Legislative Links We have collected a number of important links to legislative sources on the World Wide Web that are of interest to mortgage brokers. ACT 260: NEW LOAN ORIGINATOR EDUCATION LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1st, 2005 CHAPTER 224, OF THE STATUTES, THE PRIMARY SITE FOR GOVERNANCE OF LOAN ORIGINATORS

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions The Department of Financial Institutions was created in 1996 from the consolidation of six separate entities. It was Governor Thompson's vision to create a single streamlined department to regulate the financial services industry. The Department of Financial Institutions is the State Agency that regulates the Wisconsin mortgage industry. On the web site you can: Download Mortgage Banker, Mortgage Broker and Loan Originator License Applications. Get answers to some of the most commonly asked licensing questions. Get a list of all licensed Mortgage Bankers, Mortgage Brokers and Loan Originators in the State of Wisconsin. Review statutes and rules that govern your industry. Wisconsin State Legislature U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Wisconsin Congressional Delegation Senator Herb Kohl (D- WI) Senator Russell D. Feingold (D- WI) Representative Paul Ryan (R - 01) Representative Tammy Baldwin (D - 02) Representative Ron Kind (D - 03) Representative Gwen Moore (D - 04) Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R - 05) Representative Thomas E. Petri (R - 06) Representative David R. Obey (D - 07) Representative Steve Kagen (D - 08)