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A CFL licensee's designated manager also wants to take applications and quote terms on 15 files a month. Does the designated-manager role substitute for the individual MLO license required for these activities?

Correct Answer

D) She needs her own MLO license: the manager role does not carry it

Being the designated manager answers for the conduct of the business; taking applications and offering terms is originator activity and needs the individual license. Other choices: the roles are separate; the form of pay is not the test; and supervising others is not the same as being licensed to originate. Source: Cal. Fin. Code §§ 22100(b), 22102

Answer Options
A
She needs no license while she is supervising other licensed originators
B
She needs the license only if she is paid per file rather than a salary
C
The designated manager role covers origination by its nature
D
She needs her own MLO license: the manager role does not carry it

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Being the designated manager answers for the conduct of the business; taking applications and offering terms is originator activity and needs the individual license. Other choices: the roles are separate; the form of pay is not the test; and supervising others is not the same as being licensed to originate. Source: Cal. Fin. Code §§ 22100(b), 22102

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