MLO SAFE NMLS safe
test practice questions
and Answers Updated
2026
TakingBadvantageBofBill-
informedBconsumersBthroughBexcessivelyBhighBfees,BmisrepresentedBloanBterms,Bfreque
ntBrefinancingBthatBdoesBnotBbenefitBtheBborrowerBandBotherBprohibitedBactsBisBcalled
B__________________________.B-BAnswerPredatoryBLending.
RESPA-RealBEstateBSettlementBProceduresBActB-
BAnswerTheBFederalBStatuteBthatBdealsBwithBtheBsettlementBofBresidentialBmortgageBlo
ans.
RESPA'sBsectionB9BProhibitsB-
BAnswerHomeBsellersBfromBrequiringBhomeBbuyersBtoBpurchaseBtitleBinsuranceBfromBa
BparticularBcompanyBprovidingBtitleBservices.
TheBDodd-
FrankBActBmodifiesBECOABtoBrequireBaBcreditorBtoBfurnishBaBcopyBofBanBappraisalBdev
elopedBinBconnectionBwithBaBfirstBmortgage_____________________BandBabsolutelyBno
tBlaterBthanB________BbusinessBdaysBpriorBtoBclosing.B-
BAnsweruponBcompletionBandB3BbusinessBdays
,TILB(TruthBInBLendingBDisclosure)B&BGFEB(GoodBFaithBEstimate)B-
BAnswerPerBtheBDoddBFrankBAct,BaBsingleBdisclosureBformBcombinesBtheseB2Bstatemen
ts.
PerBtheBDodd-
FrankBAcvt,BtoBbeBaB"qualifiedBmortgage"BtotalBpointsBandBfeesBmayBnotBexceedB____
____%BofBtheBtotalBloanBamount.B-BAnswer3%B(threeBpercent)
PerBaBprovisionBofBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBmortgageBlendersBareBtoBdetermineBthatBaBborrowerBhasBaBreasonableBabili
tyBtoBrepayBaBloan.BDoesBthisBprovisionBapplyBtoBallBloansBorBjustBownerBoccupiedBlo
ans?B-BAnswerAllBloans,BwhetherBownerBoccupiedBorBnot.
ABloanBsubjectBtoBHOEPABallowsBprepaymentBpenaltiesBforBtheBfirstB______ByearsBofBt
heBloan.B-BAnswer2B(two)Byears
PerBtheBDodd-FrankBActBanBabusiveBactBwouldBincludeBwhichBofBtheBfollowing:
1.BOneBthatBmateriallyBinterferesBwithBtheBconsumersBabilityBtoBunderstandBtheBprodu
ctBorBservice.B
2.BOneBthatBtakeBunreasonableBadvantageBofBaBconsumers'BlackBofBunderstanding.B
3.BOneBthatBtakesBunreasonableBadvantageBofBtheBconsumer'sBreasonableBrelianceBonB
theBMLO.B-BAnswerAllBthreeBwouldBbeBconsideredBabusiveBacts.
PerBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBifBanBMLOBreceivesBcompensationBdirectlyBfromBaBconsumer,BupBtoBhowBm
uchBadditionalBcompensationBmayBbeBreceivedBfromBaBlenderBinBtheBsameBtransaction
?B-
BAnswer$0.00,BdualBcompensationBisBnotBallowed.BCompensationBmustBbeBborrowerBp
aidBorBlenderBpaid.
WhatBkindsBofBreasonsBareBnecessaryBforBaBlenderBtoBtakeBadverseBactionBwithBregard
BtoBaBborrower?B-BAnswerSpecificBreasons.
,AdverseBactionBmeansB______________________.B-
BAnswerABdenialBorBrevocationBofBcredit.BAlso,BaBchangeBinBtheBtermsBofBanBexistingB
creditBarrangementBorBaBrefusalBtoBgrantBcreditBinBsubstantiallyBtheBamountBorBterms
Brequested.
