Licenses / Mortgage company / California
CA · Mortgage
Mortgage company in California
Typical processing time: Typical range unknown — adjacent clock cited
What is published
DRE: new MLO endorsement filings reviewed within 3 weeks (as of 4 May 2026)
The California Department of Real Estate publishes current processing times for mortgage loan originator license endorsements. As of 4 May 2026, DRE said new filings and sponsorship requests were reviewed within three weeks of submission. That is an individual MLO-endorsement clock, not a published typical time for a company mortgage lender or broker license at DFPI. DRE lists common delays: duplicate filings, unanswered questions, missing course information, and waiting on DOJ/FBI fingerprint reports.
Where the file is reviewed
- California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
- California Department of Real Estate (MLO endorsements)
Confirm the live license name and documents in the NMLS Checklist Compiler. This page does not decide whether you must file, or which product name applies.
What usually delays this family of filings
- The file is not complete
- FBI criminal background check
- Control-person and MU2 gaps
- Financial statements and net-worth proof
- Surety bond or security not posted
Paid expedite: none cited for this pair. See when expedite is real.
Other cores in California
Collection · Lending · Money transmitter · All four on the state page