17:11C-64 Minimum net worth required for applicant for business license. 14. a. (1) Each applicant for a business license as a residential mortgage lender shall demonstrate that it has tangible net worth of at least $250,000, except that an applicant for a business license as a correspondent mortgage lender shall demonstrate that it has a tangible net worth of at least $150,000. Each applicant for a business license as a residential mortgage broker shall demonstrate that it has tangible net worth of at least $50,000. (2) Each licensed residential mortgage lender that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $250,000, except that a correspondent mortgage lender that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $150,000. Each licensed residential mortgage broker that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $50,000. (3) The commissioner may by regulation: (a) define the term "tangible net worth"; (b) establish standards for determining compliance with the tangible net worth requirements of this section; and (c) determine any remedial action, as authorized pursuant to section 20 of this act, including suspension of a license, for failure to comply with these tangible net worth requirements. b. The commissioner may, by regulation, require that a business licensee demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that it has adequate means to fund loans through lines of credit, or otherwise. L.2009, c.53, s.14.
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