PerBRegulationBB,BLendersBshouldBretainBcertainBrecordsBforB_____________Bmonths.B-
BAnswer25BMonths
BecauseBofBtheBimpactBofBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBonBaBsecondBmortgage,BanBAPRBthatBexceedsBtheB________BbyBmoreBthanB
_____%BisBtheBtriggerBthatBdefinesBaBhighBcostBloan.B-
BAnswerAPORB(BAverageBPrimeBOfferBRate),B8.5%
RegulationBCBisBknownBasB________________________.B-
BAnswerHMDA,BTheBHomeBMortgageBDisclosureBAct.
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBHMDA?B-
BAnswerTheBHMDABdeterminesBwhetherBfinancialBinstitutionsBareBservingBtheBhousingB
needsBofBtheirBcommunities.BItBalsoBidentifiesBpatternsBofBdiscriminatoryBlending.
UnderBwhatBcircumstancesBcanBaBlenderBwithBanBAffiliatedBBusinessBArrangementBrequ
ireBaBborrowerBtoBuseBaBspecificBthirdBpartyBserviceBprovider?B-
BAnswerIfBthereBareBnoBkickbackBorBreferralBfeesBandBtheBserviceBproviderBisBanBattor
ney,BcreditBreportingBagencyBorBappraiserBtheBlenderBcanBrequireBthatBtheBborrowerBu
sesBtheBprovider
IfBaBtransferBofBservicingBoccurs,BtheB_______________BmustBprovideBaBservicingBtrans
ferBstatementBnotBlessBthanB________BdaysBbeforeBtheBtransferBoccurs.B-
BAnswerServicer,B15B(fifteen)Bdays.
AnBindividualBwhoBfailsBtheBMLOBwrittenBexamB3BtimesBmustBwaitB_________Bmonths
BtoBretakeBtheBexam.B-BAnswer6B(Six)BMonths
, PerBRESPA,BanBannualBescrowBstatementBisBrequiredBtoB______________.B-
BAnswerdetermineBshortagesBandBsurplusesBinBtheBescrowBaccount.
WhenBmustBtheBServicingBDisclosureBStatementBbeBprovidedBtoBtheBborrower?B-
BAnswerWithinB3B(three)BBusinessBDaysBofBtheBApplication.
AnyBpartyBinvolvedBinBaBfederallyBcoveredBloanBthatBsubmitsBfraudulentBinformationBis
BsubjectBtoBaBfineBofBupBtoB$___________BandBupBtoB__________yearsBinBprison.B-
BAnswer$1,000,000B(oneBmillionBdollars),B30ByearsBinBprison
PerBRESPA,BanBescrowBcushionBisBlimitedBtoBaBmaximumBofB_________BofBtheBannual
BpaymentsBandBsurplusesBoverB$_____mustBbeBrefundedBwithinB________Bdays.B-
BAnswer1/6thB(2Bmonths),B$50B(fiftyBdollars),B30B(thirty)Bdays.
ABsellerBtakesBbackBaB$100,000BPMMB@B5.5%Binterest.BThisBstraightBnoteBwillBballoon
BafterB10ByearsBofBpayments.BHowBmuchBisBtheBballoonBpayment?B-
BAnswer$100,000B+BinterestBforBtheBlastBmonth.BABstraightBnoteB(termBmortgage)BisBa
Bnon-
amortizingBinterestBonlyBmortgage.BTheBballoonBwouldBincludeBtheBentireBprincipalBplu
sBtheBlastBmonth'sBinterest,BasBinterestBisBpaidBinBarrears.
FNMABconformingBdebtBratiosBequalB______/________.B-
BAnswer28%,BmaximumBhousingBexpense/36%BmaximumBtotalBobligations
HOEPABstandsBforB___________________________.B-
BAnswerHomeBOwnershipBandBEquityBProtectionBAct.
