The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 8 : Banking and Insurance
Chapter 073 : Licensed Lenders, Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Loan Originators, Sales Finance Companies, and Loan Solicitation Companies
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 2217)-
§ 2217. Mortgage brokers
(a) No licensee or other person shall act as a mortgage broker in any transaction in which the licensee or such other person is acting as a mortgage lender.
(b) Each mortgage broker required to be licensed under this chapter shall retain for a minimum of six years after a contract is executed pursuant to section 2219 of this title, the original contract between the mortgage broker and the prospective borrower, a copy of the settlement statement, an account of fees received in connection with the loan, correspondence, papers, or records relating to the loan and such other documents as the Commissioner may require.
(c) A mortgage broker and a mortgage loan originator shall only negotiate, place, or assist in placement of Vermont mortgage loans with lenders licensed pursuant to this chapter, or with depository institutions authorized to do such business in Vermont. (Added 1995, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 2009, No. 29, § 1.)