MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CONSULTNT

Creates the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Licensing Act. Provides for the licensure of mortgage foreclosure consultants with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Sets forth powers and duties of the Department, licensure and written agreement requirements, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act. Provides that the Act does not limit the power of a unit of local government from regulating or licensing the practice of mortgage foreclosure consulting in a stricter manner. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date of January 1, 2019 for the new Act. Effective immediately.