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Exam Solution
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Exam 7 & ***NMLS final exam *** 2026 A+ GRADE ASSU
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RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
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E1DAB)
QUESTION 1 ms
At the time of disclosure there was an unknown tax lien on the property, and that dis
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qualifies the borrower for a specific product but still qualifies for a different product
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with different charges, which of the following is true?
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ANSWER
New information specific to the consumer or transaction that the lender did not rely on when provi
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ding the disclosures is an acceptable changed circumstance
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QUESTION 2 ms
HOEPA applies to ms ms
ANSWER
Purchase money loans, Refinances, and HELOCs.
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QUESTION 3 ms
An MLO is looking to drive some business so he decides to specifically target an inner
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city neighborhood in the hopes that he can get a ton of smaller loans, but he will char
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ge them more than he charges his more local customers. This is an example of
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ANSWER
Reverse Redlining ms
QUESTION 4 ms
,A borrower purchases a loan for his brother, but says he will be the one occupying th
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e property. This is termed
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ANSWER
Occupancy fraud is a type of mortgage fraud, whereby the borrower lies about whether or not the h
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ome will be owner-occupied.
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QUESTION 5 ms
RESPA is also known as ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Reg X ms
QUESTION 6 ms
A government agency can help with down payment assistance and can provide a borr
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ower money for their down payment. Family members can gift a borrower funds for t
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heir down payment. The seller cannot......
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ANSWER
help a borrower with their down payment, but they can help by giving the borrower seller concessi
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ons
QUESTION 7 ms
If you refuse to take a loan application for a credit worthy applicant on a prohibited b
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asis, what law would you be violating?
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ANSWER
ECOA
QUESTION 8 ms
ECOA requires a lender to provide the loan applicant with a credit decision within ho
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w many days of receiving sufficient information to make a credit decision
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ANSWER
(30) days of receiving the completed application.
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QUESTION 9 ms
,If an MLO fails to renew their license, some states allow until when to renew with late
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fee.
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ANSWER
Most states who allow reinstatement, have a deadline of February 28th.
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QUESTION 10 ms
Per FACTA, in a situation where a creditor discloses to a consumer credit reporting ag
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ency negative information the creditor must disclose that information to the consume
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r. The disclosure must be made to the consumer no later than:
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ANSWER
No later than thirty (30) days after the negative information was provided to the credit bureau(s).
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QUESTION 11 ms
The mortgage loan originator receives the required key pieces of information from th
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e borrower on Wednesday. The lender is not open on the weekend, when is the MLO
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required to provide the Loan Estimate by the end of what day of the week?
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ANSWER
A business day is day on which the lender's offices are open to the public for carrying out substanti
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ally all its business functions. Since the lender is not open on Saturday or Sunday, the LE would nee
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d to go out by Monday. Do not count the day info is given!
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QUESTION 12 ms
MLO Joe is working with a borrower and has been for six months. Joe has yet to be a
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ble to find a loan product for this borrower, so he's decided to tell his borrower he ca
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n't help him, but he owes him $1,000 for his time. This act is.......
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ANSWER
This is collecting a fee for best efforts and is unethical and illegal under the SAFE Act.
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QUESTION 13 ms
Calculate the loan's Loan-to- ms ms ms
Value? Appraisal value = $300,000; Purchase price = $295,000; Loan amount = $236,0
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ANSWER
, 000To determine a borrower's loan to value, the MLO or underwriter is going to take a loan amoun
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t and divide it by the borrower's purchase price or the property's appraised value (whichever is low
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er). $236,000/$295,000 = 80%
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QUESTION 14 ms
The MLO discovers after pulling the borrower's credit, that his credit score is too low
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to obtain a conforming loan. The MLO discourages the borrower from making applicat
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ion at this time, even though the borrower insists they want to try and qualify. What l
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aw has the MLO violated?
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ANSWER
ECOA prohibits discrimination.
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QUESTION 15 ms
What would be considered a prohibited factor when the state agency reviews a mortg
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age banker license for financial responsibility?
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ANSWER
What type of things they've done in other states if they were licensed in other states. Violations in a
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nother state could impact whether the new state will approve a license.
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QUESTION 16 ms
When a mortgage loan originator closes a loan for a client on the do not call registry,
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they establish a client business relationship allowing you to solicit for
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ANSWER
18 months after the last transaction, even if the consumer is on the Do Not Call Registry
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QUESTION 17 ms
Victor is working with borrower Jennifer. Jennifer is applying for a loan without a co-
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borrower. Jennifer never mentioned a spouse but is wearing a wedding ring, how can
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Victor ask Jennifer if she is married or not?
