(a) To register under this chapter, a residential mortgage loan servicer shall file with the commissioner an application for registration that must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be under oath;
(3) be in the form prescribed by the commissioner; and
(4) contain:
(A) the name and the address of the principal place of business of the applicant; and
(B) the name, title, and address of the person authorized by the applicant to respond to complaints.
(b) At the time of making application, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner a registration fee in an amount not to exceed $500 as determined by the finance commission.
(c) An applicant is not required to pay a registration fee under Subsection (b) if the applicant:
(1) collects delinquent consumer debts owed on residential mortgage loans;
(2) does not own the residential mortgage loans for which the applicant acts as a residential mortgage loan servicer; and
(3) is a third-party debt collector that has filed a bond in compliance with Chapter 392.