RESPABappliesBtoBwhatBtypeBofBproperties?B-BAnswer1-4BUnitBResidentialBProperties
OnBaBconventionalBmortgageBloan,BwhoBmakesBtheBfinalBdecisionBregardingBapproval,B
denialBorBcounterBoffer?B-BAnswerTheBUnderwriter
test practice questions
and Answers Updated
2026
TakingBadvantageBofBill-
informedBconsumersBthroughBexcessivelyBhighBfees,BmisrepresentedBloanBterms,Bfreque
ntBrefinancingBthatBdoesBnotBbenefitBtheBborrowerBandBotherBprohibitedBactsBisBcalled
B__________________________.B-BAnswerPredatoryBLending.
RESPA-RealBEstateBSettlementBProceduresBActB-
BAnswerTheBFederalBStatuteBthatBdealsBwithBtheBsettlementBofBresidentialBmortgageBlo
ans.
RESPA'sBsectionB9BProhibitsB-
BAnswerHomeBsellersBfromBrequiringBhomeBbuyersBtoBpurchaseBtitleBinsuranceBfromBa
BparticularBcompanyBprovidingBtitleBservices.
TheBDodd-
FrankBActBmodifiesBECOABtoBrequireBaBcreditorBtoBfurnishBaBcopyBofBanBappraisalBdev
elopedBinBconnectionBwithBaBfirstBmortgage_____________________BandBabsolutelyBno
tBlaterBthanB________BbusinessBdaysBpriorBtoBclosing.B-
BAnsweruponBcompletionBandB3BbusinessBdays
,TILB(TruthBInBLendingBDisclosure)B&BGFEB(GoodBFaithBEstimate)B-
BAnswerPerBtheBDoddBFrankBAct,BaBsingleBdisclosureBformBcombinesBtheseB2Bstatemen
ts.
PerBtheBDodd-
FrankBAcvt,BtoBbeBaB"qualifiedBmortgage"BtotalBpointsBandBfeesBmayBnotBexceedB____
____%BofBtheBtotalBloanBamount.B-BAnswer3%B(threeBpercent)
PerBaBprovisionBofBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBmortgageBlendersBareBtoBdetermineBthatBaBborrowerBhasBaBreasonableBabili
tyBtoBrepayBaBloan.BDoesBthisBprovisionBapplyBtoBallBloansBorBjustBownerBoccupiedBlo
ans?B-BAnswerAllBloans,BwhetherBownerBoccupiedBorBnot.
ABloanBsubjectBtoBHOEPABallowsBprepaymentBpenaltiesBforBtheBfirstB______ByearsBofBt
heBloan.B-BAnswer2B(two)Byears
PerBtheBDodd-FrankBActBanBabusiveBactBwouldBincludeBwhichBofBtheBfollowing:
1.BOneBthatBmateriallyBinterferesBwithBtheBconsumersBabilityBtoBunderstandBtheBprodu
ctBorBservice.B
2.BOneBthatBtakeBunreasonableBadvantageBofBaBconsumers'BlackBofBunderstanding.B
3.BOneBthatBtakesBunreasonableBadvantageBofBtheBconsumer'sBreasonableBrelianceBonB
theBMLO.B-BAnswerAllBthreeBwouldBbeBconsideredBabusiveBacts.
PerBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBifBanBMLOBreceivesBcompensationBdirectlyBfromBaBconsumer,BupBtoBhowBm
uchBadditionalBcompensationBmayBbeBreceivedBfromBaBlenderBinBtheBsameBtransaction
?B-
BAnswer$0.00,BdualBcompensationBisBnotBallowed.BCompensationBmustBbeBborrowerBp
aidBorBlenderBpaid.
WhatBkindsBofBreasonsBareBnecessaryBforBaBlenderBtoBtakeBadverseBactionBwithBregard
BtoBaBborrower?B-BAnswerSpecificBreasons.
,AdverseBactionBmeansB______________________.B-
BAnswerABdenialBorBrevocationBofBcredit.BAlso,BaBchangeBinBtheBtermsBofBanBexistingB
creditBarrangementBorBaBrefusalBtoBgrantBcreditBinBsubstantiallyBtheBamountBorBterms
Brequested.
