Company Licenses
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Description
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Requirements Checklist
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Exempt Company Registration |
This registration is optional for companies which are exempt from mortgage lender licensing in West Virginia but employ individuals required to be licensed under West Virginia law as mortgage loan originators. (More Details) |
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Fintech |
A company planning to enter the West Virginia Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program to offer an innovative financial product or service in West Virginia must apply through NMLS.
Companies registering through NMLS with the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions must agree to abide by NMLS requirements, including attesting to the accuracy of the information submitted, agreeing to keep it updated through NMLS, and annually renewing the registration through the NMLS Streamlined Renewal Process.
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Money Transmitter License |
This license is required of any individual or entity engaging in the business of selling or issuing checks, receiving currency, the payment of money - or other value that substitutes for money by any means for the purpose of transmitting, either prior to or after receipt, that currency or payment by wire, facsimile or other electronic means. It also includes the transmission of funds through the issuance and sale of stored value or similar prepaid products’ cards which are intended for general acceptance and used in commercial or consumer transactions. Licenses are also required of any individual or entity engaging in the conversion of the currency of one government into the currency or another government or the physical transportation of currency from one location to another. (More Details) |
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Mortgage Broker License |
The Mortgage Broker license is required of any entity which for a fee, commission or other consideration, negotiates, arranges, originates or processes any West Virginia mortgage loan. Entities engaging in tablefunding activity must also obtain the Mortgage Broker license. (More Details) |
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Mortgage Lender License |
The Mortgage Lender license is required of any entity which makes, accepts, purchases or services any West Virginia mortgage loan. (More Details) |
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Branch Licenses
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Description
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Requirements Checklist
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Mortgage Broker Branch License |
This license is required for all offices, other than the main office, regardless of where located, which engage in West Virginia mortgage brokering. (More Details) |
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Mortgage Lender Branch License |
This license is required for all offices, other than the main office, regardless of where located, which engage in West Virginia mortgage lending. (More Details) |
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Individual Licenses
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Description
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Requirements Checklist
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Mortgage Loan Originators License |
This license is required of an individual who for compensation or gain or in the expectation of compensation or gain takes a residential mortgage loan application; or offers or negotiates terms of a West Virginia residential mortgage loan. (More Details) |
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