NMLS SAFE
EXAM
QUESTIONS
AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS
UPDATED
2026 A+
PrimaryBMortgageBMarketB-BAnswerWhereBcreditBinstitutionsBoriginateBloans
,C.BTheBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBincreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloanB-
BAnswerWhenBanBARMBhasBrateBcapsBofB5/2/6,BtheB6BrefersBtoBwhat?
A.BTheBmaximumBrateBincreaseBatBtheBinitialBadjustmentB
B.BTheBstartBrateBforBtheBloan
C.BTheBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBincreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloan
D.BTheBrateBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBdecreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloan
B.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBbuydownBrateB-
BAnswerWhenButilizingBaBtemporaryBbuydownBtoBlowerBtheBinterestBrateBonBaBFHABlo
an,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBareBcorrect
A.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBnoteBrate
B.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBbuydownBrate
C.BTheBrateBcannotBbeBmoreBthanB2%BbelowBtheBnoteBrate
D.BSellerBorBbuilderBcanBpayBtheBdiscountBpointsBtoBbuydownBtheBrate
A.BAgeB-BAnswerAllBofBtheBfollowingBareBviolationsBofBtheBFairBHousingBActBEXCEPT
A.BAge
B.BNationalBOriginB
C.BDisabilityB
D.Religion
EncrumbranceB-
BAnswerClaimBagainstBpropertyBheldBbyBoneBwhoBisBnotBtheBlegalBowner
TriggerBTermB-BAnswerAdvertisedBtermBthatBrequiresBadditionalBdisclosures
AdvertisingBDisclosureB-
BAnswerAnBadvertisementBmustBbeBpresentedB"clearlyBandBconspicuously"BtoBkeepBfro
mBbeingBdeceptive,Bunfair,BorBotherwiseBviolateBaBCommissionBrule
,WavingBRightBofBRescissionB-
BAnswerExtenuatingBcircumstancesBsuchBasB"bonaBfideBpersonalBfinancialBemergency
RightBofBRescissionB-
BAnswerRightBthatBborrowersBhaveBtoBcancelBaBloanBorBlineBofBcreditBwithBaBlenderB
withinBthreeBdaysBofBclosing
BusinessBDayB-
BAnswerWhenBcreditorsBofficeBisBopenBtoBtheBpublic,BaBcalendarBworkingBdayBexceptB
SundayBorBaBfederalBholiday
ApplicationB-
BAnswerFinancialBinformationBusedBforBpurposesBofBobtainingBanBextensionBofBcredit
DisclosureB-BAnswerTheBactBofBmakingBnewBinformationBknown
FTC
FederalBTradeBCommissionB-
BAnswerMissionBisBtoBpromoteBconsumerBprotectionBandBeliminateBandBpreventBantico
mpetitiveBbusinessBpractices
CFPB
ConsumerBFinancialBProtectionBBureauB-
BAnswerRegulatoryBagencyBchargedBwithBoverseeingBfinancialBproductsBandBservicesBoff
eredBtoBconsumers
TILA
TruthBinBLendingBActB-
BAnswerEnactedB1968BpromotesBtheBinformedBuseBofBconsumerBcreditBbyBrequiringBdi
sclosuresBaboutBtermsBandBcostsBandBstandardizesBtheBmannerBinBwhichBcostsBwithBb
orrowingBareBcalculatedBandBdisclosed
, PerBDiemBInterestB-BAnswerInterestBchargedBonBaBloanBforBoneBorBmoreBdays
AnnualBInterestBRateBFormulaB-
BAnswerPrincipalB(X)BInterestBRateB=BAnnualBInterestBRate
InterestBOnlyBMortgageB-
BAnswerMortgageBwhereBtheBmortgagorBisBonlyBrequiredBtoBpayBoffBtheBinterestBthatB
arisesBfromBtheBprincipalBthatBisBborrowedBforBaBsetBperiod
PermanentBBuydownB-
BAnswerBorrowerBchoosesBtoBpayBadditionalB"discountBpoints"BtoBbuyBdownBtheBinter
estBrateBforBtheBlifeBofBtheBmortgageBnote
2/1BBuydownB-BAnswerUsedBonBfixedBrateBloansBoverBtwoByears
SetBofBtwoBinitialBtemporary-startBinterestBratesBthatBincreaseBinBstair-
stepBfashionBuntilBaBpermanentBinterestBrateBisBreached
DiscountBPointB-BAnswerABformBofBpre-
paidBinterestBwhichBeffectivelyBincreasesBtheByieldBonBtheBloanBaboveBtheBamountBofB
theBstatedBinterestBrate
CLTV
CombinedBLoanBtoBValueB-
BAnswerAnBamountBinBadditionBtoBtheBLoanBtoBValue,BwhichBsimplyBrepresentsBtheBfir
stBpositionBmortgageBorBloanBasBaBpercentageBofBtheBproperty'sBvalue
LTV
LoanBtoBValueB-BAnswerRatioBofBaBloanBtoBtheBvalueBofBanBassetBpurchased
PITIB-BAnswerPrincipal,BInterest,BTaxes,BInsurance
EXAM
QUESTIONS
AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS
UPDATED
2026 A+
PrimaryBMortgageBMarketB-BAnswerWhereBcreditBinstitutionsBoriginateBloans
,C.BTheBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBincreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloanB-
BAnswerWhenBanBARMBhasBrateBcapsBofB5/2/6,BtheB6BrefersBtoBwhat?
A.BTheBmaximumBrateBincreaseBatBtheBinitialBadjustmentB
B.BTheBstartBrateBforBtheBloan
C.BTheBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBincreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloan
D.BTheBrateBmaximumBtheBrateBcanBdecreaseBoverBtheBlifeBofBtheBloan
B.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBbuydownBrateB-
BAnswerWhenButilizingBaBtemporaryBbuydownBtoBlowerBtheBinterestBrateBonBaBFHABlo
an,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBareBcorrect
A.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBnoteBrate
B.BTheBborrowerBqualifiedBatBtheBbuydownBrate
C.BTheBrateBcannotBbeBmoreBthanB2%BbelowBtheBnoteBrate
D.BSellerBorBbuilderBcanBpayBtheBdiscountBpointsBtoBbuydownBtheBrate
A.BAgeB-BAnswerAllBofBtheBfollowingBareBviolationsBofBtheBFairBHousingBActBEXCEPT
A.BAge
B.BNationalBOriginB
C.BDisabilityB
D.Religion
EncrumbranceB-
BAnswerClaimBagainstBpropertyBheldBbyBoneBwhoBisBnotBtheBlegalBowner
TriggerBTermB-BAnswerAdvertisedBtermBthatBrequiresBadditionalBdisclosures
AdvertisingBDisclosureB-
BAnswerAnBadvertisementBmustBbeBpresentedB"clearlyBandBconspicuously"BtoBkeepBfro
mBbeingBdeceptive,Bunfair,BorBotherwiseBviolateBaBCommissionBrule
,WavingBRightBofBRescissionB-
BAnswerExtenuatingBcircumstancesBsuchBasB"bonaBfideBpersonalBfinancialBemergency
RightBofBRescissionB-
BAnswerRightBthatBborrowersBhaveBtoBcancelBaBloanBorBlineBofBcreditBwithBaBlenderB
withinBthreeBdaysBofBclosing
BusinessBDayB-
BAnswerWhenBcreditorsBofficeBisBopenBtoBtheBpublic,BaBcalendarBworkingBdayBexceptB
SundayBorBaBfederalBholiday
ApplicationB-
BAnswerFinancialBinformationBusedBforBpurposesBofBobtainingBanBextensionBofBcredit
DisclosureB-BAnswerTheBactBofBmakingBnewBinformationBknown
FTC
FederalBTradeBCommissionB-
BAnswerMissionBisBtoBpromoteBconsumerBprotectionBandBeliminateBandBpreventBantico
mpetitiveBbusinessBpractices
CFPB
ConsumerBFinancialBProtectionBBureauB-
BAnswerRegulatoryBagencyBchargedBwithBoverseeingBfinancialBproductsBandBservicesBoff
eredBtoBconsumers
TILA
TruthBinBLendingBActB-
BAnswerEnactedB1968BpromotesBtheBinformedBuseBofBconsumerBcreditBbyBrequiringBdi
sclosuresBaboutBtermsBandBcostsBandBstandardizesBtheBmannerBinBwhichBcostsBwithBb
orrowingBareBcalculatedBandBdisclosed
, PerBDiemBInterestB-BAnswerInterestBchargedBonBaBloanBforBoneBorBmoreBdays
AnnualBInterestBRateBFormulaB-
BAnswerPrincipalB(X)BInterestBRateB=BAnnualBInterestBRate
InterestBOnlyBMortgageB-
BAnswerMortgageBwhereBtheBmortgagorBisBonlyBrequiredBtoBpayBoffBtheBinterestBthatB
arisesBfromBtheBprincipalBthatBisBborrowedBforBaBsetBperiod
PermanentBBuydownB-
BAnswerBorrowerBchoosesBtoBpayBadditionalB"discountBpoints"BtoBbuyBdownBtheBinter
estBrateBforBtheBlifeBofBtheBmortgageBnote
2/1BBuydownB-BAnswerUsedBonBfixedBrateBloansBoverBtwoByears
SetBofBtwoBinitialBtemporary-startBinterestBratesBthatBincreaseBinBstair-
stepBfashionBuntilBaBpermanentBinterestBrateBisBreached
DiscountBPointB-BAnswerABformBofBpre-
paidBinterestBwhichBeffectivelyBincreasesBtheByieldBonBtheBloanBaboveBtheBamountBofB
theBstatedBinterestBrate
CLTV
CombinedBLoanBtoBValueB-
BAnswerAnBamountBinBadditionBtoBtheBLoanBtoBValue,BwhichBsimplyBrepresentsBtheBfir
stBpositionBmortgageBorBloanBasBaBpercentageBofBtheBproperty'sBvalue
LTV
LoanBtoBValueB-BAnswerRatioBofBaBloanBtoBtheBvalueBofBanBassetBpurchased
PITIB-BAnswerPrincipal,BInterest,BTaxes,BInsurance