NMLS National Exam
(Glossary) Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
AbusiveBActB-
BAnswerActionBthatBmateriallyBinterferesBwithBaBconsumer'sBabilityBtoBunderstandBtheB
productBorBservice.
AccelerationBClauseB-
BAnswerClauseBthatBgivesBaBlenderBtheBrightBtoBdeclareBtheBentireBloanBbalanceBdueBi
mmediatelyBbecauseBofBborrowerBdefaultBorBforBviolationBofBotherBcontractBprovisions.
AccruedBExpensesB-
BAnswerItemsBonBaBsettlementBstatementBforBwhichBtheBcostBhasBbeenBincurred,BbutB
theBexpenseBhasBnotByetBbeenBpaid.
AcquisitionBCostB-
BAnswerTheBtotalBamountBneededBtoBpurchaseBproperty,BincludingBdownBpayment,Bloa
nBamount,BandBanyBallowableBbuyer-paidBclosingBcosts.
AdjustableBRateBMortgageB(ARM)B-
BAnswerABmortgageBthatBpermitsBtheBlenderBtoBperiodicallyBadjustBtheBinterestBrateBt
oBreflectBfluctuationsBinBtheBcostBofBmoney.
AdvertisementB-
BAnswerAnBadvertisementBisBaBcommercialBmessageBinBanyBmediumBthatBpromotes,Bdi
rectlyBorBindirectly,BaBcreditBtransaction.
,AlienationBClauseB-
BAnswerContractBclauseBthatBallowsBtheBlenderBtoBexerciseBcertainBrightsBuponBtheBsal
eBorBtransferBofBanBinterestBinBtheBproperty.BAlsoBcalledBDueBonBSaleBClause
Alt-ABLoanB-
BAnswerABtypeBofBloanBinBwhichBtheBriskBisBgreaterBthanBprime,BbutBlessBthanBsubpri
me.BTheBborrowerBmayBhaveBaBstrongBcreditBhistory,BbutBtheBmortgageBmayBhaveBele
mentsBthatBincreaseBrisk.
AmortizationB-
BAnswerReductionBofBtheBloanBbalanceBbyBpayingBback,BonBaBregularBbasis,BsomeBofBt
heBprincipalBowed.
ApplicationB-
BAnswerSubmissionBofBaBborrower'sBfinancialBinformationBinBanticipationBofBaBcreditBd
ecision.
AppraisalBManagementBCompanyB-BAnswerABbusinessBentityBthatB--
BforBaBmanagementBfeeB--
BadministersBaBnetworkBofBcertifiedBandBlicensedBappraisersBtoBfulfillBrealBestateBappra
isalBassignmentsBonBbehalfBofBmortgageBlendingBinstitutions.
AssetsB-BAnswerItemsBofBvalue.
AssumptionB-
BAnswerAnBactionBinBwhichBoneBpartyBagreesBtoBtakeBoverBpaymentsBofBanotherBpart
y'sBdebt,BwithBtermsBofBtheBnoteBstayingBunchanged.
AverageBPrimeBOfferBRateB(APOR)B-
BAnswerAnBannualBpercentageBrateBderivedBfromBaverageBinterestBrates,Bpoints,BandBo
therBloanBpricingBtermsBthatBareBcurrentlyBofferedBtoBconsumersBbyBaBrepresentativeB
sampleBofBlendersBforBmortgageBtransactionsBthatBhaveBlow-riskBpricingBcharacteristics.
, Bi-WeeklyBPaymentBPlanB-
BAnswerPlanBinBwhichBpaymentsBareBmadeBeveryBtwoBweeksBinsteadBofBonceBaBmont
h.
BonaBFideBOfferB-BAnswerAnBofferBmadeBinBgoodBfaithBwithBnoBelementBofBfraud.
BootB-BAnswerMoneyBandBlike-
kindBpropertyBexchangedBinBaBtransaction;BtermBfrequentlyBexpressedBconcerningBIRSB
SectionB1031Bexchanges.
Buydown,BPermanentB-
BAnswerTheBpaymentBofBpointsBbyBaBborrowerBtoBaBlenderBtoBreduceBtheBinterestBrat
eBandBloanBpaymentsBforBtheBentireBlifeBofBtheBloan.
Buydown,BTemporaryB-
BAnswerTheBpaymentBofBpointsBbyBaBborrowerBtoBaBlenderBtoBreduceBtheBinterestBrat
eBandBpaymentsBearlyBinBaBloan,BwithBinterestBrateBandBpaymentBrising.BPlansBcanBbe
BlevelBpayment,BwhereBtheBinterestBrateBisBreduced,BbutBtheBpaymentBisBconstantBthr
oughoutBtheBbuydownBperiod,BorBgraduatedBpayment,BwhereBpaymentBsubsidiesBinBth
eBearlyByearsBofBaBloanBkeepBpaymentsBlow,BbutBpaymentsBincreaseBeachByearBuntilBt
heyBareBsufficientBtoBfullyBamortizeBtheBloan.
ClosingB-
BAnswerTheBfinalBstageBinBaBrealBestateBtransactionBwhereBownershipBofBrealBproperty
BisBtransferredBfromBsellerBtoBbuyerBaccordingBtoBtheBtermsBandBconditionsBsetBforthB
inBaBsalesBcontractBorBescrowBagreement.
ClosingBCostsB-
BAnswerExpensesBincurredBinBtheBtransferBofBrealBestateBinBadditionBtoBtheBpurchaseB
priceB(e.g.,BtheBappraisalBfee,BtitleBinsuranceBpremiums,Bbroker'sBcommission,BtransferB
tax).
