Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Finance
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69V-40.025: Mortgage Broker Examination
69V-40.031: Application Procedure for Mortgage Broker License
69V-40.100: Application Procedure for Transfer in Ownership or Control of Saving Clause Mortgage Lender
69V-40.200: Application Procedure for Mortgage Lender License
69V-40.220: Application Procedure for Correspondent Mortgage Lender License
69V-40.242: Principal Representative
The Financial Services Commission, Office of Financial Regulation announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: January 27, 2009, 9:00 a.m., during a regular meeting of the Financial Services Commission
PLACE: Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This is the Final Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed Rules 69V-40.025, 69V-40.031, 69V-40.100, 69V-40.200, 69V-40.220, and 69V-40.242, Florida Administrative Code, published on November 7, 2008, in Vol. 34, No. 45 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. A Notice of Correction was published on November 21, 2008, in Vol. 34, No. 47. No changes have been made to the proposed rules. The rules address the cost of the mortgage broker test. Section 494.0033, F.S., requires the Office of Financial Regulation to make available an electronic version of the mortgage broker test. Persons required to take the mortgage broker test are required to bear the actual cost for the electronic version of the test; however, the fee may not exceed $75. The Office has contracted with a third party to administer the mortgage broker test for $43 per test. Any person required to take the mortgage broker test is responsible for this cost. If a person fails the test and wishes to take the test again, the cost of the retake is also $43.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Governor and Cabinet website at http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/mart.html. The agenda should be available approximately one week before the cabinet meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Andrea Moreland at (850)410-9601 or andreamoreland@flofr.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Andrea Moreland at (850)410-9601 or andreamoreland@flofr.com.