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H.R. 2121, SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015 1 (April 11, 2016)

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                 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                             COST ESTIMATE

                                                                   April 11, 2016


                                 H.R. 2121
                  SAFE Transitional Licensing Act of 2015

          As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services
                                on March 2, 2016


H.R. 2121 would provide temporary authority for licensed mortgage originators to work in
a new state or under a new employer-if the new employer is a state-licensed mortgage
company-until a new license is issued. Because enacting H.R. 2121 would affect direct
spending and revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, on the basis of
information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS), CBO estimates that
enacting the bill would have no significant net effect on direct spending or revenues.

The NMLS was established by a consortium of states pursuant to requirements under the
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that mandated the creation of such a system.
The purpose of the NMLS is to track mortgage providers across state lines and through
changes in employment to ensure that the provider meets certain qualifications and cannot
evade pending regulatory action by moving to a new state or changing employers. The bill
aims to ease mortgage originators' ability to move between jobs and between states by
allowing them to originate mortgages under temporary authority for up to 120 days or until
a new license is issued. Licensed originators with certain active or previous regulatory
violations would not be eligible to obtain this new temporary status.

On the basis of information from HUD and the NMLS, CBO estimates that enacting
H.R. 2121 would have no significant net effect on the federal budget because any change in
either the amount or timing of the licensing fees (which are considered to be revenues) paid
by applicants and subsequently spent by the NMLS for its operations would be
insignificant.

CBO also estimates that enacting the bill would not increase net direct spending or
on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.

H.R. 2121 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as defined in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) by preempting state licensing laws. The bill would grant a
temporary license for some loan originators who become employed by a state-licensed
mortgage company. Because the preemption would impose no duty on state governments

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