1. (a) License term and renewal. A new license is effective from the date of its issuance until December 31. A license must be renewed annually to remain effective. After renewal, a license is effective for a term of one year, from January 1 to December 31.
2. (b) NMLS. To maintain and renew a license, a licensee must maintain an active account in NMLS (or a successor system designated by the OCCC). The OCCC may make renewal unavailable to a licensee that fails to maintain an active account.
3. (c) Due date for annual assessment fee. The annual assessment fee is due by December 1 of each year.
4. (d) Notice of delinquency. If a licensee does not pay the annual assessment fee, the OCCC will send a notice of delinquency. Notice of delinquency is given when the OCCC sends the notice electronically through NMLS or by email to the primary company contact.

5. (e) Expiration. If a licensee does not pay the annual assessment fee, the license will expire on the later of:

   1. (1) December 31 of each year; or
   2. (2) the 16th day after notice of delinquency is given under subsection (c) of this section.
6. (f) Reinstatement. As provided by Texas Finance Code, §349.301 and §349.303(a), if a license was in good standing when it expired, a person may reinstate the expired license not later than the 180th day after its expiration date by paying the annual assessment fee and a $1,000 late filing fee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §89.403 adopted to be effective November 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 7920; amended to be effective November 9, 2017, 42 TexReg 6131; amended to be effective September 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 4724; amended to be effective January 1, 2026, 50 TexReg 8552.