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In the case of an application for a license to act as a mortgage lender or a mortgage broker, $500; or\n\t\t\t\tb. In the case of an application for a license to act as both mortgage lender and mortgage broker, $1,000; and2\n\nAn application fee of $150 for each office at which the business to be licensed is to be conducted.D\n\nThe application fees shall not be refundable in any event. The fees shall not be abated by surrender, suspension or revocation of the license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200996,"text":"An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing, under oath and on a form provided by the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":200997,"text":"The application shall set forth:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":200998,"text":"The name and address of the applicant;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":200999,"text":"If the applicant is a firm or partnership, the name and address of each member of the firm or partnership;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":201000,"text":"If the applicant is a corporation or a limited liability company, the name and address of each officer, director, registered agent and each principal;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":201001,"text":"The address of each office at which the business to be licensed is to be conducted;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"6":{"id":201002,"text":"Whether the applicant seeks a license to act as a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, or both; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"7":{"id":201003,"text":"Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience and activities of the applicant and its members, officers, directors, and principals as the Commissioner may require.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"C"},"8":{"id":201004,"text":"The application shall be accompanied by payment of the following fees:","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"C1"},"9":{"id":201005,"text":"A license application fee of:\n\t\t\t\ta. In the case of an application for a license to act as a mortgage lender or a mortgage broker, $500; or\n\t\t\t\tb. In the case of an application for a license to act as both mortgage lender and mortgage broker, $1,000; and","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"10":{"id":201006,"text":"An application fee of $150 for each office at which the business to be licensed is to be conducted.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"D"},"11":{"id":201007,"text":"The application fees shall not be refundable in any event. The fees shall not be abated by surrender, suspension or revocation of the license.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13352,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers","identifier":"16","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13060,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":266007,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13352,"identifier":"16","token":"6.2\/III\/16","url":"\/6.2\/III\/16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13060,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12852,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":265721,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13060,"identifier":"III","token":"6.2\/III","url":"\/6.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12852,"edition_id":1,"name":"Financial Institutions and Services","identifier":"6.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":263249,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12852,"identifier":"6.2","token":"6.2","url":"\/6.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71155,"structure_id":13352,"section_number":"6.2-1600","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/6.2-1600\/","token":"6.2\/III\/16\/6.2-1600","metadata":false},{"id":69139,"structure_id":13352,"section_number":"6.2-1601","catch_line":"License requirement","url":"\/6.2-1601\/","token":"6.2\/III\/16\/6.2-1601","metadata":false},{"id":81765,"structure_id":13352,"section_number":"6.2-1602","catch_line":"Persons exempt from chapter","url":"\/6.2-1602\/","token":"6.2\/III\/16\/6.2-1602","metadata":false},{"id":54762,"structure_id":13352,"section_number":"6.2-1603","catch_line":"Application for license; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 411; in 1992, chapter 283; in 1993, chapter 183; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a>; in 2011, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0435\">435<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73062,"section_number":"6.2-1606","catch_line":"Qualifications","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1606\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":266021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54762,"identifier":"6.2-1603","token":"6.2\/III\/16\/6.2-1603","url":"\/6.2-1603\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-1603\/","token":"6.2\/III\/16\/6.2-1603","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for license; form; content; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-1603","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing, under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> and on a form provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-200996\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The application shall set forth: <a id=\"paragraph-200997\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The name and address of the applicant; <a id=\"paragraph-200998\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> If the applicant is a firm or partnership, the name and address of each member of the firm or partnership; <a id=\"paragraph-200999\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> If the applicant is a corporation or a limited liability company, the name and address of each officer, director, registered agent and each <span class=\"dictionary\">principal<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-201000\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The address of each <span class=\"dictionary\">office<\/span> at which the business to be licensed is to be conducted; <a id=\"paragraph-201001\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Whether the applicant seeks a license to act as a <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage lender<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage broker<\/span>, or both; and <a id=\"paragraph-201002\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience and activities of the applicant and its members, officers, directors, and <span class=\"dictionary\">principals<\/span> as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may require. <a id=\"paragraph-201003\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#B6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The application shall be accompanied by payment of the following fees: <a id=\"paragraph-201004\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A license application fee of:\n\t\t\t\ta. In the case of an application for a license to act as a <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage lender<\/span> or a <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage broker<\/span>, $500; or\n\t\t\t\tb. In the case of an application for a license to act as both <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage lender<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage broker<\/span>, $1,000; and <a id=\"paragraph-201005\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#C1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> An application fee of $150 for each <span class=\"dictionary\">office<\/span> at which the business to be licensed is to be conducted. <a id=\"paragraph-201006\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The application fees shall not be refundable in any event. The fees shall not be abated by surrender, suspension or <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span> of the license. <a id=\"paragraph-201007\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1603\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FORM; CONTENT; FEE (\u00a7 6.2-1603)\n\nA. An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing,\nunder oath and on a form provided by the Commissioner.\n\nB. The application shall set forth:\n\n   1. The name and address of the applicant;\n\n   2. If the applicant is a firm or partnership, the name and address of each\n   member of the firm or partnership;\n\n   3. If the applicant is a corporation or a limited liability company, the name\n   and address of each officer, director, registered agent and each principal;\n\n   4. The address of each office at which the business to be licensed is to be\n   conducted;\n\n   5. Whether the applicant seeks a license to act as a mortgage lender, mortgage\n   broker, or both; and\n\n   6. Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background,\n   experience and activities of the applicant and its members, officers,\n   directors, and principals as the Commissioner may require.\n\nC. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the following fees:\n\n   1. A license application fee of:\n   \t\t\t\ta. In the case of an application for a license to act as a mortgage lender\n   or a mortgage broker, $500; or\n   \t\t\t\tb. In the case of an application for a license to act as both mortgage\n   lender and mortgage broker, $1,000; and\n\n   2. An application fee of $150 for each office at which the business to be\n   licensed is to be conducted.\n\nD. The application fees shall not be refundable in any event. The fees shall not\nbe abated by surrender, suspension or revocation of the license.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 596, \u00a7 6.1-412; 1989, c. 411; 1992, c. 283; 1993, c. 183;\n2010, c. 794; 2011, c. 435.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}