Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act

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The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act is a U.S. law that establishes nationwide standards and a registration system to enhance accountability and consumer protection in the residential mortgage industry.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
consumer protection law ⓘ
mortgage regulation law ⓘ
aimsTo improve supervision of mortgage originators ⓘ
set uniform standards across states for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
appliesTo mortgage loan originators ⓘ
residential mortgage industry ⓘ
state-licensed mortgage companies ⓘ
category United States financial regulation ⓘ
United States housing legislation ⓘ
contains provisions for federal registration of mortgage loan originators employed by depository institutions ⓘ
provisions for state compliance and enforcement ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 ⓘ
establishes Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry ⓘ
hasAbbreviation NMLS ⓘ
SAFE Act ⓘ
implementedBy American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators ⓘ
Conference of State Bank Supervisors ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalCitation 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ⓘ
motivatedBy subprime mortgage crisis ⓘ
objective increase transparency of mortgage loan originator activities ⓘ
promote responsible mortgage lending ⓘ
reduce fraud in the mortgage market ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 110-289 ⓘ
purpose create a nationwide mortgage licensing and registration system ⓘ
enhance accountability in the mortgage industry ⓘ
establish minimum standards for mortgage loan originator licensing ⓘ
protect consumers in residential mortgage transactions ⓘ
regulates licensing standards for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
registration of mortgage loan originators in a national database ⓘ
requires background checks for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
continuing education for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
demonstration of character and general fitness by mortgage loan originators ⓘ
demonstration of financial responsibility by mortgage loan originators ⓘ
fingerprinting of mortgage loan originators ⓘ
licensing or registration of mortgage loan originators ⓘ
pre-licensure education for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
testing of mortgage loan originators ⓘ
unique identifiers for mortgage loan originators ⓘ
requiresActionBy federal banking agencies ⓘ
state regulators ⓘ
scope residential mortgage loans ⓘ
titleNumber Title V of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 ⓘ
yearEnacted 2008 ⓘ

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau → enforces → Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act ⓘ
Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act → establishes → Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry ⓘ
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Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act → hasAbbreviation → NMLS ⓘ
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SAFE Act → fullName → Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ⓘ
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SAFE Act → creates → Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry ⓘ
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SAFE Act → abbreviation → NMLS ⓘ
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United States mortgage industry → governedBy → Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act ⓘ