South Carolina § 37-22-170 Managing principal; branch offices; notification of commissioner of designation and change of managing principal or branch manager.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 37-22-170 — Managing principal; branch offices; notification of commissioner of designation and change of managing principal or branch manager.

South Carolina § 37-22-170

Title 37CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE

Ch. 22MORTGAGE LENDING

This text of South Carolina § 37-22-170 (Managing principal; branch offices; notification of commissioner of designation and change of managing principal or branch manager.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 37-22-170 (2026).

Text

A mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have a managing principal who operates the business under that manager's full charge, control, and supervision. A mortgage lender may operate a branch office subject to the requirements of this chapter. Each principal and branch office of a mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have a branch manager who meets the requirements of Section 37-22-140(B) and (C)(1). Each mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall file a form prescribed by the commissioner indicating the business's designation of managing principal and branch manager for each branch and their acceptance of the responsibility. The managing principal for a licensee's business also may serve as the branch manager of one of the licensee's branch

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have a managing principal who operates the business under that manager's full charge, control, and supervision. A mortgage lender may operate a branch office subject to the requirements of this chapter. Each principal and branch office of a mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have a branch manager who meets the requirements of Section 37-22-140(B) and (C)(1). Each mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall file a form prescribed by the commissioner indicating the business's designation of managing principal and branch manager for each branch and their acceptance of the responsibility. The managing principal for a licensee's business also may serve as the branch manager of one of the licensee's branch offices. A mortgage lender licensed pursuant to this chapter shall notify the commissioner of a change in its managing principal or any branch manager. The license of a licensee who does not comply with this provision must be suspended pursuant to Section 37-22-200 until the licensee complies with this section. A licensee who operates as a sole proprietorship is a managing principal for the purposes of this chapter.