761.103—Registration of mortgage loan originators.
(a) Registration requirement—
(1) Employee registration.
Each employee of a credit union who acts as a mortgage loan originator must register with the Registry, obtain a unique identifier, and maintain this registration in accordance with the requirements of this part. Any such employee who is not in compliance with the registration and unique identifier requirements set forth in this part is in violation of the S.A.F.E. Act and this part.
(2) Credit union requirement—
(i) In general.
A credit union that employs one or more individuals who act as a residential mortgage loan originator must require each employee who is a mortgage loan originator to register with the Registry, maintain this registration, and obtain a unique identifier in accordance with the requirements of this part.
(ii) Prohibition.
A credit union must not permit an employee of the credit union who is subject to the registration requirements of this part to act as a mortgage loan originator for the credit union unless such employee is registered with the Registry pursuant to this part.
(3) Implementation period for initial registration.
An employee of a credit union who is a mortgage loan originator must complete an initial registration with the Registry pursuant to this part within 180 days from the date that the NCUA provides in a public notice that the Registry is accepting registrations.
(4) Employees previously registered or licensed through the Registry—
(i) In general.
If an employee of a credit union was registered or licensed through, and obtained a unique identifier from, the Registry and has maintained this registration or license before the employee becomes subject to this part at this credit union, then the registration requirements of the S.A.F.E. Act and this part are deemed to be met, provided that:
(A)
The employment information in paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(C) and (d)(1)(ii) of this section is updated and the requirements of paragraph (d)(2) of this section are met;
(B)
New fingerprints of the employee are submitted to the Registry for a background check, as required by paragraph (d)(1)(ix) of this section, unless the employee has fingerprints on file with the Registry that are less than 3 years old;
(C)
The credit union information required in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) (to the extent the credit union has not previously met these requirements) and (e)(2)(i) of this section is submitted to the Registry; and
(D)
The registration is maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (e)(1)(ii) of this section, as of the date that the employee is employed by the credit union.
(ii) Rule for certain acquisitions, mergers, or reorganizations.
When registered or licensed mortgage loan originators become credit union employees as a result of an acquisition, merger, or reorganization, the requirements of paragraphs (a)(4)(i)(A), (C), and (D) of this section must be met within 60 days from the effective date of the acquisition, merger, or reorganization.
(b) Maintaining registration.
(1)
A mortgage loan originator who is registered with the Registry pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section must:
(i)
Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, renew the registration during the annual renewal period, confirming the responses set forth in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (viii) of this section remain accurate and complete, and updating this information, as appropriate; and
(C)
The information required under paragraphs (d)(1)(iii) through (viii) of this section becomes inaccurate, incomplete, or out-of-date.
(2)
A registered mortgage loan originator must maintain his or her registration, unless the individual is no longer engaged in the activity of a mortgage loan originator.
(3)
The annual registration renewal requirement set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section does not apply to a registered mortgage loan originator who has completed his or her registration with the Registry pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this section less than 6 months prior to the end of the annual renewal period.
(c) Effective dates—
(1) Registration.
A registration pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this section is effective on the date the Registry transmits notification to the registrant that the registrant is registered.
(2) Renewals or updates.
A renewal or update pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section is effective on the date the Registry transmits notification to the registrant that the registration has been renewed or updated.
(d) Required employee information—
(1) In general.
