NMLS - Champion Test
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichBlawBregulatesBtheBactivitiesBofBconsumerBreportingBagenciesBandBusersBofBcons
umerBcreditBreports?B-BAnswerFCRA
WhichBagencyBmanagesBtheBNationalBDoBNotBCallBRegistry?B-
BAnswerFederalBTradeBCommission
WhichBactBledBtoBtheBNationwideBMortgageBLicensingBSystemBandBRegistryBforBtheBres
identialBmortgageBindustry?B-BAnswerTheBSAFEBAct
UnderBECOA,BprovidingBdifferentBtermsBofBfinancingBforBaBpotentialBborrowerBwhoBhas
BpoorBcreditBscoresBdueBtoBaBrecentBbankruptcyBisBconsidered?B-BAnswerAcceptable
WhichBlawBsetsBforthBescrowBrequirementsBforBhigherBpricedBmortgageBloans?B-
BAnswerTruthBinBLendingBAct
WhichBfederalBactBintroducedBtheBideaBofBaBqualifiedBmortgage?B-BAnswerDodd-
FrankBAct
TheBfederalBTruthBInBLendingBActB-
BAnswerregulatesBadvertisingBwithBreferencesBtoBmortgageBinterestBrates.
WhatBactionBwouldBnotBbeBconsideredB"adverseBaction"BaccordingBtoBtheBFairBCreditB
ReportingBActB-
BAnswergrantingBaBmortgageBloanBbasedBonBtheBtermsBtheBconsumerBappliedBfor
,AccordingBtoBtheBTruthBInBLendingBAct,BwhichBofBtheseBwouldBbeBexcludedBfromBtheB
financeBchargeB-BAnswerSeller'sBpoints
UnderBtheBDodd-
FrankBWallBStreetBReformBandBConsumerBProtectionBAct,BmortgageBloansBare_____ifBt
heyBareBsecuredBbyBaBconsumer'sBhomeBandBhaveBinterestBrateBaboveBcertainBthresho
ldsB-BAnswerHigher-priced
ECOABconsidersBanBoralBapplicationBtheBsameBasBaBwrittenBapplication,BrequiringBstand
ardBdisclosures.BWhichBisBanBexampleBofBanBoralBapplication?B-
BAnsweraBcustomerBcallsBandBinformsBtheBloanBofficerBofBherBincome,BstateBherBdebt,
BandBsaysBherBcreditBisBstruggling.BTheBloanBofficerBsuggestsBthatBsheBcleanBtheBcredit
BtoBobtainBloanBapproval
underBwhichBfederalBlegislationBdoesBtheBconsumerBhaveBtheBrightBtoBreceiveBaBcopyB
ofBtheBappraisalBreportBonBaBdwellingBthatBisBtoBbeBusedBasBcollateralBforBaBloanB-
BAnswerECOA
AccordingBtoBtheBInteragencyBGuidanceBonBNontraditionalBMortgageBProducts,BloansBto
BborrowersBwhoBdoBnotBshowBcapacityBtoBrepayBtheBloanBfromBsourcesBotherBthanBt
heBcollateralBareB-BAnswerunsafeBandBshouldBbeBavoided
AccordingBtoBECOA,BanBadverseBactionBnoticeBisBNOTBrequiredBtoBincludeBtheB-
BAnswerAppraiser'sBname
FundingBforBaBconstructionBloanBisBusuallyBmadeB-
BAnswerperiodically,BasBtheBbuildingBisBconstructed
WhichBfeeBshownBonBaBloanBestimateBallowsBaB10%BtoleranceBwhenBcomparedBtoBthe
