SAFE Act (S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, 12 U.S.C.) § 5114 — State examination authority
SAFE Act (S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, 12 U.S.C.), §5114 State examination authority. Full verbatim text from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel's United States Code (USLM XML, release point 119-111).
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12 U.S.C. §5114(1)
(1) For the purposes of investigating violations or complaints arising under this chapter, or for the purposes of examination, the State licensing agency may review, investigate, or examine any loan originator licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter, as often as necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
12 U.S.C. §5114(2)
(2) Each such loan originator shall make available upon request to the State licensing agency the books and records relating to the operations of such originator. The State licensing agency may have access to such books and records and interview the officers, principals, loan originators, employees, independent contractors, agents, and customers of the licensee concerning their business.
12 U.S.C. §5114(3)
(3) The authority of this section shall remain in effect, whether such a loan originator acts or claims to act under any licensing or registration law of such State, or claims to act without such authority.
12 U.S.C. §5114(4)
(4) No person subject to investigation or examination under this section may knowingly withhold, abstract, remove, mutilate, destroy, or secrete any books, records, computer records, or other information.
12 U.S.C. §5114 note — source credit and editorial notes (not statute text)
(Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title V, § 1515, July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2823.)
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