states have expressed interest in joining the
system but are still determining a timeframe.
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