BactualBsettlementBcharge?B-BAnswergovernmentBrecordingBcharges
TheBFederalBNationalBMortgageBAssociationB(FannieBMae)BisB-
BAnswerdesignedBtoBincreaseBavailabilityBofBmoneyBtoBprimaryBlenders
, WhichBtypeBofBmortgageBallowsBpersonalBpropertyBtoBbeBincludedBinBtheBpropertyBsal
eBandBfinancedBtogetherBwithBoneBloanB-BAnswerPackageBmortgage
WhichBtypeBofBsurveyBmarksBoutBtheBdriveways,Bwalks,BandBfoundationsB-
BAnswerConstructionBSurvey
OneBofBtheBpurposesBofBtheBQualifiedBMortgageB(QM)BdefinitionBisBtoB-
BAnswerprohibitBorBlimitBcertainBhigh-riskBmortgageBproductsBandBfeatures
WhichBstatementBaboutBtheBFederalBReserveBisBFALSEB-
BAnswerTheBFederalBReserveBsetsBtheBprimeBrate
TRIDBrequiresBthatBallBrealBestateBbrokerBandBmortgageBbrokerBcompensationBbeBdiscl
osedBinBwhatBdocumentBforBaBstandardBclosed-endedBresidentialBrealBestateBloanB-
BAnswerClosingBDisclosure
InBaBrefinanceBtransactionBofBaBconventionalBloanBthatBhasBaBrateBreduction,BwhatBti
meBofBmonthBhasBtheBmostBsavingsBforBtheBborrower,BconsideringBperBdiemBinterestB-
BAnswerbeginningBofBtheBmonth
AnBexampleBofBeconomicBobsolescenceBisBaBpropertyB-
BAnswerlocatedBnextBtoBaBhighway
WhenBapplyingBforBanBFHABmortgage,BwhatBitemBmustBbeBbroughtBtoBaBsatisfactoryBc
onditionBinBorderBforBtheBborrowerBtoBreceiveBanBapprovalB-
BAnswerDefaultedBstudentBloan
WalterBhasBbeenBassignedBtheBtaskBofBdevelopingBanBidentityBtheftBpreventionBprogra
mBforBtheBownerBofBaBnewBmortgageBbrokerageBcompany.BComplianceBwithBwhichBof
BtheBfollowingBrequiresBtheBdevelopmentBandBimplementationBofBanBidentityBtheftBpro
gramB-BAnswerRedBFlagBRules
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichBlawBregulatesBtheBactivitiesBofBconsumerBreportingBagenciesBandBusersBofBcons
umerBcreditBreports?B-BAnswerFCRA
WhichBagencyBmanagesBtheBNationalBDoBNotBCallBRegistry?B-
BAnswerFederalBTradeBCommission
WhichBactBledBtoBtheBNationwideBMortgageBLicensingBSystemBandBRegistryBforBtheBres
identialBmortgageBindustry?B-BAnswerTheBSAFEBAct
UnderBECOA,BprovidingBdifferentBtermsBofBfinancingBforBaBpotentialBborrowerBwhoBhas
BpoorBcreditBscoresBdueBtoBaBrecentBbankruptcyBisBconsidered?B-BAnswerAcceptable
WhichBlawBsetsBforthBescrowBrequirementsBforBhigherBpricedBmortgageBloans?B-
BAnswerTruthBinBLendingBAct
WhichBfederalBactBintroducedBtheBideaBofBaBqualifiedBmortgage?B-BAnswerDodd-
FrankBAct
TheBfederalBTruthBInBLendingBActB-
BAnswerregulatesBadvertisingBwithBreferencesBtoBmortgageBinterestBrates.
