What is the required reinstatement fee if an MLO fails to renew their license on time in NC

What is the required reinstatement fee if an MLO fails to renew their license on time in NC

If you want to participate in a real estate transaction as a professional, you will more than likely need a real estate license. Most states, including North Carolina, require real estate professionals to apply for licensure, demonstrate aptitude by passing a real estate exam, and show that they are of good character to earn a real estate license.

However, a real estate license is by no means permanent. Real estate departments in every state require that licensees continuously renew their licenses, and impose additional requirements—namely, real estate continuing education courses—in order for professionals to stay licensed. Those who do not complete these courses, or otherwise fail to complete the renewal process, risk having their real estate license declared inactive or forfeited altogether.

Many real estate brokers and managing brokers grew leery of the industry after the market turned sour after 2008. Now that the real estate market has continued to rebound, some of these professionals are looking to get back into the swing of things, only to find out that their real estate licenses are no longer valid. So how does one get his or her real estate license back, if this is the case?

Steps to getting your expired North Carolina real estate license back

Each state has unique real estate license requirements for maintaining a real estate license. While the specific requirements vary, they are all imposed for the same reasons. State real estate commissions have a duty to ensure that industry professionals are maintaining the knowledge of real estate they demonstrated when originally applying for licensure, as well as continuously learning more about industry practices to serve their customers ethically and responsibly. Imposing license maintenance requirements is the best way for state commissions to live up to their responsibilities.

All North Carolina real estate licenses expire on June 30 every year. What you have to do to reinstate your license largely depends on how long it has been expired.

  • If it has lapsed for six months or less, you won’t need to take the exam. You will need to pay the $90 reinstatement fee, be current on your continuing education requirements, be affiliated with a broker-in-charge, and submit the appropriate form to the licensing board.
  • If it has been more than six months and up to two years, you will need to successfully complete one post-licensing course within six months of submitting the reinstatement application. As an alternative, you can pass the national and state sections of the license exam. You will also have to submit a criminal background check, be affiliated with a broker-in-charge, and submit the appropriate paperwork to the licensing board.
  • If it has been more than two years, you will need to successfully complete the 75-hour North Carolina broker pre-license course and pass the national and state sections of the license exam. Along with your reinstatement application, you will have to provide a criminal background check and be affiliated with a broker-in-charge.

For more detailed information and to start the process, you can visit the North Carolina Real Estate Commission website.

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What is the required reinstatement fee if an MLO fails to renew their license on time in NC

Reinstating a Non-Resident Expired License
Initial/New Resident License Application Steps

  1. Producers Who Allow Licenses to Expire and COMPLETED Continuing Education (CE) Before License Expired
  2. Producers Who Allow Licenses to Expire and DID NOT COMPLETE Continuing Education (CE) Before License Expired

Pursuant to Indiana Code 27-1-15.6-7(e) and IDOI Bulletin 108, an individual producer who allows their license to expire may have the license reinstated within twelve (12) months of the license expiration date without having to complete all initial/new license application requirements again. The license reinstatement requirements and procedures will differ depending on whether the producer completed the required continuing education (CE) before the license expired. Requirements for producers who completed CE before the license expired are listed in Section A below, and requirements for producers who did not complete CE before the license expired are listed in Section B below.

An individual producer who allows their license to expire and seeks to reinstate the license more than twelve (12) months after the expiration date will not be able to have the license reinstated. The producer must complete all initial/new resident license application requirements, including pre-licensing education, the state exam(s), and a new license application.

Licenses that are reinstated are effective as of the date the Department finds that the producer has complied with all applicable requirements. A producer may be subject to additional penalties for any sale, solicitation or negotiation of insurance during the time the license was expired and before it was reinstated.

A. Producers Who Allow Licenses to Expire and COMPLETED Continuing Education (CE) Before License Expired

Resident producers who allow their licenses to expire and completed required continuing education (CE) before the license expired, may reinstate the license within twelve (12) months of the license expiration date by submitting the license renewal application, renewal fee and reinstatement penalty fee of three (3) times the license renewal fee. The license renewal fee for resident producers is $40 and the reinstatement penalty is $120, for a total of $160.

Resident producer reinstatement applications and fees may be submitted online through either www.sircon.com/Indiana (by selecting "Renew your license") or www.nipr.com (by selecting "Renew"), or by mailing the uniform NAIC paper renewal application for individual producers and a $160 check or money order made payable to Indiana Department of Insurance or IDOI to the following address:

Indiana Department of Insurance
c/o Producer Licensing
311 W. Washington Street, Suite 103
Indianapolis, IN  46204-2787

*ALL LICENSE APPLICATION FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE.*

B. Producers Who Allow Licenses to Expire and DID NOT COMPLETE Continuing Education (CE) Before License Expired

Resident individual producers (only applies to Life, Accident and Health, Property, Casualty) who allow their licenses to expire without completing the required continuing education (CE), may reinstate the license within twelve (12) months of the license expiration date by completing each of the following three steps:

  1. Complete the outstanding CE required for the license. Producers may view their outstanding CE online at www.sircon.com/Indiana by selecting "Look up education courses/credits" and doing a "Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry." *NOTE: The outstanding CE must be completed and reported by the CE provider(s) before the online reinstatement application can be submitted.
  2. Pass the Laws & Regulations Assessment for a line of authority on the license. In order to take the Laws & Regulations Assessment for a line of authority on your license, you must request the "Waiver of Pre-Licensing Education" by emailing  and register and schedule the assessment online. Include in the email your name, license number, and which Laws & Regulations Assessment you need to take (i.e., Property & Casualty (PC) (taken for either PC or Personal Lines line of authority), Life, Health, or Life & Health (LH)). Producers with muliple lines of authority need to complete an assessment for only one (1) of the lines on the license in order to reinstate the license. The Waiver must be taken with you to the exam. Additional information on examination requirements and procedures is available online at www.in.gov/idoi/2482.htm.
  3. Submit the license reinstatement application and fee. Resident producer reinstatement applications and fees may be submitted online through either www.sircon.com/Indiana (by selecting "Renew your license") or www.nipr.com (by selecting "Renew"), or by mailing the uniform NAIC paper renewal application for individual producers and a check or money order made payable to Indiana Department of Insurance or IDOI to the address below. The fee is $160 ($40 renewal fee and $120 reinstatement penalty) for producers who did not complete the renewal application and pay the renewal fee prior to the license expiring, or $120 for producers who completed the license renewal application and paid the renewal fee prior to the license expiring for failure to complete the CE requirements. *NOTE: The outstanding CE must be completed and reported by the CE provider(s) before the online reinstatement application can be submitted.

    Indiana Department of Insurance
    c/o Producer Licensing
    311 W. Washington Street, Suite 103
    Indianapolis, IN  46204-2787

    *ALL LICENSE APPLICATION FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE.*

What is the late renewal deadline in NC for MLO license?

License renewals not approved or not submitted by December 31 will be subject to a reinstatement fee.

What is the renewal fee for an MLO license in North Carolina?

Annual renewal is $250.00 and will be invoiced through the NMLS.

How long may you fail to renew your mortgage loan originator license in the state of Colorado before they require you to reapply for the license?

C. Individuals who fail to maintain a valid license for a period of five (5) years or longer shall retake the test prior to re-application, not taking into account any time during which such individual was licensed.

Which of the following is true if an MLO does not renew his or her registration with the Nmls by December 31st?

If an MLO fails to attest to the renewal request by December 31 and fails to renew, the employing institution must request reactivation (which requests attestation again) and submit an additional $30 processing fee. Once the MLO attests to their record, the MLO's registration is reactivated.