Pennsylvania § 6135 - Licensee requirements.

§ 6135. Licensee requirements.

(a) Requirements of licensee.--

(1) (Deleted by amendment).

(2) Each licensee shall maintain at its principal place of business, or at another place if agreed to by the department, the original or a copy of any books, accounts, records and documents, or electronic or similar access thereto, of the business conducted under the license as prescribed by the department to enable the department to determine whether the business of the licensee is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations, statements of policy or orders issued under this chapter. All instruments, documents, accounts, books and records relating to the mortgage loan business shall be kept separate and apart from the records of any other business conducted by the licensee. Records of first and secondary mortgage loans shall be easily distinguishable and easily separated. All records shall be preserved and kept available for investigation or examination by the department for a period of four years, unless otherwise determined by the department. The department shall have free access to and authorization to examine records maintained by the licensee. The costs of the examination, including travel costs, shall be borne by the licensee. The department may deny or revoke the authority to maintain records at another place for good cause in the interest of protection for Commonwealth consumers, including for the licensee's failure to provide books, accounts, records or documents to the department upon request.

(3) A mortgage broker, mortgage lender, mortgage servicer or a mortgage originator that is required to obtain and maintain its own bond coverage under section 6131(f)(4) (relating to application for license), shall file periodically, as determined by the department, a report with the department or the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, as determined by the department, setting forth such information as the department shall require concerning the first or secondary mortgage loan business conducted by the licensee. Licensees who fail to file the required report at the date required by the department may be subject to a penalty of $100 for each day after the due date until the report is filed.

(4) Each licensee shall be subject to examination by the department at its discretion, at which time the department shall have free access, during regular business hours, to the licensee's place or places of business and to all instruments, documents, accounts, books and records which pertain to a licensee's first or secondary mortgage loan business. The department may examine a licensee at any time if the department deems the examination to be necessary or desirable. The cost of any such examination shall be borne by the licensee.

(5) Each licensee shall include in all advertisements the licensee's unique identifier.

(b) Accounting records.--For licensees with minimum net worth requirements pursuant to this chapter, the licensee's accounting records must be constructed and maintained in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles or as provided by department regulation.

(c) Copies.--If copies of instruments, documents, accounts, books or records are maintained under subsection (a)(2), they may be photostatic, microfilm or electronic copies or copies provided in some other manner approved by the department.

(Aug. 5, 2009, P.L.117, No.31, eff. imd.; July 2, 2013, P.L.210, No.38, eff. 60 days; Dec. 22, 2017, P.L.1260, No.81; Feb. 3, 2022, P.L.24, No.8, eff. 60 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 8 amended subsec. (a)(3).

2017 Amendment. Section 9(2) of Act 81 provided that the amendment of section 6135 shall take effect upon the effective date of regulations promulgated under section 6141 of this title.

2013 Amendment. Act 38 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).

Cross References. Section 6135 is referred to in section 6112 of this title.