A person may not take or receive a mortgage loan application or offer or negotiate the terms of a mortgage loan without a license. Notwithstanding §A of this regulation, a mortgage loan originator operating under an expired license resulting from a failure to timely renew may offer or negotiate the terms of a mortgage loan if: The application for the mortgage loan was taken or received before the deadline for renewal of the license; and The licensee’s employer does not employ any other mortgage loan originator licensed by the Commissioner.