Test NMLS 20 Hour SAFE Comprehensive Online Pre-Recorded New License Course - Standard Bundle
Online Instructor-Led course, available 24/7 during your selected track times.
NMLS 20 Hour SAFE Comprehensive Pre-licensure Course Bundle with Standard National Test Prep
NMLS Course ID #2161
NMLS Provider ID #1400062
14-day Extended Track
NMLS courses are not formatted to work properly on mobile devices.
* Adding State Electives may incur additional fees *
Assignments are graded Mon-Fri, 9AM – 5PM CST. Assignments submitted after 5PM M-F will be graded the next business day. No grading is done on weekends or US Holidays.
Description
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Scheduling the Course Track:
The course will appear in your account on the selected day and must be completed according to the course schedule, depending on the selected track. This is an NMLS requirement for all approved MLO courses.
NEW: Extended 14-Day Course Schedule (Access period starts at 9 AM on Wednesday or Friday):
Day 1 through Day 2 - Complete chapter 1, including 1 graded homework assignment (approx. 3 hours of course time)
Day 3 through Day 4 - Complete chapter 2 (approx. 3 hours of course time)
Day 5 through Day 6 - Complete chapter 3, including 1 graded homework assignment (approx. 3 hours of course time)
Day 7 through Day 8 - Complete chapter 4, including 1 graded homework assignment (approx. 3 hours of course time)
Day 9 through Day 10 - Complete chapter 5, including 1 graded homework assignment (approx. 4 hours of course time)
Day 11 through Day 12 - Complete chapter 6 (approx. 3 hours of course time)
Day 13 - Complete the final graded homework assignment (approx. 30 minutes of course time)
Day 14 - Complete the course final exam (approx. 30 minutes of course time)
Postponed Future Start Date:
This option will allow you to purchase the course before scheduling a course track. To schedule your course, email [email protected] or use our Wizmo online chat during business hours with your desired track, and we will schedule your course accordingly.
Adding State Electives to purchase
Add Additional State Electives from the "Select State" Drop Down Menu. CLICK HERE TO SEE IF YOUR STATE HAS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. Your state elective will be automatically loaded into your account after purchase.
INCLUDED: SAFE MLO National Test Standard Test Prep Course
To help prepare you to successfully pass the SAFE MLO National Test with Uniform State Content, Mortgage Educators & Compliance has developed and created this online test prep course to help you score your best on the test! With first-time test takers only passing about 60% of the time, it is imperative that you have the best study materials available to you, and our test prep is top of the class!
Includes:
- Over 300 sample questions
- Downloadable study documents
- Topic specific quizzes
- 3 Hours of Additional video content
You will have access to the Standard Test Prep course for 6 months. Another 6 month extension can be granted upon request. We recommend that you study for the exam for at least 20 hours, in addition to the 20 hour pre-license course.
Course Credit Submission to the NMLS
The NMLS requires that education providers report education credit hours within 7 calendar days of course completion. Mortgage Educators & Compliance aims to report your online education credits faster than the 7 day window.
Course Information
This course meets the required 20 hours of NMLS-approved pre-license education needed to obtain a Mortgage Loan Originator license. It contains 3 hours of Federal Law, 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending, plus 12 hours of undefined electives.
It is presented in an online instructor-led video course with supplementary literature and content. The course is made up of 6 chapters broken into 5 minute sections that require clicking to advance to the next video and includes a handful of small quizzes. After completing the introduction to the course, each section will start with an average duration of 5 minutes per section. Each 5 minute section will be followed by an activity. These activities can be either short quizzes or case studies focusing on certain concepts. There are also 5 short-response homework assignments that will be turned in to the instructor for a grade.
At the end of each chapter, there is a chapter quiz, with an End of Course Assessment at the end of the course. Students must complete all videos, quizzes, assignments, and the End of Course Assessment in order to receive credit for the course. After completing the course, students will receive a certificate of completion and their hours will be submitted to the NMLS within 7 calendar days.
This mortgage training course is offered in a 14-day format. This structure ensures both MEC and you, the student, remain compliant with NMLS regulations by requiring completion within a defined start and end date.
You must finish the course within the allotted 14-day period. If the course is not completed in that timeframe, your progress will reset, and you will need to begin again from the start.
NMLS SAFE 20 Hour Pre-License Course Outline
Chapter 1: Becoming an MLO
This chapter covers the basics of becoming a mortgage loan originator and presents a brief history of the industry to help new students better understand the mortgage industry. Also introduced in this chapter is prohibited MLO conduct and possible disciplinary action.
Chapter 2: Learning the Products and the Programs
This chapter covers the major products and programs available in the mortgage market today, definitions of basic terminology associated with the mortgage products and programs, as well as products and programs that work for specific types of borrowers.
Chapter 3: Initial Application
This chapter covers the first crucial part of the origination process as specifically for MLOs. This section will help you get the answers that you need to help your borrowers discover their best loan options that they need for their given situation.
Chapter 4: Processing and Underwriting
This chapter will help you to understand the analysis process of a borrower's application, walk you through identifying key laws that govern product and program analysis, appraisals, title reports, and title insurance.
Chapter 5: Closing and Funding
This course chapter will help you to identify the role of the settlement agent/closing agent, relate the process for funding, understand the documents in the mortgage closing process, and apply the mortgage math processes to actual mortgage scenarios.
Chapter 6: Mortgage Ethics
This chapter will help you understand the idea of ethics, identify major fraud schemes, UDAAPS, describe ways to ensure fair lending and restate prohibited practices in origination.
End of Course Assessment
Take the final two case studies of the course, and the 25 question End of Course Assessment will test your understanding of the course.