PerBRegulationBB,BLendersBshouldBretainBcertainBrecordsBforB_____________Bmonths.B-
BAnswer25BMonths
BecauseBofBtheBimpactBofBtheBDodd-
FrankBActBonBaBsecondBmortgage,BanBAPRBthatBexceedsBtheB________BbyBmoreBthanB
_____%BisBtheBtriggerBthatBdefinesBaBhighBcostBloan.B-
BAnswerAPORB(BAverageBPrimeBOfferBRate),B8.5%
RegulationBCBisBknownBasB________________________.B-
BAnswerHMDA,BTheBHomeBMortgageBDisclosureBAct.
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBHMDA?B-
BAnswerTheBHMDABdeterminesBwhetherBfinancialBinstitutionsBareBservingBtheBhousingB
needsBofBtheirBcommunities.BItBalsoBidentifiesBpatternsBofBdiscriminatoryBlending.
UnderBwhatBcircumstancesBcanBaBlenderBwithBanBAffiliatedBBusinessBArrangementBrequ
ireBaBborrowerBtoBuseBaBspecificBthirdBpartyBserviceBprovider?B-
BAnswerIfBthereBareBnoBkickbackBorBreferralBfeesBandBtheBserviceBproviderBisBanBattor
ney,BcreditBreportingBagencyBorBappraiserBtheBlenderBcanBrequireBthatBtheBborrowerBu
sesBtheBprovider
IfBaBtransferBofBservicingBoccurs,BtheB_______________BmustBprovideBaBservicingBtrans
ferBstatementBnotBlessBthanB________BdaysBbeforeBtheBtransferBoccurs.B-
BAnswerServicer,B15B(fifteen)Bdays.
AnBindividualBwhoBfailsBtheBMLOBwrittenBexamB3BtimesBmustBwaitB_________Bmonths
BtoBretakeBtheBexam.B-BAnswer6B(Six)BMonths
, PerBRESPA,BanBannualBescrowBstatementBisBrequiredBtoB______________.B-
BAnswerdetermineBshortagesBandBsurplusesBinBtheBescrowBaccount.
WhenBmustBtheBServicingBDisclosureBStatementBbeBprovidedBtoBtheBborrower?B-
BAnswerWithinB3B(three)BBusinessBDaysBofBtheBApplication.
AnyBpartyBinvolvedBinBaBfederallyBcoveredBloanBthatBsubmitsBfraudulentBinformationBis
BsubjectBtoBaBfineBofBupBtoB$___________BandBupBtoB__________yearsBinBprison.B-
BAnswer$1,000,000B(oneBmillionBdollars),B30ByearsBinBprison
PerBRESPA,BanBescrowBcushionBisBlimitedBtoBaBmaximumBofB_________BofBtheBannual
BpaymentsBandBsurplusesBoverB$_____mustBbeBrefundedBwithinB________Bdays.B-
BAnswer1/6thB(2Bmonths),B$50B(fiftyBdollars),B30B(thirty)Bdays.
ABsellerBtakesBbackBaB$100,000BPMMB@B5.5%Binterest.BThisBstraightBnoteBwillBballoon
BafterB10ByearsBofBpayments.BHowBmuchBisBtheBballoonBpayment?B-
BAnswer$100,000B+BinterestBforBtheBlastBmonth.BABstraightBnoteB(termBmortgage)BisBa
Bnon-
amortizingBinterestBonlyBmortgage.BTheBballoonBwouldBincludeBtheBentireBprincipalBplu
sBtheBlastBmonth'sBinterest,BasBinterestBisBpaidBinBarrears.
FNMABconformingBdebtBratiosBequalB______/________.B-
BAnswer28%,BmaximumBhousingBexpense/36%BmaximumBtotalBobligations
HOEPABstandsBforB___________________________.B-
BAnswerHomeBOwnershipBandBEquityBProtectionBAct.
RESPABappliesBtoBwhatBtypeBofBproperties?B-BAnswer1-4BUnitBResidentialBProperties
OnBaBconventionalBmortgageBloan,BwhoBmakesBtheBfinalBdecisionBregardingBapproval,B
denialBorBcounterBoffer?B-BAnswerTheBUnderwriter