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NOTICE ABOUT THE SAFE ACT
All DRE licensees who conduct residential mortgage loan activities,
as outlined in the federal SAFE Act, must obtain a mortgage loan
originator (MLO) license endorsement in order to perform these
MLO license endorsement applications must be submitted through
the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS)
and applicants must successfully complete the National test with
through NMLS and pay required license endorsement fees, submit
requirement, and submit authorization for NMLS to obtain a
credit report. All MLO license endorsements expire on December
st
through NMLS along with the appropriate fees, and evidence of
information regarding obtaining a MLO license endorsement can
be found on our website.
RE 866 Filing Requirements
All DRE licensees must report to the Department of Real Estate if
they make, arrange, or service loans secured by residential property,
must be made within 30 days of commencing such activity and
SUBVERSION OF EXAMINATION
It is a misdemeanor for any person to subvert or attempt to subvert
security and provide that DRE may deny, suspend, restrict or revoke
the license of an applicant or licensee who subverts or attempts to
subvert a licensing examination.
In addition to any other penalties, a person found guilty of violating
sustained by the agency administering the examination not to exceed
FEES, PAYMENT & MAILING INFORMATION
Fees are subject to change.
Fees – Refer to form RE 206 for current Exam and License fees.
Fingerprint Fee
Fingerprint fee — Applicants who reside in California will
reside out of state
Missing requirements may be submitted anytime within the two year
period after DRE receipt of your application/fee. A new application,
and pass the examination during that two year period.
The fees for the examination and license are not refundable
or transferable to another application pursuant to B&P Code
section 10207.
Acceptable payment methods — Cashiers’ check, money order,
check or debit/credit card.
• Make check or money order payable to: Department of Real
• If paying by credit card, you must complete a Credit Card
Mail To — Department of Real Estate
Attn: Exams Section
DRE Licensing can be contacted toll free at 877-373-4542.
EXPEDITED PROCESSING FOR U.S. MILITARY
Honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and spouses/
partners who meet the conditions under Business and Professions Code
• In order to obtain expedited processing:
documents, and fee.
please submit documentation of the relationship to the service
member, real estate license from other jurisdiction, and current
duty station orders for California along with application,
If you are applying online, documentation can be submitted as part of the
online application process. If you are applying via mail, please utilize the
mailing address below for expedited processing.
Mail To — Department of Real Estate
Attn: Military Expedite
Please note - Applications to this P.O. Box from non-honorably
discharged veterans or eligible spouses/partners will be processed
in date received order
has the right to review personal information maintained by this Agency, unless
access is exempted by law.
Department of Real Estate Assistant Commissioner
Business and Professions Code authorizes the maintenance of this information.
real estate licensee to initially provide to the Department of Real Estate
his or her social security number which will be furnished to the Franchise
Tax Board. The Franchise Tax Board will use your number to establish
the application, that the Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the
Franchise Tax Board will share taxpayer information with the Department of
Real Estate, and that failure to pay tax obligations may result in a suspension
or denial of a license. The Board of Equalization and Franchise Tax Board
require the Department to collect social security numbers and federal taxpayer
and Taxation Code. Your social security numbers and federal taxpayer
to the public for inspection.
The Real Estate Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner require
part of the required information is not provided, processing may be delayed. In
addition, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke a license, or in the case of a
license applicant, may deny the issuance for misstatements of facts (including
a failure to disclose a material fact) in an application for a license.
The information requested in this form is primarily used to furnish license status
information to the Department’s Enforcement Section, and to answer inquiries
and give information to the public on license status, mailing and business
addresses and actions taken to deny, revoke, restrict or suspend licenses for
cause.
This information may be transferred to real estate licensing agencies in other
Department of Business Oversight, Department of Insurance, Department of