16. a. Every applicant for a license as a consumer lender shall prove in a form satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant has a net worth of at least $100,000, and has available for the purpose of making consumer loans liquid assets of at least $100,000.
b. Every consumer lender shall have at all times a net worth of at least $100,000 and shall maintain at all times assets of at least $100,000 in liquid form available for or actually used in the making of consumer loans.