Tennessee Code Title 47. Commercial Instruments and Transactions § 47-18-5509

(1) The application contains information that is materially erroneous or incomplete;

(2) An officer, director, or owner of the applicant has been convicted of a crime or suffered a civil judgment involving dishonesty, or the violation of state or federal securities laws;

(3) The applicant or any of its officers, directors, or owners has defaulted in the payment of money collected for others;

(4) The application is not accompanied by the fee established by the administrator;

(5) The administrator finds that the financial responsibility, experience, character, or general fitness of the applicant or its owners, directors, employees, or agents does not warrant belief that the business will be operated in compliance with this part;

(6) The applicant or any of its officers, directors, or owners has violated this part or any rule promulgated pursuant to this part; or

(7) The applicant or any of its officers, directors, or owners has engaged in any act or violation for which the administrator could suspend or revoke a registration under this part.

(1) Are affiliates of the applicant, as defined in § 47-18-5502(2)(A) or § 47-18-5502(2)(B)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii); or

(2) After the date ten (10) years before first becoming a director of the applicant, were employed by or directors of a person that received from the applicant more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in either the current year or the preceding year.