WhatBactionBwouldBnotBbeBconsideredB"adverseBaction"BaccordingBtoBtheBFairBCreditB
ReportingBActB-
BAnswergrantingBaBmortgageBloanBbasedBonBtheBtermsBtheBconsumerBappliedBfor
,AccordingBtoBtheBTruthBInBLendingBAct,BwhichBofBtheseBwouldBbeBexcludedBfromBtheB
financeBchargeB-BAnswerSeller'sBpoints
UnderBtheBDodd-
FrankBWallBStreetBReformBandBConsumerBProtectionBAct,BmortgageBloansBare_____ifBt
heyBareBsecuredBbyBaBconsumer'sBhomeBandBhaveBinterestBrateBaboveBcertainBthresho
ldsB-BAnswerHigher-priced
ECOABconsidersBanBoralBapplicationBtheBsameBasBaBwrittenBapplication,BrequiringBstand
ardBdisclosures.BWhichBisBanBexampleBofBanBoralBapplication?B-
BAnsweraBcustomerBcallsBandBinformsBtheBloanBofficerBofBherBincome,BstateBherBdebt,
BandBsaysBherBcreditBisBstruggling.BTheBloanBofficerBsuggestsBthatBsheBcleanBtheBcredit
BtoBobtainBloanBapproval
underBwhichBfederalBlegislationBdoesBtheBconsumerBhaveBtheBrightBtoBreceiveBaBcopyB
ofBtheBappraisalBreportBonBaBdwellingBthatBisBtoBbeBusedBasBcollateralBforBaBloanB-
BAnswerECOA
AccordingBtoBtheBInteragencyBGuidanceBonBNontraditionalBMortgageBProducts,BloansBto
BborrowersBwhoBdoBnotBshowBcapacityBtoBrepayBtheBloanBfromBsourcesBotherBthanBt
heBcollateralBareB-BAnswerunsafeBandBshouldBbeBavoided
AccordingBtoBECOA,BanBadverseBactionBnoticeBisBNOTBrequiredBtoBincludeBtheB-
BAnswerAppraiser'sBname
FundingBforBaBconstructionBloanBisBusuallyBmadeB-
BAnswerperiodically,BasBtheBbuildingBisBconstructed
WhichBfeeBshownBonBaBloanBestimateBallowsBaB10%BtoleranceBwhenBcomparedBtoBthe
BactualBsettlementBcharge?B-BAnswergovernmentBrecordingBcharges
TheBFederalBNationalBMortgageBAssociationB(FannieBMae)BisB-
BAnswerdesignedBtoBincreaseBavailabilityBofBmoneyBtoBprimaryBlenders
, WhichBtypeBofBmortgageBallowsBpersonalBpropertyBtoBbeBincludedBinBtheBpropertyBsal
eBandBfinancedBtogetherBwithBoneBloanB-BAnswerPackageBmortgage
WhichBtypeBofBsurveyBmarksBoutBtheBdriveways,Bwalks,BandBfoundationsB-
BAnswerConstructionBSurvey
OneBofBtheBpurposesBofBtheBQualifiedBMortgageB(QM)BdefinitionBisBtoB-
BAnswerprohibitBorBlimitBcertainBhigh-riskBmortgageBproductsBandBfeatures
WhichBstatementBaboutBtheBFederalBReserveBisBFALSEB-
BAnswerTheBFederalBReserveBsetsBtheBprimeBrate
TRIDBrequiresBthatBallBrealBestateBbrokerBandBmortgageBbrokerBcompensationBbeBdiscl
osedBinBwhatBdocumentBforBaBstandardBclosed-endedBresidentialBrealBestateBloanB-
BAnswerClosingBDisclosure
InBaBrefinanceBtransactionBofBaBconventionalBloanBthatBhasBaBrateBreduction,BwhatBti
meBofBmonthBhasBtheBmostBsavingsBforBtheBborrower,BconsideringBperBdiemBinterestB-
BAnswerbeginningBofBtheBmonth
AnBexampleBofBeconomicBobsolescenceBisBaBpropertyB-
BAnswerlocatedBnextBtoBaBhighway
WhenBapplyingBforBanBFHABmortgage,BwhatBitemBmustBbeBbroughtBtoBaBsatisfactoryBc
onditionBinBorderBforBtheBborrowerBtoBreceiveBanBapprovalB-
BAnswerDefaultedBstudentBloan
WalterBhasBbeenBassignedBtheBtaskBofBdevelopingBanBidentityBtheftBpreventionBprogra
mBforBtheBownerBofBaBnewBmortgageBbrokerageBcompany.BComplianceBwithBwhichBof
BtheBfollowingBrequiresBtheBdevelopmentBandBimplementationBofBanBidentityBtheftBpro
gramB-BAnswerRedBFlagBRules