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Prac ce Ques ons 2025
Accelera on Clause - Ans Allows lenders to demand payment in full if the borrower defaults on
the loan (can be construed as predatory lending)
Aliena on Clause (Due on Sale Clause) - Ans Says you must repay your mortgage if you sell
your home to a new owner (loan is not assumable)
Appraiser Independance Requirements replaced HVCC - Ans home valua on code of conduct
Due on Demand Clause - Ans (Considered a predatory prac ce) The lender can demand
repayment of the loan in full at any me for any reason
HOEPA - Ans Home Ownership and Equity Protec on Act (Reg Z Sec 32) Amends TILA
Nonrecourse Agreement - Ans Loan agreement under which the collateral securing a loan is
the unl mate source of repayment, and the lender cannot hold the borrower personably liable
in the event of default. Lender can seize (and sell) the collateral but cannot seize non-pledged
asset or property.
ReConveyance - Ans Method in which a lein is removed from a property when payment is
made in full.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec on Act of 2010 - Ans Purpose is to
promote the financial stability of US by improving accountability and transparency in the
,financial system. Created the Consumer Financial Protec on Bureau. Changed MLO
compensa on rules
Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 - Ans Signed by GW Bush. Est. na onal
minimum standards for mortgage training, including prelicensing and annual con nuing
educa on. Also, under the SAFE Act, all MLO's must beither state-licensed or federally
registered.
SAFE Act - Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act: part of HERA of 2008 - Ans
Requires all states to implement a MLO licensing process that meets standards through the
Na onwide Mortgage Lending System & Registry (NMLS) In CA that compliance act is called SB -
36.
SAFE Act Objec ves - Ans *Provide uniform license applica ons and repor ng requirements
*Provide licensing database
*Improve flow of info to and between regulators
*Provide increased accountability and tracking of MLO's
*Streamline the licensing process
*Enhance consumer protec on and support an -fraud measures
*Provide consumers info about MLO's
*Require MLO's to act in "the best interest of the client"
*Facilitate responsible behavior in the subprime mkt
*Facilitate the collec on and disbursement of consumer complaints
NMLS - Ans Started in 2004 by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the
American Assoc. of Residen al Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) They wrote model legisla on
reviewed by HUD for states to follow
,Mortgage Loan Originator Defini on - Ans Someone who for compensa on or gain or
expecta on thereof: takes a residen al mortgage loan applica on or offers or nego ates terms
of a residen al mortgage loan
Independent Contractor - Ans May not engage in residen al mortgage loan ac vi es as a loan
processor or underwriter unless state licensed
Unique Iden fier - Ans *Required by the SAFE Act for all state licensed MLO's or federally
registered MLO's employed by a depository ins tu on regulated by a federal banking agency or
regulated by the Farm Credit Admin.
*Required on all mktg materials, applica ons, required disclosures & business cards
FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Ans Built and maintains the online NMLS
system
RESPA (X) Real Estate SeGlement Procedures Act 0f 1974 - Ans *Enforced by HUD
*Intended to help consumers become beGer shoppers for seGlement services and eliminate
unnecessary increases in the costs of certain seGlement services
MLO License Not Required - Ans *Purely administra ve or clerical tasks for a licensee
*Only performing real estate brokerage work
*Time share credit work
*Loan processor or underwriter who does not represent to the public that they perform MLO
work
Federal Banking Agencies - Ans The Board of Gov.'s of the Fed. Reserve System, Comptroller of
the Currency, Dir. of the Office of ThriK Supervision, Na onal Credit Union Administra on and
the FDIC.
, Depository Ins tu on - Ans Any bank or savings assoc. including credit union
Non-Tradi onal Mortgage Product - Ans Any mortgage product other than a 30 yr fixed rate
Residen al Mortgage Loan - Ans Any loan primarily for personal, family or household use that
is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other equivalent consensual security interest on a
dwelling or residen al real estate upon which a dwelling is constructed or is intended to be
constructed a dwelling
MLO Licensing Requirements - Ans * Submit to a background check
*Provide personal history
*Provide authoriza on for a credit report
*Never had MLO license revoked
*No convic on or pled nolo contendere for a felony during past 7 yrs preceeding date of
applica on
*No fraud, breach of trust, or money laundering ever
*A pardon is not a convic on
MLO personal financial responsibility - Ans No:
*Current outstanding judgments
*Current outstanding tax liens
*Foreclosures in the past 3 years
*PaGern of seriously delinquent accounts in past 3 yrs
MLO pre-licensing educa on - Ans Federal Law & regula on (3 hours)
Ethics (3 hours)
Nontradi onal mortgage products (2 hours)
NMLS Prac ce Test Hard Ques ons/ NMLS Safe Exam
Prac ce Ques ons 2025
Accelera on Clause - Ans Allows lenders to demand payment in full if the borrower defaults on
the loan (can be construed as predatory lending)
Aliena on Clause (Due on Sale Clause) - Ans Says you must repay your mortgage if you sell
your home to a new owner (loan is not assumable)
Appraiser Independance Requirements replaced HVCC - Ans home valua on code of conduct
Due on Demand Clause - Ans (Considered a predatory prac ce) The lender can demand
repayment of the loan in full at any me for any reason
HOEPA - Ans Home Ownership and Equity Protec on Act (Reg Z Sec 32) Amends TILA
Nonrecourse Agreement - Ans Loan agreement under which the collateral securing a loan is
the unl mate source of repayment, and the lender cannot hold the borrower personably liable
in the event of default. Lender can seize (and sell) the collateral but cannot seize non-pledged
asset or property.
