6/10/25, 5:26 PM SAFE NMLS safe test practice
questions
NMLS SAFE 2025-2026 \ACTUAL EXAM \LATEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \LATEST UPDATE WITH VIRIFIED ANSWERS
|GUARANTEED PASS|GRADED A+
FEMA Coordinates the response to a disaster that has occurred in the
Federal Emergency United States
Management Agency
NFIA In acted 1968 after hurricane Betsy
National Flood Insurance Act
NFIP Made flood insurance
National Flood Insurance available for first time part of
Program
NFIA
In 1973 this made the purchase of flood insurance
FDPA
mandatory for the protection of property located in
special flood hazard areas
Used to protect
Title Insurance agents, two types
Owners- insures title is
free of defects
Lenders-benefit purchaser if loan is sold
PMI Protects lenders if borrower stops making payments
Private Mortgage Insurance borrower pays until 20% of loan value is paid
Insurance policy placed by lender on a home when the
Forced Place Insurance
property owners own insurance is cancelled
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Finances the cost of a new construction
Pays while being constructed, then
New Construction Loan
new loan taken out Requires
Freddie Mac form 442
Requires Fannie Mae form 1004D
Power of Sale Grants lender the ability to secure full legal title to property
Trust Right of property to be held for the benefit of another
Truster Person who grants the right to trust
Trustee Holds the property of a trust
Debts tied to single property
Specific Lien Highest priority lien holder has first
rights to collect First in time, first
in line
Involuntary Lien Lien imposed upon the owner of real property
Voluntary Lien Mortgage owner willingly entered into an agreement of lien
against their property
An interest or encumbrance held by a creditor in a
Lien
debtee's real or personal property
Where originated loans are sold to
Secondary Mortgage Market
warehouse lenders Origination fee
is charged to warehouse lenders
Oral Rate Disclosures When a borrower orally asks about a credit plan lender must
state the APR
Creditor must retain the Escrow Closing Notice and the
TILA Document Retention
1026.25 Partial Payment Disclosure, both of which are new
disclosures, for two years
Requires a creditor to maintain for three years records
TILA Document Retention
1026.25 sufficient to evidence all compensation it pays to a
loan originator
Regulation Z Most of the specific requirements imposed by TILA are found in
CHARM Booklet This is an informational booklet containing general information on
Consumer Handbook On Adjustable Rate
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Mortgages (ARM's) that is provided by the lender to the
loan applicant at the time of application for certain
adjustable mortgage loans
Promotes the financial stability of the
Dodd-Frank Act
United States Passed in 2010
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CFPB Regulates consumer financial products
Consumer Financial
Protection Act Title X
Bureau
GAO An agency of the U.S. government that monitors and
Government Accountability audits government spending and operations
Office
Title Establishes minimum standards for all mortgage
XIV, 14 products Requires all originators to be properly
Dodd- qualified, registered and licensed
Frank
TILA This requires creditors to determine a consumer's ability to repay
Regulation 129(c) a "residential
mortgage loan" and establishes new rules and prohibitions on
prepayment penalties.
ATR Determines whether the creditor makes a reasonable
Ability to Repay and good faith determination at or before.
Regulation Z 1026.43(c) consummation that the consumer will have a reasonable
ability to repay the loan according to its terms
FTCA Outlaws unfair methods of competition and outlaws
Federal Trade Commission Act unfair acts or practices that affect commerce
A borrower is unable to challenge whether the lender
Safe Harbor Presumption
met its "ability to repay" obligations
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The borrower has the ability to raise a legal challenge
Rebuttable Presumption
but must overcome the legal presumption that the
lender complied with this obligation
Average Prime Offer Rate Rate higher than a benchmark rate
TILA Prohibits misuse of appraisals, influencing appraiser and
Appraisal Regulations 129E withholding payment for an appraisal
HOEPA Enacted in 1994 as an amendment to the Truth in
Home Ownership and Lending Act (TILA) to address abusive practices in
Equity Protection Act refinances and closed-end home equity loans with high
interest rates or high fees
This was designed to protect potential homeowners and
RESPA enable them to become more intelligent consumers. It
Real Estate Settlement requires that lenders provide greater amounts of
Procedures Act
information to prospective borrowers at certain
points in the loan settlement
process
Regulation X The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), is covered
under this regulation
2604 The Home Loan Toolkit is covered under this section of RESPA
GFE This document includes the breakdown of approximate
Good Faith Estimate payments due upon the closing of a mortgage loan
HUD-1 A standard form used to itemize services and fees
Uniform Settlement charged to the borrower by the lender or broker when
Statement Section applying for a loan for the purpose of purchasing or
2603 refinancing real estate
HUD-1 The final disclosure of settlement costs provided to the borrower
at closing
Discloses to the borrower whether the lender intends to
Mortgage Serving Disclosure
Statement service the loan or transfer it to another lender
Each transferor servicer and transferee servicer of any
Notices of Transfer of Loan mortgage loan shall provide to the borrower a notice
Servicing
of transfer for any assignment, sale, or transfer of
the
servicing of the mortgage loan
1024.33 Section under RESPA for mortgage servicing transfers
If any servicer of a federally related mortgage loan
receives a qualified written request from the borrower
Notice of Inquiry
for information relating to the servicing of such loan, the
