494.0035  Principal broker and branch broker requirements.--

(1)  Each mortgage brokerage business must have a principal broker who shall operate the business under such broker's full charge, control, and supervision. The principal broker must be a licensed mortgage broker pursuant to s. 494.0033. Each mortgage brokerage business shall maintain a form as prescribed by the department indicating the business's designation of principal broker and the individual's acceptance of such responsibility. If the form is unavailable, inaccurate, or incomplete, it is deemed that the business was operated in the full charge, control, and supervision by each officer, director, or ultimate equitable owner of a 10-percent or greater interest in the mortgage brokerage business, or any other person in a similar capacity.

(2)  Each branch office of a mortgage brokerage business must have a designated branch broker who shall operate the business under such broker's full charge, control, and supervision. The designated branch broker must be a licensed mortgage broker pursuant to s. 494.0033. Each branch office shall maintain a form as prescribed by the department logging the branch's designation of a branch broker and the individual's acceptance of such responsibility. If the form is unavailable, inaccurate, or incomplete, it is deemed that the branch was operated in the full charge, control, and supervision by each officer, director, or ultimate equitable owner of a 10-percent or greater interest in the mortgage brokerage business, or any other person in a similar capacity.