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senate Bill S2869
Sponsored By
Malcolm A. Smith
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Banks Committee
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S2869 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Banks
- Law Section:
- Banking Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §78-a, amd §§590 & 598, Bank L; amd Art 187 Art Head, amd §§187.00, 187.05, 187.10, 187.15, 187.20 & 187.25, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S4871
2011-2012: S3781
2015-2016: S3777
2017-2018: S3215
2019-2020: S2088
2021-2022: S1565
2023-2024: S1144
S2869 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to unauthorized entities, unregistered mortgage brokers and mortgage fraud; establishes additional penalties against unlicensed or unregistered persons or entities engaging in activities after receiving a cease and desist notice; relates to the crime of mortgage fraud.
S2869 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2869 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the banking law and the penal law, in relation to unauthorized entities, unregistered mortgage brokers and mortgage fraud PURPOSE: To help prevent and address illegal and fraudulent activities in the mortgage industry. SUMMARY: Section 78-a is added to the Banking Law to provide that the Criminal Investigations Bureau of the Department of Financial Services shall refer any instances of a person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity which is operating without being chartered, licensed or registered as required under this chapter to the Attorney General and to any other federal, state or local agency or entity for appropriate enforcement action. At least every six months, the Attorney General shall provide the Bureau with a written update of the status of any enforcement actions it has taken against such persons or entities. Paragraph (e) is added to Section 590(5) of the Banking Law to prohibit a mortgage banker, mortgage broker or exempt organization from conduct- ing business with any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity which it knows or should have known is acting as a mortgage banker or a mortgage broker without being licensed or registered as
S2869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2869 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the banking law and the penal law, in relation to unau- thorized entities, unregistered mortgage brokers and mortgage fraud THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 78-a to read as follows: S 78-A. UNAUTHORIZED ENTITIES. THE FINANCIAL FRAUDS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES SHALL REFER ANY INSTANCES OF A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH IS OPERATING WITHOUT BEING CHARTERED, LICENSED OR REGIS- TERED AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TO ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY OR ENTITY FOR APPROPRIATE ENFORCE- MENT ACTION. AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROVIDE THE UNIT WITH A WRITTEN UPDATE OF THE STATUS OF ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IT HAS TAKEN AGAINST SUCH PERSONS OR ENTITIES. S 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5 of section 590 of the banking law is relettered paragraph (f) and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows: (E) NO MORTGAGE BANKER, MORTGAGE BROKER OR EXEMPT ORGANIZATION SHALL CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH ANY PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH IT KNOWS OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IS ACTING AS A MORT- GAGE BANKER OR A MORTGAGE BROKER WITHOUT BEING LICENSED OR REGISTERED AS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. A MORTGAGE BANKER, MORTGAGE BROKER OR EXEMPT ORGANIZATION SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY SUCH UNLICENSED OR UNREGISTERED OPERATIONS. S 3. Subdivision 5 of section 598 of the banking law, as added by chapter 571 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 5. Civil penalties assessable against unlicensed or unregistered persons or entities. If any non-exempt unlicensed or unregistered person EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07216-01-3
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