Section 81-18-11 - Mortgage loan originator surety bond requirement; form; amount(1) Each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a surety bond in accordance with this section. If the mortgage loan originator is an employee or exclusive agent of a person subject to this chapter, the surety bond of the person who is subject to this chapter may be used in lieu of the mortgage loan originator's surety bond requirement.(2) The surety bond shall be in a form as prescribed by the commissioner, and shall provide coverage for each mortgage loan originator in an amount as prescribed in subsection (3) of this section.(3) The penal sum of the surety bond shall be maintained in an amount as determined by the commissioner by rule or regulation and shall be based upon loan activity during the previous year, but shall not exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for a mortgage broker or One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for a mortgage lender. For an initial applicant, the bond amount shall be set at Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for a mortgage broker and One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for a mortgage lender.(4) When an action is commenced on a licensee's bond, the commissioner may require the filing of a new bond. Immediately upon recovery upon any action on the bond, the licensee shall file a new bond.(5) All surety bonds shall be in favor, first, of the State of Mississippi for the use, benefit and indemnity of any person who suffers any damage or loss as a result of the company's breach of contract or of any obligation arising from the contract or any violation of law, and, second, for the payment of any civil penalties, criminal fines, or costs of investigation and/or prosecution incurred by the State of Mississippi, including local law enforcement agencies.(6) The commissioner may promulgate rules or regulations with respect to the requirements for the surety bonds as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Laws, 2000, ch. 579, § 6; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 500, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 364, § 7; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2007, ch. 581, § 7; Laws, 2009, ch. 544, § 6; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 462, § 7; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2012, ch. 571, § 6, eff. 7/1/2012.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2020, ch. 310, SB 2427,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.Reenacted by Laws, 2016, ch. 360, SB 2504, 7, eff. 7/1/2016.