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Mortgage Loan Originator Worker Classification

8/31/2023 | Tags: Non Depository News

Montana law requires that mortgage loan originators (MLOs) receive a W-2. The Montana Mortgage Act (32-9-116(1), MCA) provides that a mortgage loan originator may transact business for only one employing mortgage broker or one employing mortgage lender licensed in accordance with the provisions...

Montana’s Melanie Hall Elected CSBS Chair

5/18/2021 | Tags: Division News

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the election of Montana Commissioner of Banking and Financial Institutions Melanie Hall as the new chair of the CSBS Board of Directors.

Montana Banking Commissioner Leverages Tech to Modernize Regulation

12/10/2020 | Tags:

BankBeat featured Montana Banking Commissioner Melanie Hall in this article published December 9th, 2020.

Debit Card Holds

11/9/2020 | Tags: Consumer Alerts

A hold on your debit card will tie up that amount of money in your account. If you don’t have enough to cover the hold in your account and any other charges you have made, you can be charged overdraft fees.

Fraud Alert: Unemployment Benefits Scam

6/18/2020 | Tags: Montana Banking, National Banking, Consumer Alerts

Sophisticated fraud rings are operating a nationwide scheme taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to steal money in state unemployment benefits, including in Montana. The scammers file for unemployment benefits using data they have gained in other data hacks. Through these data breaches, they...

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