Louisiana § RS 6:1089 - Name or location changes and closures; fees
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§ RS 6:1089. Name or location changes and closures; fees
A.(1) No residential mortgage lender, originator, or servicer shall conduct the residential mortgage lending activities provided for in this Chapter under any name other than the one stated in its current record of information in the licensing system.
(2) A residential mortgage lender or servicer shall notify the commissioner of a change in the location or name of the business or the addition of offices by submitting such information to the licensing system prior to the change. A notice of change of location or name or addition of offices shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred dollars.
(3) A residential mortgage lender or servicer shall notify the commissioner of the closing of any office by submitting such information to the licensing system and within thirty days of such closure.
B.(1) Whenever the employment of an originator changes, whether by the originator's action or otherwise, the originator shall give notice of the change of employment to the commissioner by submitting such information to the licensing system within thirty days of such change. The notice shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifty dollars.
(2) Whenever the employment of an originator employed by a mortgage broker or mortgage lender changes, whether by the originator's change of employment or otherwise, the employer, unless exempted from the provisions of this Part, shall give notice of the change in employment to the commissioner by submitting such information to the licensing system within thirty days of the change.
(3) Failure to notify the commissioner through the NMLS&R within the prescribed time as required by this Section shall result in a one hundred dollar late notification fee.
Acts 1999, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 34, §1, eff. April 14, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 617, §1, eff. June 22, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 875, §1; Acts 2009, No. 522, §1, eff. July 31, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 260, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:1089 ("Name or location changes and closures; fees") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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