# ORS § 86a.106: 86A.106 Procedures for licensing > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.106 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 86a.106 - **Heading:** 86A.106 Procedures for licensing - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 9 / Chapter 86a / Section 86a.106 ## Text (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule shall establish procedures for licensing mortgage bankers or mortgage brokers. The director may coordinate licensing with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. (2) An applicant for a license, or a managing partner, director, executive officer or other individual that occupies a similar position or performs similar functions for the applicant, shall have, during the five years immediately preceding the time of application, not less than three years’ experience in the mortgage business, three years’ experience negotiating loans in a related business satisfactory to the director or three years’ equivalent lending experience in a related business satisfactory to the director. (3) If a license is issued to a person other than an individual, at least one managing partner, director, executive officer or other individual that occupies a similar position or performs similar functions for the person shall, at all times during the term of the license, satisfy the experience requirement described in subsection (2) of this section. (4) An applicant for a license that is not subject to the requirement set forth in ORS 86A.227 (Corporate surety bond required) shall file with the director a corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit that is approved by the director in an amount the director specifies by rule, that runs to the State of Oregon and that is issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) . (5) The total amount of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit for a single applicant under subsection (4) of this section shall be not less than $50,000. The director by rule shall require the sum of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit to reflect the dollar amount of the loans that the mortgage banker or mortgage broker originates. (6) If the application, surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit and fees are in order and the director is satisfied that the application should not be denied upon one or more of the grounds specified in ORS 86A.115 (Grounds for denying, suspending, conditioning or revoking license) , 86A.118 (Action against applicant or licensee for act or omission of associate) or 86A.121 (Cancellation of license or application) , the director shall license the mortgage banker or mortgage broker. (7) A licensee shall amend the license application and, if necessary, increase the amount of the corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit described in subsection (5) of this section when there are material changes in the information contained in the original application. (8) An applicant for a license under this section or a licensee who applies to renew a license under ORS 86A.109 (Expiration of initial license) shall certify to the director in a form and manner the director specifies by rule that the applicant or licensee has independently verified that every individual the applicant or licensee hired or intends to hire as a mortgage loan originator: (a) Meets the requirements set forth in ORS 86A.200 (Definitions) to 86A.239 (Display of license and unique identifier) ; (b) Has undergone a state criminal records check in accordance with ORS 86A.186 (Mortgage loan originator criminal records checks) ; and (c) Is covered, if applicable, by a corporate surety bond as provided in ORS 86A.227 (Corporate surety bond required) . (9) The director shall: (a) Charge and collect fees for initial and renewal license applications. (b) Set by rule all fees required under this section. The director shall set the fees to reflect amounts sufficient to meet the costs of administering ORS 86A.095 (Short title) to 86A.198 (Materials in languages other than English) , including amounts sufficient to establish and maintain a reasonable emergency fund. shall: (a) Charge and collect fees for initial and renewal license applications. (b) Set by rule all fees required under this section. The director shall set the fees to reflect amounts sufficient to meet the costs of administering ORS 86A.095 (Short title) to 86A.198 (Materials in languages other than English) , including amounts sufficient to establish and maintain a reasonable emergency fund. (c) Set by rule the amounts of corporate surety bonds and irrevocable letters of credit required under this section. (10) The fees under this section are not refundable except for fees that the director determines by rule are refundable. [Formerly 59.850] Source: Section 86A.106 — Procedures for licensing; experience required; certification; surety bond or letter of credit; fees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors86A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 86a.095 86A.095 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.095.md) - [ORS § 86a.100 86A.100 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.100.md) - [ORS § 86a.103 86A.103 License required to engage in residential mortgage transactions as mortgage banker or mortgage broker](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.103.md) - [ORS § 86a.106 86A.106 Procedures for licensing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.106.md) - [ORS § 86a.109 86A.109 Expiration of initial license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.109.md) - [ORS § 86a.112 86A.112 Licensees to keep records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.112.md) - [ORS § 86a.115 86A.115 Grounds for denying, suspending, conditioning or revoking license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.115.md) - [ORS § 86a.118 86A.118 Action against applicant or licensee for act or omission of associate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.118.md) - [ORS § 86a.121 86A.121 Cancellation of license or application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.121.md) - [ORS § 86a.124 86A.124 Supervisory authority of director over mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers and mortgage loan originators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.124.md) - [ORS § 86a.127 86A.127 Investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.127.md) - [ORS § 86a.130 86A.130 Enjoining violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.130.md) - [ORS § 86a.133 86A.133 Procedures where assets or capital of mortgage banker or mortgage broker found impaired](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.133.md) - [ORS § 86a.136 86A.136 Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.136.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T9_C86a_S86a.106. 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