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Yes, there are a few options, but the quickest and least expensive is usually not to “transfer the DBA.” In most states, a mortgage DBA or trade name is connected to the licensed company or branch, not the individual loan officer. So, if your current mortgage banker owns the DBA filing in NMLS and in each state, they handle the cancellation or changes.
The General Concept: A DBA In Mortgages Is Not the Same as Relocating a Website
In mortgage licensing, a DBA is called an “Other Trade Name” or a fake name used by the licensed company. According to NMLS, Other Trade Names include business names, fake names, official DBAs, and “doing business as” names. NMLS also says the name should be recorded and shown exactly as it appears in ads, letters, and materials sent to customers.
Consequently, Your Existing DBA Is Most Likely Affiliated With One Or Several Of The Following:Company MU1
- The overarching licensed mortgage banker’s company record.
Branch MU3
- A specific branch record associated with that company.
- State Secretary of State or fictitious-name registrations
- Certain states require DBA/fictitious-name filings at the state level, outside NMLS.
Advertising And Compliance Approvals
- Websites, email signatures, business cards, social media, and consumer-directed marketing.
- It’s not just about “can I move the DBA to NEXA?”
- The key questions are: who owns the trademark, who files the legal paperwork, and will NEXA register that trade name in the states where you want to use it if they can and want to?
Does Your Current Employer Need To Cancel The DBA?
- The answer is most likely yes if the DBA is the same one that is registered and active under your current employer’s mortgage company or branch licenses.
- If your current employer uses the DBA in NMLS, they usually have to update their NMLS record to remove the Other Trade Name from the relevant company or branch filings.
- NMLS requires that Other Trade Names be listed for the names a company uses in states that participate in NMLS, and branch Other Trade Names must be included on the Company Form.
In some states, an Advance Change Notice is required before In some states, you must give advance notice before adding, changing, or removing trade names. For example, Nevada’s checklist for mortgage banker/broker changes states that adding, changing, or removing Other Trade Names requires 30 days’ advance notice via the Company MU1 form.
The Current Employer Will Need To:
- Eliminate the DBA/Other Trade Name from NMLS.
- Revise branch records if the DBA is tied to a branch.
- Withdraw or cancel state fictitious-name filings where demand is required.
- Cease the use of the name in promotional materials.
- Possibly revise their compliance materials, signage, records, and advertising, as well as their websites.
What Happens If The Current Employer Refuses or Claims It Is Too Much Work?
- This is the problem. If your employer controls the NMLS record and state DBA filings, you probably cannot close the NMLS record yourself using your MLO account.
- You only have some influence because the employer controls the brand.
Case 1: You Personally Control the Brand Name
- If you own the trademark, domain, logo, website, and brand identity, you probably have a strong business and legal reason to ask the employer to stop using the brand after you leave.
- However, the NMLS and state records will likely stay under the company’s name, and their compliance or licensing team will need to handle any changes.
Case 2: The Employer Controls the DBA
- If the current mortgage banker filed the DBA, paid the fees, and listed it under its licenses, the regulator may see it as that company’s trade name until it is taken off.
Case 3: Ambiguous Ownership
This is the hardest situation to be in.
Before you try to move, you should have all of the following ready:
- Your DBA registration documents
- Your state fictitious-name documents
- Your domain ownership records
- Your files for the creation of the logo
- Your trademark filings, if any, and
- Your employment agreement or branch agreement
- Your records of marketing approval
- And any evidence you have that you retained brand ownership
- This is where a mortgage licensing attorney or a compliance consultant can assist you.
How Much Would it Cost?
- Unfortunately, there is no clear answer because state laws differ and control company changes, branch changes, DBA filings, cancellations, approvals for new trade names, and filings with the Secretary of State.
- However, NMLS processing fees are usually lower than state fees and the cost of handling licensing. NMLS lists fees as $120 for Company Form MU1, $25 for Branch Form MU3, $35 for Individual Form MU4, and $35 for MLO sponsorship changes per agency or license.
- But even if your NMLS fees are low, your total cost will not be. State fees, Secretary of State fees, registered agent costs, branch changes, trade-name approvals, compliance checks, legal reviews, and licensing vendor fees all add up.
