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A training manager handling a Pennsylvania disciplinary-risk review needs the compliant answer for sponsorship and employment status. What should the reviewer choose?

Correct Answer

D) A Pennsylvania mortgage originator may accept fees only payable to the sponsoring licensee or third-party entities on behalf of the sponsor and may engage in mortgage loan business only for the single sponsor.

A Pennsylvania mortgage originator may accept fees only payable to the sponsoring licensee or third-party entities on behalf of the sponsor and may engage in mortgage loan business only for the single sponsor.

Answer Options
A
Treat the requirement as waived because the borrower or employer agrees.
B
Assume another state's approval automatically satisfies the Pennsylvania requirement.
C
Apply the Pennsylvania rule only to company licenses and never to individual MLO activity.
D
A Pennsylvania mortgage originator may accept fees only payable to the sponsoring licensee or third-party entities on behalf of the sponsor and may engage in mortgage loan business only for the single sponsor.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

A Pennsylvania mortgage originator may accept fees only payable to the sponsoring licensee or third-party entities on behalf of the sponsor and may engage in mortgage loan business only for the single sponsor.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: Treat the requirement as waived because the borrower or employer agrees.

Treat the requirement as waived because the borrower or employer agrees. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.

Option B: Assume another state's approval automatically satisfies the Pennsylvania requirement.

Assume another state's approval automatically satisfies the Pennsylvania requirement. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.

Option C: Apply the Pennsylvania rule only to company licenses and never to individual MLO activity.

Apply the Pennsylvania rule only to company licenses and never to individual MLO activity. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.

Memory Technique

PA -> pa-mla-scope-exemptions-sponsorship-originator-limitations

Exam Tip

Pennsylvania scope questions turn on the MLA definition of mortgage originator, NMLS sponsorship, one-sponsor activity, depository and attorney exceptions, fewer-than-4-loans exception, remote-location controls, and business-purpose exclusions.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • -Using generic federal mortgage facts when Pennsylvania MLA, Pennsylvania Code, DoBS, or NMLS state-specific rules are being tested
  • -Confusing Pennsylvania individual MLO licensing or sponsorship with mortgage broker, lender, servicer, branch, or qualifying-individual requirements
  • -Treating Pennsylvania bond, record, advertising, disclosure, ability-to-repay, servicing, loss mitigation, or enforcement requirements as optional
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