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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="11-608" title_number="11" title_name="Consumer Credit" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Mortgage Loan Originators">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If the Commissioner denies an application, the Commissioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 10 days, shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall keep the license fee and the investigation fee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Within 30 days after the Commissioner denies an application, the Commissioner shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Issue a written decision containing the specific factual findings and conclusions of law on which the denial was based;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Send a copy of the written decision by certified mail to the applicant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Advise the applicant by certified mail of the applicant’s right to a hearing to be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An applicant who seeks a hearing on an application denial shall file with the Commissioner’s office a written request for a hearing within 45 days after receipt of the Commissioner’s written decision and notice of the applicant’s right to a hearing.</text>
  </level>
</section>
