40-14-637. Surety bonds.

(a) Any organization employing or contracting with a mortgage loan originator shall maintain a surety bond to the state of Wyoming in accordance with this section. The surety bond shall be used to cover individual mortgage loan originators employed by or under contract with the organization. The amount of the bond shall be established by rule of the administrator based upon the volume of residential mortgage loan activity transacted by the organization under this act.

(b) The surety bond shall be a continuing obligation of the issuing surety. The surety's liability under the bond for any claims made under the bond either individually or in the aggregate shall in no event exceed the face amount of the bond issued. The bond shall be issued by a surety authorized to do business in the state of Wyoming. The bond, including any and all riders and endorsements executed subsequent to the effective date of the bond, shall be placed on file with the administrator.

(c) In the event an organization or mortgage loan originator employed by or under contract with an organization has violated any of the provisions of this act or a rule or order lawfully made pursuant to this act pertaining to a residential mortgage loan transaction, or federal law or regulation pertaining to the mortgage lending or mortgage brokering, and has damaged any person by such violation, then the bond shall be forfeited and paid by the surety to the state of Wyoming for the benefit of any person so damaged, in an amount sufficient to satisfy the violation or the bond in its entirety if the violation exceeds the amount of the bond.

(d) Surety bonds shall remain effective continuously until released in writing by the administrator. If a bond has not been previously released by the administrator, the bond shall expire two (2) years after the date of the surrender, revocation or expiration of the license.