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H1183 • 2025

An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts

An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts

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Sponsor
Richard M. Haggerty
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5213
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts

An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1183) of Richard M.
  • Haggerty relative to mortgage licensing fees.
  • Financial Services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5213

  2. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-11-14 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  6. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  7. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to mortgage licensing in Massachusetts
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1183) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to mortgage licensing fees. Financial Services.

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Bill H.1183

Section 15, § 6, is hereby replaced by the following:

Section 6. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by an investigation fee. Investigation and license fees shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration under section 3B of chapter 7 provided that such total annual fees shall be not less than $500 for licensees of non-Massachusetts Corporations and not less than $300 for licensees of Corporations headquartered within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; provided further, that such investigation and license fees shall not apply to any community development corporation as defined in section 1 of chapter 40F and organized under the General Laws. The license of a mortgage loan originator shall expire annually. Each licensee, shall annually, on or before a date to be determined by the commissioner, submit a license renewal application. The license renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, containing such information as the commissioner may require.

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