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NMLS SAFE 2025-2026 \ACTUAL EXAM \LATEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \LATEST UPDATE WITH VIRIFIED ANSWERS
|GUARANTEED PASS|GRADED A+
FEMA Coordinates the response to a disaster that has occurred in the
Federal Emergency United States
Management Agency
NFIA In acted 1968 after hurricane Betsy
National Flood Insurance Act
NFIP Made flood insurance
National Flood Insurance available for first time part of
Program
NFIA
In 1973 this made the purchase of flood insurance
FDPA
mandatory for the protection of property located in
special flood hazard areas
Used to protect
Title Insurance agents, two types
Owners- insures title is
free of defects
Lenders-benefit purchaser if loan is sold
PMI Protects lenders if borrower stops making payments
Private Mortgage Insurance borrower pays until 20% of loan value is paid
Insurance policy placed by lender on a home when the
Forced Place Insurance
property owners own insurance is cancelled
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Finances the cost of a new construction
Pays while being constructed, then
New Construction Loan
new loan taken out Requires
Freddie Mac form 442
Requires Fannie Mae form 1004D
Power of Sale Grants lender the ability to secure full legal title to property
Trust Right of property to be held for the benefit of another
Truster Person who grants the right to trust
Trustee Holds the property of a trust
Debts tied to single property
Specific Lien Highest priority lien holder has first
rights to collect First in time, first
in line
Involuntary Lien Lien imposed upon the owner of real property
Voluntary Lien Mortgage owner willingly entered into an agreement of lien
against their property
An interest or encumbrance held by a creditor in a
Lien
debtee's real or personal property
Where originated loans are sold to
Secondary Mortgage Market
warehouse lenders Origination fee
is charged to warehouse lenders
Oral Rate Disclosures When a borrower orally asks about a credit plan lender must
state the APR
Creditor must retain the Escrow Closing Notice and the
TILA Document Retention
1026.25 Partial Payment Disclosure, both of which are new
disclosures, for two years
Requires a creditor to maintain for three years records
TILA Document Retention
1026.25 sufficient to evidence all compensation it pays to a
loan originator
Regulation Z Most of the specific requirements imposed by TILA are found in
CHARM Booklet This is an informational booklet containing general information on
Consumer Handbook On Adjustable Rate
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Mortgages (ARM's) that is provided by the lender to the
loan applicant at the time of application for certain
adjustable mortgage loans
Promotes the financial stability of the
Dodd-Frank Act
United States Passed in 2010
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CFPB Regulates consumer financial products
Consumer Financial
Protection Act Title X
Bureau
GAO An agency of the U.S. government that monitors and
Government Accountability audits government spending and operations
Office
Title Establishes minimum standards for all mortgage
XIV, 14 products Requires all originators to be properly
Dodd- qualified, registered and licensed
Frank
TILA This requires creditors to determine a consumer's ability to repay
Regulation 129(c) a "residential
mortgage loan" and establishes new rules and prohibitions on
prepayment penalties.
ATR Determines whether the creditor makes a reasonable
Ability to Repay and good faith determination at or before.
Regulation Z 1026.43(c) consummation that the consumer will have a reasonable
ability to repay the loan according to its terms
FTCA Outlaws unfair methods of competition and outlaws
Federal Trade Commission Act unfair acts or practices that affect commerce
A borrower is unable to challenge whether the lender
Safe Harbor Presumption
met its "ability to repay" obligations
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The borrower has the ability to raise a legal challenge
Rebuttable Presumption
but must overcome the legal presumption that the
lender complied with this obligation
Average Prime Offer Rate Rate higher than a benchmark rate
TILA Prohibits misuse of appraisals, influencing appraiser and
Appraisal Regulations 129E withholding payment for an appraisal
HOEPA Enacted in 1994 as an amendment to the Truth in
Home Ownership and Lending Act (TILA) to address abusive practices in
Equity Protection Act refinances and closed-end home equity loans with high
interest rates or high fees
This was designed to protect potential homeowners and
RESPA enable them to become more intelligent consumers. It
Real Estate Settlement requires that lenders provide greater amounts of
Procedures Act
information to prospective borrowers at certain
points in the loan settlement
process
Regulation X The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), is covered
under this regulation
2604 The Home Loan Toolkit is covered under this section of RESPA
GFE This document includes the breakdown of approximate
Good Faith Estimate payments due upon the closing of a mortgage loan
HUD-1 A standard form used to itemize services and fees
Uniform Settlement charged to the borrower by the lender or broker when
Statement Section applying for a loan for the purpose of purchasing or
2603 refinancing real estate
HUD-1 The final disclosure of settlement costs provided to the borrower
at closing
Discloses to the borrower whether the lender intends to
Mortgage Serving Disclosure
Statement service the loan or transfer it to another lender
Each transferor servicer and transferee servicer of any
Notices of Transfer of Loan mortgage loan shall provide to the borrower a notice
Servicing
of transfer for any assignment, sale, or transfer of
the
servicing of the mortgage loan
1024.33 Section under RESPA for mortgage servicing transfers
If any servicer of a federally related mortgage loan
receives a qualified written request from the borrower
Notice of Inquiry
for information relating to the servicing of such loan, the
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