Section R20-4-928. Certificate of Exemption Application and Renewal

A.      Under A.R.S. § 6-912(C), upon application for a certificate of exemption, an applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $300.

B.       A person holding a certificate of exemption shall pay a renewal fee of $150.00 on or before December 31 of each year. Certificates of exemption not renewed by December 31 are automatically suspended, and the certificate holder shall not act as a registered exempt person until the certificate is renewed or a new certificate is issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 6- 912. While the certificate is suspended, the licensed loan orig- inators sponsored by the registered exempt person may not transact business as a loan originator. A registered exempt per- son may renew an automatically suspended certificate by pay- ing the renewal fee plus $25.00 for each day after December 31 that a renewal fee is not received by the Superintendent and applying for renewal as prescribed by the Superintendent. A certificate of exemption that is not renewed by January 31 expires. A certificate of exemption shall not be granted to the holder of an expired certificate of exemption except as pro- vided in A.R.S. § 6-912 for the issuance of an original certifi- cate of exemption. Each licensed loan originator that is sponsored by a registered exempt person whose certificate has expired shall have his or her license placed on inactive status and shall not transact business in Arizona as a loan originator pursuant to A.R.S. § 6-991.02(M).

C.      In addition to the application fee, on issuance of the certificate of exemption, the Superintendent shall collect the first year’s renewal fee prorated according to the number of quarters remaining until the date of the next annual renewal, as required by A.R.S. § 6-126(B).

D.      The following fees are payable to the Department:

1.        To change the name of the federally chartered savings bank on a certificate of exemption: $250.00.

2.        To change the responsible individual for the exempt entity: $250.00.

3.        To issue a duplicate or replace a lost certificate of exemp- tion: $100.00.

4.        To change the address of the federally chartered savings bank on a certificate of exemption: $50.00.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R.

2622, effective December 2, 2012 (Supp. 12-4).