(Glossary) Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
AbusiveBActB-
BAnswerActionBthatBmateriallyBinterferesBwithBaBconsumer'sBabilityBtoBunderstandBtheB
productBorBservice.
AccelerationBClauseB-
BAnswerClauseBthatBgivesBaBlenderBtheBrightBtoBdeclareBtheBentireBloanBbalanceBdueBi
mmediatelyBbecauseBofBborrowerBdefaultBorBforBviolationBofBotherBcontractBprovisions.
AccruedBExpensesB-
BAnswerItemsBonBaBsettlementBstatementBforBwhichBtheBcostBhasBbeenBincurred,BbutB
theBexpenseBhasBnotByetBbeenBpaid.
AcquisitionBCostB-
BAnswerTheBtotalBamountBneededBtoBpurchaseBproperty,BincludingBdownBpayment,Bloa
nBamount,BandBanyBallowableBbuyer-paidBclosingBcosts.
AdjustableBRateBMortgageB(ARM)B-
BAnswerABmortgageBthatBpermitsBtheBlenderBtoBperiodicallyBadjustBtheBinterestBrateBt
oBreflectBfluctuationsBinBtheBcostBofBmoney.
AdvertisementB-
BAnswerAnBadvertisementBisBaBcommercialBmessageBinBanyBmediumBthatBpromotes,Bdi
rectlyBorBindirectly,BaBcreditBtransaction.
,AlienationBClauseB-
BAnswerContractBclauseBthatBallowsBtheBlenderBtoBexerciseBcertainBrightsBuponBtheBsal
eBorBtransferBofBanBinterestBinBtheBproperty.BAlsoBcalledBDueBonBSaleBClause
Alt-ABLoanB-
BAnswerABtypeBofBloanBinBwhichBtheBriskBisBgreaterBthanBprime,BbutBlessBthanBsubpri
me.BTheBborrowerBmayBhaveBaBstrongBcreditBhistory,BbutBtheBmortgageBmayBhaveBele
mentsBthatBincreaseBrisk.
AmortizationB-
BAnswerReductionBofBtheBloanBbalanceBbyBpayingBback,BonBaBregularBbasis,BsomeBofBt
heBprincipalBowed.
ApplicationB-
BAnswerSubmissionBofBaBborrower'sBfinancialBinformationBinBanticipationBofBaBcreditBd
ecision.
AppraisalBManagementBCompanyB-BAnswerABbusinessBentityBthatB--
BforBaBmanagementBfeeB--
BadministersBaBnetworkBofBcertifiedBandBlicensedBappraisersBtoBfulfillBrealBestateBappra
isalBassignmentsBonBbehalfBofBmortgageBlendingBinstitutions.
AssetsB-BAnswerItemsBofBvalue.
AssumptionB-
BAnswerAnBactionBinBwhichBoneBpartyBagreesBtoBtakeBoverBpaymentsBofBanotherBpart
y'sBdebt,BwithBtermsBofBtheBnoteBstayingBunchanged.
AverageBPrimeBOfferBRateB(APOR)B-
BAnswerAnBannualBpercentageBrateBderivedBfromBaverageBinterestBrates,Bpoints,BandBo
therBloanBpricingBtermsBthatBareBcurrentlyBofferedBtoBconsumersBbyBaBrepresentativeB
sampleBofBlendersBforBmortgageBtransactionsBthatBhaveBlow-riskBpricingBcharacteristics.
, Bi-WeeklyBPaymentBPlanB-
BAnswerPlanBinBwhichBpaymentsBareBmadeBeveryBtwoBweeksBinsteadBofBonceBaBmont
h.
BonaBFideBOfferB-BAnswerAnBofferBmadeBinBgoodBfaithBwithBnoBelementBofBfraud.
BootB-BAnswerMoneyBandBlike-
kindBpropertyBexchangedBinBaBtransaction;BtermBfrequentlyBexpressedBconcerningBIRSB
SectionB1031Bexchanges.
Buydown,BPermanentB-
BAnswerTheBpaymentBofBpointsBbyBaBborrowerBtoBaBlenderBtoBreduceBtheBinterestBrat
eBandBloanBpaymentsBforBtheBentireBlifeBofBtheBloan.
Buydown,BTemporaryB-
BAnswerTheBpaymentBofBpointsBbyBaBborrowerBtoBaBlenderBtoBreduceBtheBinterestBrat
eBandBpaymentsBearlyBinBaBloan,BwithBinterestBrateBandBpaymentBrising.BPlansBcanBbe
BlevelBpayment,BwhereBtheBinterestBrateBisBreduced,BbutBtheBpaymentBisBconstantBthr
oughoutBtheBbuydownBperiod,BorBgraduatedBpayment,BwhereBpaymentBsubsidiesBinBth
eBearlyByearsBofBaBloanBkeepBpaymentsBlow,BbutBpaymentsBincreaseBeachByearBuntilBt
heyBareBsufficientBtoBfullyBamortizeBtheBloan.
ClosingB-
BAnswerTheBfinalBstageBinBaBrealBestateBtransactionBwhereBownershipBofBrealBproperty
BisBtransferredBfromBsellerBtoBbuyerBaccordingBtoBtheBtermsBandBconditionsBsetBforthB
inBaBsalesBcontractBorBescrowBagreement.
ClosingBCostsB-
BAnswerExpensesBincurredBinBtheBtransferBofBrealBestateBinBadditionBtoBtheBpurchaseB
priceB(e.g.,BtheBappraisalBfee,BtitleBinsuranceBpremiums,Bbroker'sBcommission,BtransferB
tax).