North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 03 - BANKING COMMISSION › Subchapter J - REFUND ANTICIPATION LOAN › Section .0200 - APPLICATION AND RENEWAL › Section 03J .0201 - APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A FACILITATOR

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  application for registration as a facilitator shall include the following:
(1) a description of the applicant's
				  organizational structure, including the name, business address, and business
				  telephone number of the applicant, and the name of its controlling
				  persons;
(2) copies of the
				  following documents, where applicable:
(A) the
				  applicant's Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, or partnership
				  agreement;
(B) a Certificate of
				  Existence or Certificate of Good Standing not more than 90 days old from the
				  applicant's state of incorporation;
(C) a Certificate of Authority to do business
				  in this State; and
(D) a copy of
				  the applicant's Certificate of Assumed Name.
(3) a description of the applicant's
				  operations, including the names and addresses of the lenders that will fund
				  refund anticipation loans to its customers, the names and addresses of
				  transmitters, and any other intermediary parties involved in the process of
				  facilitating refund anticipation loans;
(4) a description of the business(es) in
				  which the applicant is primarily engaged;
(5) the applicant's Electronic Filer
				  Identification Number (EFIN) and Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) as
				  provided by the Internal Revenue Service;
(6) proof that the applicant has been
				  accepted by the Internal Revenue Service to participate in its electronic
				  filing program for the present tax year;
(7) disclosure of any civil judgments entered
				  against the applicant or its controlling persons during the past 10 years that
				  are partially or wholly unpaid;
(8)
				  disclosure of any civil proceedings pending against or civil judgments entered
				  against the applicant or its controlling persons that involve fraud or
				  dishonesty;
(9) disclosure of any
				  felony convictions entered against the applicant or its controlling
				  persons;
(10) disclosure of any
				  misdemeanor convictions entered against the applicant or its controlling
				  persons that involve theft, fraud, or dishonesty;
(11) disclosure of any enforcement proceeding
				  brought against the applicant or its controlling persons by any agency or
				  department of this State, the Federal government or any other state that
				  involves the revocation or suspension of any business license;
(12) disclosure of whether the applicant, or
				  its controlling persons have been denied acceptance in or suspended from the
				  Electronic Filing Program of the Internal Revenue Service;
(13) disclosure of whether the applicant is,
				  or has ever been, the subject of the following proceedings: bankruptcy,
				  assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, conservatorship, or
				  similar proceeding; and
(14) the
				  address of each office in this State where the applicant intends to facilitate
				  refund anticipation loans.