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HomeFinancial CodeDiv. 9Ch. 1Art. 4§ 22159 Annual Licensee Business Reports

§ 22159 Annual Licensee Business Reports

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§ 22159 Annual Licensee Business Reports

Key Takeaways

  • •Money lenders and brokers must send a yearly report to the government by March 15th about their business.
  • •The report must be truthful and can be seen by the public, except for some private money details if requested.
  • •Sometimes, the government can ask for extra reports or special updates.
  • •If a company has people who arrange home loans, they might have to send extra reports to a special system.

Example

A small local bank that gives out car loans and home loans.

Every year, this bank must tell the government how many loans they gave, how much money they made, and other business details. They have to do this by March 15th. If they don’t want everyone to see how much money they have in the bank, they can ask to keep that part private. Sometimes, the government might ask them to send more reports, like if they have workers who help people get home loans.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 22159 Annual Licensee Business Reports

(a) Each finance lender, broker, and program administrator licensee shall file an annual report with the commissioner, on or before March 15th, giving the relevant information that the commissioner reasonably requires concerning the business and operations conducted by the licensee or authorized by the program administrator licensee within the state during the preceding calendar year for each licensed place of business. The individual annual reports filed pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public for inspection except, upon request in the annual report to the commissioner, the balance sheet contained in the annual report of a sole proprietor or any other nonpublicly traded person. “Nonpublicly traded person” for purposes of this section means persons with securities owned by 35 or fewer individuals. The report shall be made under oath and in the form prescribed by the commissioner. (b) A licensee shall make other special reports that may be required by the commissioner. (c) The commissioner may require a licensee that employs one or more mortgage loan originators to submit to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, which shall be in the form and shall contain the information as the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may require. (d) The commissioner may by rule or order require a mortgage loan originator to submit reports of condition to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, in lieu of the reports of condition required of his or her employer pursuant to subdivision (c). (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019. (Repealed (in Sec. 55) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 475, Sec. 56. (AB 1284) Effective October 4, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

nationwide mortgage licensingconditioncommissionportemployersecuritieslicenseinformation

Related Statutes

  • § 23026 Annual Licensee Business Reports
  • § 22105.2 Mortgage Licensing System Participation
  • § 23010 Licensee Change Reporting
  • § 23011 License Application Denial
  • § 30207 Prohibited Securities Solicitation Practices

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 22159.
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