Michigan § 493.68 - Documents; preservation; other books, accounts, records, and documents.
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§ 493.68. Documents; preservation; other books, accounts, records, and documents.
A licensee or registrant shall preserve and keep available for examination by the commissioner each secondary mortgage loan document in its possession or control, including the application, credit report, employment verification, loan disclosure statement, and settlement statement, until the secondary mortgage loan is transferred or assigned, or the expiration of 2 years after the date the secondary mortgage loan is closed, whichever occurs first.
If the secondary mortgage loan is transferred or assigned, the licensee or registrant shall preserve and keep available for examination by the commissioner copies of the promissory note, mortgage, truth-in-lending disclosure statement, and settlement statement in its possession or control for 2 years after the date the secondary mortgage loan is transferred or assigned.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, each licensee or registrant shall preserve and keep available for examination by the commissioner all documents pertaining to a rejected application for a secondary mortgage loan for the period of time required by state or federal law.
A licensee or registrant shall preserve all other books, accounts, records, and documents pertaining to the licensee's or registrant's business and keep them available for examination by the commissioner for not less than 2 years after the conclusion of the fiscal year of the licensee or registrant in which the book, account, record, or document was created.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 493.68 ("Documents; preservation; other books, accounts, records, and documents.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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