I agree the NMLS # is an identifier--of a person registered to act as a mortgage loan officer. When we think about why a person places an identifier following their name on a business card, whether MBA, CRCM, or NMLS, isn't it to bring attention to it, in essence to "advertise" the designation to everyone who receives the business card? Once the NMLS ID is on the card, can it then be disassociated from promoting the business to which the designation owes its existence? Of course, the easiest path is to put EHL on the business cards and be done with it, but nothing in this business is simple these days.
Thanks everyone for your responses.
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