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ANSWER
Victor cannot ask about marital status unless the application is for joint credit
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QUESTION 18 ms
A CD is provided on a Thursday, what is the earliest that the loan can close?
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Exam Solution
ms
Exam 7 & ***NMLS final exam *** 2026 A+ GRADE ASSU
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
ms ms ms ms ms ms
E1DAB)
QUESTION 1 ms
At the time of disclosure there was an unknown tax lien on the property, and that dis
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
qualifies the borrower for a specific product but still qualifies for a different product
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
with different charges, which of the following is true?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
New information specific to the consumer or transaction that the lender did not rely on when provi
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ding the disclosures is an acceptable changed circumstance
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
HOEPA applies to ms ms
ANSWER
Purchase money loans, Refinances, and HELOCs.
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
An MLO is looking to drive some business so he decides to specifically target an inner
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
-
city neighborhood in the hopes that he can get a ton of smaller loans, but he will char
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ge them more than he charges his more local customers. This is an example of
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Reverse Redlining ms
QUESTION 4 ms
,A borrower purchases a loan for his brother, but says he will be the one occupying th
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e property. This is termed
ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Occupancy fraud is a type of mortgage fraud, whereby the borrower lies about whether or not the h
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ome will be owner-occupied.
ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
RESPA is also known as ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Reg X ms
QUESTION 6 ms
A government agency can help with down payment assistance and can provide a borr
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ower money for their down payment. Family members can gift a borrower funds for t
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
heir down payment. The seller cannot......
ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
help a borrower with their down payment, but they can help by giving the borrower seller concessi
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ons
QUESTION 7 ms
If you refuse to take a loan application for a credit worthy applicant on a prohibited b
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
asis, what law would you be violating?
ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
ECOA
QUESTION 8 ms
ECOA requires a lender to provide the loan applicant with a credit decision within ho
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
w many days of receiving sufficient information to make a credit decision
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
(30) days of receiving the completed application.
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 9 ms
,If an MLO fails to renew their license, some states allow until when to renew with late
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
fee.
ms
ANSWER
Most states who allow reinstatement, have a deadline of February 28th.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 10 ms
Per FACTA, in a situation where a creditor discloses to a consumer credit reporting ag
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ency negative information the creditor must disclose that information to the consume
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
r. The disclosure must be made to the consumer no later than:
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
No later than thirty (30) days after the negative information was provided to the credit bureau(s).
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 11 ms
The mortgage loan originator receives the required key pieces of information from th
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e borrower on Wednesday. The lender is not open on the weekend, when is the MLO
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
required to provide the Loan Estimate by the end of what day of the week?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
A business day is day on which the lender's offices are open to the public for carrying out substanti
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ally all its business functions. Since the lender is not open on Saturday or Sunday, the LE would nee
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d to go out by Monday. Do not count the day info is given!
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 12 ms
MLO Joe is working with a borrower and has been for six months. Joe has yet to be a
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ble to find a loan product for this borrower, so he's decided to tell his borrower he ca
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
n't help him, but he owes him $1,000 for his time. This act is.......
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
This is collecting a fee for best efforts and is unethical and illegal under the SAFE Act.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 13 ms
Calculate the loan's Loan-to- ms ms ms
Value? Appraisal value = $300,000; Purchase price = $295,000; Loan amount = $236,0
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
00
ANSWER
, 000To determine a borrower's loan to value, the MLO or underwriter is going to take a loan amoun
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
t and divide it by the borrower's purchase price or the property's appraised value (whichever is low
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
er). $236,000/$295,000 = 80%
ms ms ms
QUESTION 14 ms
The MLO discovers after pulling the borrower's credit, that his credit score is too low
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
to obtain a conforming loan. The MLO discourages the borrower from making applicat
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ion at this time, even though the borrower insists they want to try and qualify. What l
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
aw has the MLO violated?
ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
ECOA prohibits discrimination.
ms ms
QUESTION 15 ms
What would be considered a prohibited factor when the state agency reviews a mortg
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
age banker license for financial responsibility?
ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
What type of things they've done in other states if they were licensed in other states. Violations in a
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
nother state could impact whether the new state will approve a license.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 16 ms
When a mortgage loan originator closes a loan for a client on the do not call registry,
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
they establish a client business relationship allowing you to solicit for
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
18 months after the last transaction, even if the consumer is on the Do Not Call Registry
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 17 ms
Victor is working with borrower Jennifer. Jennifer is applying for a loan without a co-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
borrower. Jennifer never mentioned a spouse but is wearing a wedding ring, how can
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
Victor ask Jennifer if she is married or not?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Victor cannot ask about marital status unless the application is for joint credit
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 18 ms
A CD is provided on a Thursday, what is the earliest that the loan can close?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms