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Cartões: SAFE MLO Test Glossary Definitions 2026 A+ G +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t
RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED +t +t +t +t +t +t
ANSWERS (3489F) +t
QUESTION 1 +t
Acceleration Clause (SG Glossary Definition) +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
A portion of a lending agreement that forces the borrower to repay the entire loan loan upon the first i
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nstance of borrower default. (SG Glossary Definition)
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QUESTION 2 +t
Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) +t +t
ANSWER
A type of mortgage instrument in which the interest rate periodically adjusts up or down according to a
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specific index and pre-
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determined margin. ARM transactions require the creditor to provide borrowers with a special ARM dis
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closure as well as a CHARM booklet
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QUESTION 3 +t
Adjustment Period +t
ANSWER
The amount of time during which a new interest rate will be in effect for an adjustable-
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rate mortgage. New adjustments periods might occur after several months, every year or every few yea
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rs.
QUESTION 4 +t
Administrative and Clerical Tasks +t +t +t
,ANSWER
The receipt, collection and distribution of information that is common in the processing or underwritin
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g of a loan in the mortgage business. The term is also used to describe communication that is designed
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to obtain common information from a consumer. In general, an individual who only performs administr
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ative or clerical tasks and doesn't negotiate with or give advice to borrowers doesn't need a loan origin
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ator license. +t
QUESTION 5 +t
Adverse Action +t
ANSWER
An unfavorable credit decision rendered against a consumer made on the basis of information containe
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d on the credit application. If a lender takes adverse action against an applicant, the lender must notify
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the applicant in writing. If the adverse action is taken as a result of information contained on the credit
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report, the notice must also provide the name, address and toll-
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free phone number of the credit bureau that supplied the information.
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QUESTION 6 +t
Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure (AfBA) +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
A document that informs mortgage applicants of any service providers that may be used in the loan tra
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nsaction that are affiliated with the lender. It must be provided to the borrower no later than the time t
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he referral to the affiliated business is made and is required when there is greater than a 1% common
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ownership in the affiliated business settlement service business. If the lender requires the use of an affil
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iated provider (such as for a flood certification), then the disclosure must be given at application.
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QUESTION 7 +t
Alt-A Loans +t
ANSWER
Loans in which the borrower represents too much risk to meet underwriting standards for a conformin
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g loan but is not risky enough to be considered "subprime"
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QUESTION 8 +t
American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR)
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ANSWER
A national association of individuals who are charged with administrating and regulating various aspect
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s of residential mortgage lending. It played a major role in the formation of the NMLS-
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, QUESTION 9 +t
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) +t +t +t
ANSWER
A measurement of the total cost of credit, expressed as an annual rate. The APR includes specific costs
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of financing, both those paid at the time of closing and those paid over the term of the loan. It includes
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all items that are part of the finance charge, such as interest, discount points, mortgage insurance premi
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ums and administrative fees.
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QUESTION 10 +t
Application
ANSWER
A request for a residential mortgage loan and includes the borrower-
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related information that lenders commonly use when considering the request. Someone who takes an a
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pplication from a consumer is generally considered to to be acting as a loan originator even when gathe
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ring application information over the phone or Internet.
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QUESTION 11 +t
ARM Disclosure +t
ANSWER
A disclosure required to be presented to the applicant within three business days of application on any
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ARM loan. This disclosure provides the applicant with the information about the specific ARM product f
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or which they are applying, such as a historical index value.
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QUESTION 12 +t
Assumable
ANSWER
A term used to describe a loan in which a new borrower can take over the payments of an existing borr
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ower.
QUESTION 13 +t
Balloon Mortgage +t
ANSWER
Exam Solution +t
Cartões: SAFE MLO Test Glossary Definitions 2026 A+ G +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t
RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED +t +t +t +t +t +t
ANSWERS (3489F) +t
QUESTION 1 +t
Acceleration Clause (SG Glossary Definition) +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
A portion of a lending agreement that forces the borrower to repay the entire loan loan upon the first i
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nstance of borrower default. (SG Glossary Definition)
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QUESTION 2 +t
Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) +t +t
ANSWER
A type of mortgage instrument in which the interest rate periodically adjusts up or down according to a
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specific index and pre-
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determined margin. ARM transactions require the creditor to provide borrowers with a special ARM dis
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closure as well as a CHARM booklet
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QUESTION 3 +t
Adjustment Period +t
ANSWER
The amount of time during which a new interest rate will be in effect for an adjustable-
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rate mortgage. New adjustments periods might occur after several months, every year or every few yea
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rs.
QUESTION 4 +t
Administrative and Clerical Tasks +t +t +t
,ANSWER
The receipt, collection and distribution of information that is common in the processing or underwritin
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g of a loan in the mortgage business. The term is also used to describe communication that is designed
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to obtain common information from a consumer. In general, an individual who only performs administr
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ative or clerical tasks and doesn't negotiate with or give advice to borrowers doesn't need a loan origin
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ator license. +t
QUESTION 5 +t
Adverse Action +t
ANSWER
An unfavorable credit decision rendered against a consumer made on the basis of information containe
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d on the credit application. If a lender takes adverse action against an applicant, the lender must notify
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the applicant in writing. If the adverse action is taken as a result of information contained on the credit
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report, the notice must also provide the name, address and toll-
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free phone number of the credit bureau that supplied the information.
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QUESTION 6 +t
Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure (AfBA) +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
A document that informs mortgage applicants of any service providers that may be used in the loan tra
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nsaction that are affiliated with the lender. It must be provided to the borrower no later than the time t
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he referral to the affiliated business is made and is required when there is greater than a 1% common
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ownership in the affiliated business settlement service business. If the lender requires the use of an affil
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iated provider (such as for a flood certification), then the disclosure must be given at application.
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QUESTION 7 +t
Alt-A Loans +t
ANSWER
Loans in which the borrower represents too much risk to meet underwriting standards for a conformin
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g loan but is not risky enough to be considered "subprime"
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QUESTION 8 +t
American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR)
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ANSWER
A national association of individuals who are charged with administrating and regulating various aspect
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s of residential mortgage lending. It played a major role in the formation of the NMLS-
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R and in the drafting of the model licensing law.
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, QUESTION 9 +t
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) +t +t +t
ANSWER
A measurement of the total cost of credit, expressed as an annual rate. The APR includes specific costs
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of financing, both those paid at the time of closing and those paid over the term of the loan. It includes
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all items that are part of the finance charge, such as interest, discount points, mortgage insurance premi
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ums and administrative fees.
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QUESTION 10 +t
Application
ANSWER
A request for a residential mortgage loan and includes the borrower-
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related information that lenders commonly use when considering the request. Someone who takes an a
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pplication from a consumer is generally considered to to be acting as a loan originator even when gathe
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ring application information over the phone or Internet.
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QUESTION 11 +t
ARM Disclosure +t
ANSWER
A disclosure required to be presented to the applicant within three business days of application on any
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ARM loan. This disclosure provides the applicant with the information about the specific ARM product f
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or which they are applying, such as a historical index value.
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QUESTION 12 +t
Assumable
ANSWER
A term used to describe a loan in which a new borrower can take over the payments of an existing borr
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ower.
QUESTION 13 +t
Balloon Mortgage +t
ANSWER