For purposes of the registration required by this section, a credit union must require each employee who is a mortgage loan originator to submit to the Registry, or must submit on behalf of the employee, the following categories of information, to the extent this information is collected by the Registry:
(ii)
Financial services-related employment history for the 10 years prior to the date of registration or renewal, including the date the employee became an employee of the credit union;
(iii)
Convictions of any criminal offense involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering against the employee or organizations controlled by the employee, or agreements to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with the prosecution for such offense(s);
(iv)
Civil judicial actions against the employee in connection with financial services-related activities, dismissals with settlements, or judicial findings that the employee violated financial services-related statutes or regulations, except for actions dismissed without a settlement agreement;
(v)
Actions or orders by a State or Federal regulatory agency or foreign financial regulatory authority that:
(A)
Found the employee to have made a false statement or omission or been dishonest, unfair or unethical; to have been involved in a violation of a financial services-related regulation or statute; or to have been a cause of a financial services-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted;
(C)
Denied, suspended, or revoked the employee's registration or license to engage in a financial services-related activity; disciplined the employee or otherwise by order prevented the employee from associating with a financial services-related business or restricted the employee's activities; or
(D)
Barred the employee from association with an entity or its officers regulated by the agency or authority or from engaging in a financial services-related business;
(vi)
Final orders issued by a State or Federal regulatory agency or foreign financial regulatory authority based on violations of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct;
(vii)
Revocation or suspension of the employee's authorization to act as an attorney, accountant, or State or Federal contractor;
(viii)
Customer-initiated financial services-related arbitration or civil action against the employee that required action, including settlements, or which resulted in a judgment; and
(ix)
Fingerprints of the employee, in digital form if practicable, and any appropriate identifying information for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information in connection with a State and national criminal history background check; however, fingerprints provided to the Registry that are less than 3 years old may be used to satisfy this requirement.
(2) Employee authorization and attestation.
An employee registering as a mortgage loan originator or renewing or updating his or her registration under this part, and not the employing credit union or other employees of the credit union, must:
(i)
Authorize the Registry and the employing institution to obtain information related to sanctions or findings in any administrative, civil, or criminal action, to which the employee is a party, made by any governmental jurisdiction;
(ii)
Attest to the correctness of all information required by paragraph (d) of this section, whether submitted by the employee or on behalf of the employee by the employing credit union; and
(iii)
Authorize the Registry to make available to the public information required by paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(A) and (C), and (d)(1)(ii) through (viii) of this section.
(3) Submission of information.
A credit union may identify one or more employees of the credit union who may submit the information required by paragraph (d)(1) of this section to the Registry on behalf of the credit union's employees provided that this individual, and any employee delegated such authority, does not act as a mortgage loan originator, consistent with (e)(1)(i)(F) of this section. In addition, a credit union may submit to the Registry some or all of the information required by paragraphs (d)(1) and (e)(2) of this section for multiple employees in bulk through batch processing in a format to be specified by the Registry, to the extent such batch processing is made available by the Registry.
(e) Required credit union information.
A credit union must submit the following categories of information to the Registry:
(1) Credit union record.
(i)
In connection with the registration of one or more mortgage loan originators:
(C)
Research Statistics Supervision and Discount (RSSD) number, as issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(E)
Name(s) and contact information of the individual(s) with authority to act as the credit union's primary point of contact for the Registry;
(F)
Name(s) and contact information of the individual(s) with authority to enter the information required by paragraphs (d)(1) and (e) of this section to the Registry and who may delegate this authority to other individuals. For the purpose of providing information required by paragraph (e) of this section, this individual and their delegates must not act as mortgage loan originators unless the credit union has 10 or fewer full time or equivalent employees.
(ii) Attestation.
The individual(s) identified in paragraphs (e)(1)(i)(E) and (F) of this section must comply with Registry protocols to verify their identity and must attest that they have the authority to enter data on behalf of the credit union, that the information provided to the Registry pursuant to this paragraph (e) is correct, and that the credit union will keep the information required by this paragraph (e) current and will file accurate supplementary information on a timely basis.
(iii)
A credit union must update the information required by this paragraph (e) of this section within 30 days of the date that this information becomes inaccurate.
(iv)
A credit union must renew the information required by paragraph (e) of this section on an annual basis.
(2) Employee information.
In connection with the registration of each employee who acts as a mortgage loan originator:
(i)
After the information required by paragraph (d) of this section has been submitted to the Registry, confirmation that it employs the registrant; and
(ii)
Within 30 days of the date the registrant ceases to be an employee of the credit union, notification that it no longer employs the registrant and the date the registrant ceased being an employee.