North Dakota Code § 13-10-05

Issuance of license
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The commissioner shall not issue a mortgage loan originator license unless the 
commissioner makes at a minimum the following findings:
1. The applicant has never had a mortgage loan originator license revoked in any 
governmental jurisdiction, except that a subsequent formal vacation of such revocation 
shall not be deemed a revocation.
2. The applicant has not been charged pending trial, convicted, pled guilty, pled to lesser 
charges, or pled nolo contendere to, a felony in a domestic, foreign, or military court:
a. During the seven -year period preceding the date of the application for licensing 
and registration; or
b. At any time preceding such date of application, if such felony involved an act of 
fraud, dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laundering;
c. Provided that any pardon of a conviction shall not be a conviction for purposes of 
this subsection.
3. a. The applicant has demonstrated financial responsibility, character, and general 
fitness such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant a 
determination that the mortgage loan originator will operate honestly, fairly, and 
efficiently within the purposes of this chapter.
b. For purposes of this subsection, a person has shown that that person is not 
financially responsible when that person has shown a disregard in the 
management of that person's own financial condition. A determination that an 
individual has not shown financial responsibility may include:
(1) Current outstanding judgments, except judgments solely as a result of 
medical expenses;
(2) Current outstanding tax liens or other government liens and filings;
(3) Foreclosures within the past three years; and
(4) A pattern of seriously delinquent accounts within the past three years.
4. The applicant has completed the prelicensing education requirement described in 
section 13-10-06.
5. The applicant has passed a written test that meets the test requirement described in 
section 13-10-07.
6. The applicant has met the net worth and surety bond requirements under section

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