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1(11) (a) The office may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license issued
2under this section if the office finds any of the following:
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1. That the licensee has violated any provision of this subchapter, any rule
4promulgated thereunder, or any lawful order of the office made thereunder.
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2. That any fact or condition exists that, if it had existed at the time of the
6original application for the license, clearly would have warranted a denial of the
7license.
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3. That the licensee made a material misstatement in an application for a
9license or in information furnished to the office.
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4. That the licensee has failed to pay any fee required under this section.
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(b) The office shall suspend a license issued under this section if the office finds
12that the licensee is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with
13a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development or a
14county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child
15support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child
16or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses
17related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of
18understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A licensee whose license is suspended
19under this paragraph is entitled to a notice and hearing only as provided in a
20memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and is not entitled to
21any other notice or hearing under this section.
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(c) The office shall revoke a license issued under this section if the department
23of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the licensee is liable for delinquent taxes.
24A licensee whose license is revoked under this paragraph for delinquent taxes is
1entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5)
2(a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
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(d) The office shall revoke a license issued under this section if the department
4of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the licensee is liable for
5delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. A licensee whose license is
6revoked under this paragraph for delinquent unemployment insurance
7contributions is entitled to a notice under s. 108.227 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under
8s. 108.227 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
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(e) A person whose license has been suspended, revoked, or refused renewal
10under this subsection may request a hearing under s. 227.44 within 30 days after the
11date of suspension, revocation, or refusal. The office may appoint a hearing examiner
12under s. 227.46 to conduct the hearing. This paragraph does not apply to a
13suspension or revocation under pars. (b) to (d).
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(f) An abatement of the license fee may not be made if the license is suspended
15or revoked under this subsection or surrendered in connection with a suspension or
16revocation proceeding.
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17(12) All fees received by the office under this section shall be credited to the
18appropriation account under s. 20.144 (1) (g).
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19224.106 Student loan servicers.
(1) In this section, “nonconforming
20payment" means a payment on a student education loan that is different from the
21required payment.
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22(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in federal law, a federal student education
23loan agreement, or a contract between the federal government and a student loan
24servicer, a student loan servicer shall comply with the requirements of this
25subsection.
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1(b) A student loan servicer shall respond to a written inquiry from a student
2loan borrower or the representative of a student loan borrower within 30 days after
3receiving the inquiry.
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(c) Upon receipt of a nonconforming payment on a student education loan, a
5student loan servicer shall do all of the following:
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1. Ask the student loan borrower how the student loan borrower prefers the
7student loan servicer to apply the nonconforming payment.
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2. Note how the student loan borrower prefers the student loan servicer to
9apply the nonconforming payment.
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3. Apply the nonconforming payment in the manner preferred by the student
11loan borrower.
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4. Until the student loan borrower indicates otherwise, apply any future
13nonconforming payments in the same manner preferred by the student loan
14borrower as noted under subd. 2.
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(d) If there is a sale, assignment, or other transfer of the servicing of a student
16education loan that results in a change in the identity of the person to whom a
17student loan borrower is required to send payments or direct any communication
18concerning the student education loan, all of the following apply:
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1. As a condition of the sale, assignment, or transfer, the student loan servicer
20shall require the new student loan servicer to honor all benefits originally
21represented as available to the student loan borrower during the repayment of the
22student education loan and preserve the availability of these benefits, including any
23benefits for which the student loan borrower has not yet qualified.
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2. Within 45 days after the sale, assignment, or transfer, the student loan
25servicer shall transfer to the new student loan servicer all information regarding the
1student loan borrower, the account of the student loan borrower, and the student
2education loan of the student loan borrower, including the repayment status of the
3student loan borrower and any benefits associated with the student education loan.
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3. The sale, assignment, or transfer of the servicing of the student education
5loan shall be completed at least 7 days before the next payment on the student
6education loan is due.
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(e) A student loan servicer that obtains the right to service a student education
8loan shall adopt policies and procedures to verify that the student loan servicer has
9received all information regarding the student loan borrower, the account of the
10student loan borrower, and the student education loan of the student loan borrower,
11including the repayment status of the student loan borrower and any benefits
12associated with the student education loan.
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13(3) A student loan servicer may not do any of the following:
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(a) Directly or indirectly employ a scheme, device, or artifice to defraud or
15mislead any student loan borrower.
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(b) Engage in an unfair or deceptive practice toward any person or
17misrepresent or omit any material information in connection with the servicing of
18a student education loan, including misrepresenting the amount, nature, or terms
19of any fee or payment due or claimed to be due on a student education loan, the terms
20and conditions of the loan agreement, or the student loan borrower's obligations
21under the loan.
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(c) Obtain property by fraud or misrepresentation.
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(d) Misapply student education loan payments to the outstanding balance of
24a student education loan.