2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 02 - Business Organizations, Commercial Code › Chapter 086A - Mortgage Lending › Section 86A.203 - License and unique identifier for mortgage loan originator; requirements; exemptions; rules.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an individual may not engage in business as a mortgage loan originator in this state without first:
(a) Obtaining and maintaining a mortgage loan originator’s license under ORS 86A.212 or renewing a mortgage loan originator’s license under ORS 86A.218; and
(b) Obtaining a unique identifier from the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) A registered mortgage loan originator who acts within the scope of the registered mortgage loan originator’s employment;
(b) An individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan with or on behalf of the individual’s spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild or a relative in a similar relationship with the individual that is created by law, marriage or adoption;
(c) An individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan that is secured by a dwelling that served as the individual’s residence;
(d) An individual who, as a seller during any 12-month period, offers or negotiates terms for not more than three residential mortgage loans that are secured by a dwelling unit that the individual owns, or that a limited liability company of which the individual is a member owns, and that did not serve as the individual’s residence, if:
(A) Membership in the limited liability company that owns the dwelling unit consists only of the individual or of the individual and the individual’s spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, grandchildren or other relatives who are related to the individual by law, marriage or adoption;
(B) The individual or the limited liability company does not advertise that, or otherwise suggest by statements or conduct that, the limited liability company engages in the business of making residential mortgage loans;
(C) The individual complies with the provisions of subsection (3) of this section; and
(D) The individual does not engage in conduct that is prohibited under ORS 86A.224 or 86A.236;
(e) An attorney who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state, if the attorney negotiates the terms of a residential mortgage loan in representing a client and does not receive compensation from a mortgage banker, mortgage broker, mortgage loan originator or lender or an agent of the mortgage banker, mortgage broker, mortgage loan originator or lender, except that for the purposes of determining whether the attorney is exempt under this paragraph, the attorney does not receive compensation from a mortgage loan originator or lender if the attorney receives compensation from a client that would otherwise meet the definition of a mortgage loan originator or lender but is exempt under paragraph (c), (d) or (f) of this subsection;
(f) An individual who is licensed as a manufactured structure dealer under ORS 446.691 and who:
(A) Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan related to a sale for occupancy of a previously owned manufactured dwelling in a manufactured dwelling park three or fewer times in any 12-month period; and
(B) Uses a written sale agreement form with the purchaser that complies with the requirements of ORS 646A.050, 646A.052 and 646A.054, with any rules adopted under ORS 646A.050, 646A.052 and 646A.054 and with any other applicable requirements for residential mortgages for manufactured dwellings; or
(g) An individual who is licensed as a limited manufactured structure dealer under ORS 446.706 and who:
(A) Has an ownership interest in a manufactured dwelling park;
(B) Offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan related to a sale for occupancy of a previously owned manufactured dwelling in any manufactured dwelling park in which the individual has an ownership interest, five or fewer times in any 12-month period; and
(C) Uses a written sale agreement form with the purchaser that complies with the requirements of ORS 646A.050, 646A.052 and 646A.054, with any rules adopted under ORS 646A.050, 646A.052 and 646A.054 and with any other applicable requirements for residential mortgages for manufactured dwellings.
(3) An individual who offers or negotiates terms for a residential mortgage loan, and who claims an exemption under subsection (2)(c), (d) or (f) of this section from the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, may not at any time hold more than eight residential mortgage loans without meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section. For the purposes of a determination under this subsection as to whether an individual who claims an exemption under subsection (2)(d) of this section holds more or fewer than eight residential mortgage loans, the individual shall disclose to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services all loans that all limited liability companies of which the individual is a member hold in the aggregate.
(4) An individual who offers or negotiates terms for a residential mortgage loan, and who claims an exemption under subsection (2)(g) of this section from the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, may not at any time hold more than 12 residential mortgage loans without meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
(5) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule may exempt an individual from the requirement to obtain a mortgage loan originator’s license under ORS 86A.200 to 86A.239 if the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requires or permits the exemption under 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
(6) Notwithstanding the exemption from licensing for an individual described in subsection (2)(f) or (g) of this section, subsection (1) of this section applies to the individual if the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines, in a guideline, rule, regulation or interpretive letter, that the exemption is inconsistent with requirements set forth in 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
(7)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, an employee of a manufactured structure dealer licensed under ORS 446.691 is not subject to the provisions of ORS 86A.200 to 86A.239 if the employee:
(A) Performs only administrative or clerical tasks; and
(B) Receives in connection with a sale or other transaction related to a manufactured structure, as defined in ORS 174.101, only a salary or commission that is customary among dealers and employees of dealers.
(b) An employee of a dealer is subject to the provisions of ORS 86A.200 to 86A.239 if the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines, in a guideline, rule, regulation or interpretive letter, that the exemption granted in paragraph (a) of this subsection is inconsistent with requirements set forth in 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. [2009 c.863 §2; 2013 c.281 §1; 2013 c.443 §15; 2015 c.677 §1; 2019 c.422 §27]