HB-6562, As Passed House, November 13, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6562

 

October 15, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Calley and referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

 

     A bill to amend 1987 PA 173, entitled

 

"Mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act,"

 

by amending section 33 (MCL 445.1683), as amended by 2008 PA 64.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 33. (1) The mortgage industry advisory board is created.

 

     (2) All of the following apply to the board:

 

     (a) The board shall consist of 7 individuals, appointed by the

 

commissioner as follows:

 

     (i) Two individuals who are employees of, are directors of, or

 

have at least a 25% ownership interest in a licensee or registrant,

 

selected by the commissioner from a list of at least 3 nominees

 

provided to the commissioner by the Michigan mortgage brokers

 

association.


 

     (ii) Two individuals who are employees of, are directors of, or

 

have at least a 25% ownership interest in a licensee or registrant,

 

selected by the commissioner from a list of at least 3 nominees

 

provided to the commissioner by the Michigan mortgage lenders

 

association.

 

     (iii) One employee who is an employee of, a director of, or who

 

has at least a 25% ownership interest in a licensee or registrant

 

that is a member of any trade association operating in this state

 

that represents mortgage brokers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage

 

servicers. The trade associations may recommend candidates for this

 

position to the commissioner.

 

     (iv) Two individuals who are employees of, are directors of, or

 

have at least a 25% ownership interest in business entities that

 

provide services to or purchase services from licensees or

 

registrants.

 

     (b) The term of a board member is 4 years, except that for the

 

first board, the commissioner shall appoint 3 individuals for 2-

 

year terms so that the terms of office of board members are

 

staggered.

 

     (c) An individual may not serve more than 2 consecutive 4-year

 

terms, and the commissioner may not reappoint an individual who

 

serves 2 consecutive 4-year terms on the board for at least 12

 

months after the end of those consecutive terms.

 

     (d) The board shall not include more than 1 member who is

 

employed by, is a director of, or has more than a 1% ownership

 

interest in the same licensee, registrant, affiliate, or other

 

person.


 

     (e) Each member of the board shall serve without compensation.

 

However, the office of financial and insurance services shall

 

reimburse a member of the board for his or her travel and other

 

expenses incurred in the performance of an official board function

 

pursuant to the standard travel regulations of the department of

 

management and budget.

 

     (f) The board shall retain minutes of its meetings and any

 

other records of the board for at least 10 years. The board shall

 

make its minutes and any other records prepared, owned, used, in

 

the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of

 

an official function available to the commissioner immediately on

 

request and make those minutes and records available to the public

 

in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL

 

15.231 to 15.246.

 

     (3) The board shall communicate to the commissioner issues of

 

concern to the residential mortgage industry and shall review and

 

make recommendations to the commissioner concerning all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) Course sponsors or providers, course instructors, and the

 

content of and materials for courses provided to loan officers and

 

loan officer applicants under section 2a or 2b or section 2a or 2c

 

of the secondary mortgage loan act, MCL 493.52a and 493.52c.

 

     (b) Content and procedures for examinations given to loan

 

officers under section 2a or section 2a of the secondary mortgage

 

loan act, MCL 493.52a.

 

     (c) Rules proposed under this act or the secondary mortgage

 

loan act.


 

     (d) Procedures to verify attendance at and participation in

 

courses conducted electronically under section 2b(3)(e) or under

 

section 2c(3)(e) of the secondary mortgage loan act, MCL 493.52c.

 

     (e) Procedures for maintaining the confidentiality of personal

 

identifying information and other information concerning licensees,

 

registrants, and applicants for license or registration. all of the

 

following:

 

     (i) Licensees, registrants, and loan officer registrants.

 

     (ii) Applicants for licensure, registration, or loan officer

 

registration.

 

     (iii) Licensees, registrants, and secondary mortgage loan

 

officer registrants under the secondary mortgage loan act.

 

     (iv) Applicants for licensure, registration, or secondary

 

mortgage loan officer registration under the secondary mortgage

 

loan act.

 

     (f) Any other issue referred to the board by the commissioner.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "secondary mortgage loan act"

 

means the secondary mortgage loan act, 1981 PA 125, MCL 493.51 to

 

493.81.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No. 1552 or House Bill No.     (request no.

 

06815'08).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. 1553 or House Bill No.     (request no.

 

08018'08 *).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. 1554 or House Bill No.     (request no.


 

08019'08).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. 1555 or House Bill No.     (request no.

 

08164'08).