Department of Financial Institutions, State of Indiana v. Michael Massey

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

The Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“the DFI”) appeals following the trial court’s reversal of the DFI’s decision to deny Michael Massey a Mortgage Lender Originator’s (“MLO”) license. The DFI now appeals, presenting two issues that we restate as follows:

I. Whether the DFI has made a prima facie showing that it is the MLO licensing authority; and

II. Whether the DFI has made a pri-ma facie showing that it acted within its discretion when it denied Massey an MLO license on character and fitness grounds. 1

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Michael Massey is…