A lender preparing a Virginia record-retention audit asks an audit analyst about licensing and NMLS authority. Which response should be followed?
Correct Answer
A) Virginia licensees must keep required records, reports, notices, and filings current.
Virginia requires licensees to respond to Bureau requests within the period specified or, if no period is specified, within 30 days, and records with consumer personal financial information must be disposed of securely after applicable retention periods.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Virginia licensees must keep required records, reports, notices, and filings current. This is correct because Virginia requires licensees to respond to Bureau requests within the period specified or, if no period is specified, within 30 days, and records with consumer personal financial information must be disposed of securely after applicable retention periods.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Use a regulator exam preparation exception instead of satisfying the rule before activity continues.
Use a regulator exam preparation exception instead of satisfying the rule before activity continues. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option C: Close or renew first, then decide whether the regulator exam preparation needs a compliance correction.
Close or renew first, then decide whether the regulator exam preparation needs a compliance correction. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option D: Proceed before the required Virginia license, sponsorship, disclosure, record, or approval is in place.
Proceed before the required Virginia license, sponsorship, disclosure, record, or approval is in place. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Memory Technique
VA -> va-bonds-records-call-reports-exams-notices
Exam Tip
Virginia bond and record questions test MLO bond coverage, inactive status when bond coverage is missing, bond-volume tiers, 60-day deficient application abandonment, quarterly call reports, 5-day sponsorship notices, 10-day address notices, 3-year company record retention, transaction journals, 30-day Bureau responses, and secure disposal.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Using generic federal mortgage facts when Virginia Code, Virginia Administrative Code, SCC/BFI, or NMLS state-specific rules are being tested
- -Confusing Virginia individual MLO licensing or sponsorship with mortgage lender, broker, branch, remote-location, or company requirements
- -Treating Virginia bond, record, advertising, disclosure, lock-in, escrow, reporting, or enforcement requirements as optional
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