ORS 86A.230
Contracts or agreements with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and other agencies
- information sharing
- confidentiality
- reports of violations
- rules
(1)
The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may contract with or otherwise agree with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, or a person the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry designates, to:(a)
Collect and maintain records in connection with an application under ORS 86A.212 (Findings required for issuing license) or 86A.218 (License renewal);(b)
Collect and process application fees or other fees that are authorized under ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier) and imposed by a government agency or association of government agencies;(c)
Serve as a point of contact the director may use to request information from and provide information to the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other government agencies;(d)
Apply, abide by and implement standards the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry establishes for:(A)
Setting or resetting dates for reporting information or renewing a mortgage loan originator’s license; and(B)
Amending or surrendering a mortgage loan originator’s license; and(e)
Otherwise participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.(2)
The director may agree with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators or other government agencies or associations of government agencies to share and to maintain under subsection (4) of this section the confidentiality or privilege applicable to information or material that:(a)
An applicant provides under ORS 86A.206 (Application for license);(b)
A mortgage loan originator provides under ORS 86A.218 (License renewal); or(c)
The director obtains from investigations, inquiries, proceedings, submissions or other sources under the authority of ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier).(3)
The director shall provide copies of information and material that the director supplies to or receives from the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry to an applicant for a mortgage loan originator’s license under ORS 86A.212 (Findings required for issuing license) or to a licensed mortgage loan originator who applies to renew a license under ORS 86A.218 (License renewal). The director by rule shall establish a procedure for challenging the accuracy or completeness of the information and materials.(4)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
Except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section and 12 U.S.C. 5111, information or material that an applicant, a mortgage loan originator or the director provides or discloses to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry retains the confidentiality or privilege from public disclosure that applies to the information under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) or under other applicable state or federal law, including court rules. The confidentiality or privilege applies to the information or material despite disclosure to state or federal agencies with regulatory authority over persons, businesses or activities related to mortgage lending.(b)
Information that is subject to a privilege described in paragraph (a) of this subsection is not subject to:(A)
Disclosure under state or federal law that governs disclosure of information in the possession of a public official; or(B)
Subpoena, discovery or admission into evidence in an administrative proceeding or private civil action, unless the person whose information is protected by the confidentiality or privilege waives the confidentiality or privilege in whole or in part.(c)
To the extent that the provisions of ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) conflict with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section control.(5)
Subsection (4) of this section does not apply to information or material concerning an applicant’s or a mortgage loan originator’s employment history or records of discipline and enforcement actions that appear in and are open to public access in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The director may publish on the Internet information that the director receives from the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry that is not subject to a privilege described in subsection (4) of this section.(6)
The director shall regularly report to the Nationwide Mortgage Lending System and Registry violations of the provisions of ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier), enforcement actions against a person subject to ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier) and other information the director deems necessary to meet the director’s obligations under agreements with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.(7)
To the extent reasonably necessary to participate in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, the director by rule or order may waive or modify, in whole or in part, the requirements set forth in ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier) or establish new requirements consistent with the provisions of ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier). [2009 c.863 §10]
Source:
Section 86A.230 — Contracts or agreements with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and other agencies; information sharing; confidentiality; reports of violations; rules, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors86A.html.
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