17:11C-63 Business licensee required to obtain blanket bond. 13. A business licensee, prior to doing business as a residential mortgage lender or residential mortgage broker, shall obtain a blanket bond in an amount and form prescribed by regulations of the commissioner, but not less than $25,000. The bond shall be obtained from a surety company authorized by law to do business in this State. The business licensee shall procure the blanket bond to cover its qualified individual licensees, and all mortgage loan originators, other employees, and agents in an amount as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner. The bond shall run to the State for the benefit of any person injured by the wrongful act, default, fraud or misrepresentation of the business licensee, or its qualifying individual licensees, mortgage loan originators, other employees, or agents. No bond shall comply with the requirements of this section unless the bond contains a provision that it shall not be canceled for any cause unless notice of intention to cancel is filed in the department at least 30 days before the day upon which cancellation shall take effect. L.2009, c.53, s.13.
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