License or renewal; application; form; investigation; determination; issuance; indemnification.
MCL 445.1653
in effect445.1653. License or renewal; application; form; investigation; determination; issuance; indemnification.
Sec. 3.
(1) An application for, or renewal of, a license shall be made in writing to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. If the commissioner determines after investigation that the experience, character, business reputation, and general fitness of the applicant and its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, and affiliates command the confidence of the public and warrant the belief that the applicant and its officers, directors, shareholders, partners, and affiliates will comply with the law and that grounds for revoking, suspending, or denying a license under this act do not exist, the commissioner shall issue a license to, or renew the license of, the applicant to act as a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer.
(2) A license issued under this section does not approve the use of or indemnify the licensee against claims for the improper use of the business name stated in the license.
1987, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Nov. 18, 1987; Am. 1996, Act 210, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1996
[Compiler] For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibility of the financial institutions bureau and the commissioner of the financial institutions bureau to the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services and the office of financial and insurance services by type III transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2000-2, compiled at MCL 445.2003 of the Michigan compiled laws.
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-1653Fetched: 10/20/2026