Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 1140-30.310
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 1, January 2, 2025
Section 20 CSR 1140-30.310 - Bonding RequirementsPURPOSE: This rule establishes bonding procedures and requirements for residential mortgage loan brokers to follow.
(1) Annual Review and Initial Schedule. The principal amount of the surety bond shall be determined annually by the information contained in the broker's Annual Report of Residential Mortgage Loan Broker Activity and shall be based on the dollar amount of loans brokered, funded, and serviced in the state of Missouri for the previous year. In the event a broker brokers, funds, and services residential mortgage loans, or any combination thereof, the principal amount of the surety bond shall be based on the category that results in the highest bonding amount. The initial bonding schedule is as follows: | Dollar Amount of Loans Brokered/Funded/Serviced For Previous Year | Bond Amounts For Loans Brokered | Bond Amounts For Loans Funded | Bond Amounts For Loans Serviced |
| $7,500,000 or less | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| $7,500,001-$15,000,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| $15,000,001-$22,500,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| $22,500,001-$30,000,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| $30,000,001-$45,000,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| $45,000,001-$60,000,000 | $200,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| $60,000,001 or more | $250,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
(A) Any increased surety bond as required above shall be filed with the director on or before May 1. Failure to do so shall be grounds for summary suspension of a broker's license.(B) Surety bonds provided to the director are deemed to be records of the division and will not be released or returned to licensees or to the entities by which they were issued. AUTHORITY: sections 443.731, 443.849, 443.869, and 443.887, RSMo Supp. 2009.* Emergency rule filed April 5, 2010, effective April 18, 2010, expired Jan. 26, 2011 . Original rule filed April 15, 2010, effective Nov. 30, 2010. *Original authority: 443.731, RSMo 2009; 443.849, RSMo 1994, amended 1995, 2001, 2009; 443.869, RSMo 1994, amended 1995, 2001, 2009; and 443.887, RSMo 1994, amended 1995, 2001, 2009.