12 U.S.C. § 5106 — System of registration administration by Federal agencies

The Bureau^* shall develop and maintain a system for registering employees of a depository institution^*, employees of a subsidiary that is owned and controlled by a depository institution and regulated by a Federal banking agency^*, or employees of an institution regulated by the Farm Credit^* Administration, as registered loan originators with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The system shall be implemented before the end of the 1-year period beginning on July 21, 2010.

In connection with the registration of any loan originator^* under this subsection, the Bureau shall, at a minimum, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry information concerning the identity of the employee, including—

The Bureau,1 and the Bureau of Consumer^* Financial Protection shall coordinate with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry to establish protocols for assigning a unique identifier to each registered loan originator that will facilitate electronic tracking and uniform identification of, and public access to, the employment history of and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against loan originators.

To facilitate the transfer of information required by subsection (a)(2), the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry shall coordinate with the Bureau,¹ and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection concerning the development and operation, by such System and Registry, of the registration functionality and data requirements for loan originators.