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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="11-207" title_number="11" title_name="Consumer Credit" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Consumer Loans -- Licensing Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>When an applicant for a license files the application and bond and pays the fees required by § 11–206 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall investigate the facts relevant to the application to determine if the applicant meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless the Commissioner and an applicant agree in writing to extend the time, the Commissioner shall approve or deny each application for a license within 60 days after the date on which the complete application is filed, the fees are paid, and the surety bond is filed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commissioner shall issue a license to any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If an applicant does not meet the requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Deny the application;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Notify the applicant immediately of this fact;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Return the bond filed under § 11–206 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Refund the license fee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Keep the investigation fee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Within 10 days after the Commissioner denies an application, the Commissioner shall send a written notice to the applicant stating the reasons for the denial.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The notice shall be sent by United States mail, e–mail, or any means provided through NMLS to the address listed in the application.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
