14. a. (1) Each applicant for a business license as a residential mortgage lender shall demonstrate that it has tangible net worth of at least $250,000, except that an applicant for a business license as a correspondent mortgage lender shall demonstrate that it has a tangible net worth of at least $150,000. Each applicant for a business license as a residential mortgage broker shall demonstrate that it has tangible net worth of at least $50,000.
(2) Each licensed residential mortgage lender that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $250,000, except that a correspondent mortgage lender that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $150,000. Each licensed residential mortgage broker that is a business licensee shall maintain at all times tangible net worth of at least $50,000.
(3) The commissioner may by regulation:
(a) define the term "tangible net worth";
(b) establish standards for determining compliance with the tangible net worth requirements of this section; and
(c) determine any remedial action, as authorized pursuant to section 20 of this act, including suspension of a license, for failure to comply with these tangible net worth requirements.
b. The commissioner may, by regulation, require that a business licensee demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that it has adequate means to fund loans through lines of credit, or otherwise.