ReConveyance - Ans Method in which a lein is removed from a property when payment is
made in full.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec on Act of 2010 - Ans Purpose is to
promote the financial stability of US by improving accountability and transparency in the
,financial system. Created the Consumer Financial Protec on Bureau. Changed MLO
compensa on rules
Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 - Ans Signed by GW Bush. Est. na onal
minimum standards for mortgage training, including prelicensing and annual con nuing
educa on. Also, under the SAFE Act, all MLO's must beither state-licensed or federally
registered.
SAFE Act - Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act: part of HERA of 2008 - Ans
Requires all states to implement a MLO licensing process that meets standards through the
Na onwide Mortgage Lending System & Registry (NMLS) In CA that compliance act is called SB -
36.
SAFE Act Objec ves - Ans *Provide uniform license applica ons and repor ng requirements
*Provide licensing database
*Improve flow of info to and between regulators
*Provide increased accountability and tracking of MLO's
*Streamline the licensing process
*Enhance consumer protec on and support an -fraud measures
*Provide consumers info about MLO's
*Require MLO's to act in "the best interest of the client"
*Facilitate responsible behavior in the subprime mkt
*Facilitate the collec on and disbursement of consumer complaints
NMLS - Ans Started in 2004 by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the
American Assoc. of Residen al Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) They wrote model legisla on
reviewed by HUD for states to follow
,Mortgage Loan Originator Defini on - Ans Someone who for compensa on or gain or
expecta on thereof: takes a residen al mortgage loan applica on or offers or nego ates terms
of a residen al mortgage loan
Independent Contractor - Ans May not engage in residen al mortgage loan ac vi es as a loan
processor or underwriter unless state licensed
Unique Iden fier - Ans *Required by the SAFE Act for all state licensed MLO's or federally
registered MLO's employed by a depository ins tu on regulated by a federal banking agency or
regulated by the Farm Credit Admin.
*Required on all mktg materials, applica ons, required disclosures & business cards
FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Ans Built and maintains the online NMLS
system
RESPA (X) Real Estate SeGlement Procedures Act 0f 1974 - Ans *Enforced by HUD
*Intended to help consumers become beGer shoppers for seGlement services and eliminate
unnecessary increases in the costs of certain seGlement services
MLO License Not Required - Ans *Purely administra ve or clerical tasks for a licensee
*Only performing real estate brokerage work
*Time share credit work
*Loan processor or underwriter who does not represent to the public that they perform MLO
work
Federal Banking Agencies - Ans The Board of Gov.'s of the Fed. Reserve System, Comptroller of
the Currency, Dir. of the Office of ThriK Supervision, Na onal Credit Union Administra on and
the FDIC.
, Depository Ins tu on - Ans Any bank or savings assoc. including credit union
Non-Tradi onal Mortgage Product - Ans Any mortgage product other than a 30 yr fixed rate
Residen al Mortgage Loan - Ans Any loan primarily for personal, family or household use that
is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other equivalent consensual security interest on a
dwelling or residen al real estate upon which a dwelling is constructed or is intended to be
constructed a dwelling
MLO Licensing Requirements - Ans * Submit to a background check
*Provide personal history
*Provide authoriza on for a credit report
*Never had MLO license revoked
*No convic on or pled nolo contendere for a felony during past 7 yrs preceeding date of
applica on
*No fraud, breach of trust, or money laundering ever
*A pardon is not a convic on
MLO personal financial responsibility - Ans No:
*Current outstanding judgments
*Current outstanding tax liens
*Foreclosures in the past 3 years
*PaGern of seriously delinquent accounts in past 3 yrs
MLO pre-licensing educa on - Ans Federal Law & regula on (3 hours)
Ethics (3 hours)
Nontradi onal mortgage products (2 hours)