- For 10 states, a realistic budget could range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on:
- How many states require separate fictitious-name filings
- Whether NEXA must add the name at the company level, branch level, or both
- Whether each state charges an amendment fee
- Whether legal or licensing vendors are necessary
- Whether the old company will do what is necessary
- Whether the name is already taken or restricted in a state
- NMLS also directs companies to use the License Requirements and Fees Chart for company and branch amendments, as well as state-specific requirements.
Can You Use Your Brand Without Being A DBA At NEXA?
- Yes, this may be the simplest solution, but it can be very complex.
- The quickest and most cost-effective way might be using your name as a marketing brand/team name rather than a legal DBA, as long as the language is approved by NEXA compliance.
Examples Are:
- Preferred Mortgage Rates Powered by NEXA Lending
- Preferred Mortgage Rates, a Mortgage Powered by NEXA Lending
- Preferred Mortgage Rates at NEXA Lending
- Preferred Mortgage Rates, Sponsored by NEXA Lending
- Preferred Mortgage Rates– NEXA Lending Branch/Team
This avoids the need to set up a formal DBA in every state right away. However, ads must clearly show the licensed company, NMLS ID, branch NMLS ID, and the individual MLO NMLS ID. Customers should not think the brand is separately licensed if it is just a marketing or team name.
Best Practical Strategy
The Most Effective Way Is Likely The Following: Option 1: Fastest and Cheapest
- Use your brand as a marketing/team brand with language-approved disclosure.
- Preferred Mortgage Rates Powered by NEXA Lending
- Licensed Mortgage Loan Originators
- NEXA Lending NMLS #1660690
- Richard Kennedy NMLS &231323
- This option is typically the faThis option is usually the fastest because you probably don’t have to wait for formal DBA approval in all the states where you want to market, as long as NEXA compliance approves the wording.
Name Under NEXA
- Request that NEXA submit your brand.
- Ask. NEXA, file your brand as an Other Trade Name in the states where they allow.
- NMLS allows unlimited Other Trade Names, but each must be filed with the correct industry and state.
- It is slower and more compliance-intensive.
Option 3: New Slightly Modified Brand Name
If your current employer won’t allow the exact DBA, change it a little to create a brand you own and that NEXA approves.
Examples:
- Preferred Mortgage Rates Group Powered by NEXA Lending
- PMR Team Powered by NEXA Lending
- Preferred Mortgage Rates Home Loans Powered by NEXA Lending
- PMR Lending Team at NEXA Lending
- This can avoid the fight over the old DBA and keep most of your brand value.
Option 4: Keep The Brand As A Media/Education Brand
You can keep the brand as an educational or media outlet and clearly state that mortgage activities are licensed separately.
Examples:
Preferred Mortgage Rates is an educational mortgage resource. Mortgage Loans are originated through NEXA Lending, NMLS #____.
This is probably a good way to use your brand on your website, forums, YouTube, and SEO materials.
What I Would Not Do
- I would not count on your old company to quickly cancel the DBA in every state.
- I also wouldn’t expect them to prove they did it.
- I would want this in writing and set a deadline.
- I would avoid promoting the brand as a mortgage lender, banker, broker, or bank branch unless you have written approval from NEXA that this wording is allowed in all states where you advertise.
Amended Step-By-Step Plan
- First, check who legally owns the brand and review DBA filings, domain names, trademarks, logo ownership, and any branch or employment agreements.
- Second, ask your current employer for a written release or written confirmation that they removed the DBA from NMLS and state records.
- Third, consult NEXA compliance/licensing, and ask if third, talk to NEXA compliance or licensing and ask if they prefer name
- Trade name for team/marketing
- “Powered by NEXA Lending” disclosure
- Branch of NEXA Lending disclosure
- No DBA, brand-name marketing only
- Finally, choose the least expensive option:
- if speed matters most, use the name as a team or marketing name.
- If long-term protection is the priority, use the name as an Other Trade Name for NEXA where needed.
- If avoiding conflicts is most important, choose a slightly changed version of the name.
The Least Expensive Option Would Be:
Use Your Brand As A Marketing Team Name Instead Of A Formal DBA, At Least For Now.
So The Name Could Be: Preferred Mortgage Rates Powered By NEXA Lending
- Next, make sure every item (websites, landing pages, business cards, social media, email signatures, and ads) clearly says that licensed mortgage work is done through NEXA Lending and includes the required NMLS IDs and state notices.
- Once you are fully set up and active, you can decide if it’s worth the time and money to have NEXA register the brand as an NMLS Other Trade Name in other states where needed.
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