Indirect Owners

Applicants and licensees must identify all indirect owners with 25% or more ownership in this section. For each owner indicate percentage of ownership.

If the indirect owner is a natural person (individual),the applicant or licensee should list their full legal name as First, Middle, Last, Suffix.

In the case of an indirect owner that is a corporation, each of its shareholders that beneficially owns, has the right to vote, or has the power to sell or direct the sale of, 25% or more of a class of voting security of that corporation shall be identified. For purposes of this section, a person beneficially owns any securities (i) owned by his/her child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in- law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, sharing the same residence.

In the case of an indirect owner that is a partnership, all general partners and those limited and special partners that have the right to receive upon dissolution, or have contributed, 25% or more of the partnership’s capital shall be identified.

In the case of an indirect owner that is a trust that owns 25% or more of the class of voting security of its direct owners, the trust and each trustee for the trust shall be identified.

In the case of an indirect owner that is a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”), (i) those members that have the right to receive upon dissolution, or have contributed, 25% or more of the LLC’s capital, and (ii) if managed by elected or appointed managers, all elected or appointed managers shall be identified.

Continue up the chain of ownership listing all 25% or more indirect owners at each level of ownership. Only once a public reporting company, a credit union, a bank or a bank holding company regulated by a Federal Banking or Credit Union Regulator, a trust (with its trustee(s)) or a natural person is reached, no ownership information further up the chain of ownership need be given.

Full Legal Name
Provide the full legal name of the Indirect Owner. If the person listed is a company (organization), the applicant or licensee should list the full legal name in its domestic state.
Ownership Type
Status examples include partner, trustee, indirect owner, shareholder, etc.
Equity Owner in Which Interest is Held
Provide the name of the Direct or Indirect Owner in which percent ownership interest is held.
Percentage of Ownership
Identify the percentage of ownership that the Indirect Owner holds in the company that owns the applicant or licensee. The total percentage of ownership can be less than 100% because those with less than a 25% ownership at each level need not be identified. The total percentage of ownership cannot be more than 100%.
SSN or EIN
Provide the person’s social security number or the company’s tax identification number or employer identification number, as issued by the IRS.
Control Person
Licensees must identify natural person indirect owners of 10% or more of the licensee as a Control Person using the available radio button. These individuals must complete and submit an Individual Form (MU2). See Chapter III—NMLS Individual Form (MU2) herein.
Note: Sections completed throughout the Company Form (MU1) assist in the completion of the Individual Form (MU2). The Individual Form (MU2) filing(s) is created based on the designated Control Persons and Qualifying Individuals. The individuals must attest to the Individual Form (MU2) prior to submitting the Company Form (MU1).
Individualor Company?

An applicant or licensee’s owners may include company organizations so they should continueup the ownership chain (or “ladder”), reporting those with 25% or more ownership interest at each level, until the reporting reaches a publicly traded entity, or the last natural person.

If the person listed is a natural person (individual), the applicant should list his/her full legal name as Last, First, Middle, use the Direct Owner In Which Interest is Owned field to enter the company name for which this individual is reporting, and provide his or her title and the percentage owned for the applicant.

All indirect owners of 25% or more should be identified, regardless of the applicant’s business structure.

Note: If the legal status on the Company Form (MU1) is a Sole Proprietor, this entire section will be blank.

The Indirect Owners section of the NMLS Company MU1 application