Ohio (OMBA) Mortgage License Requirements

Learn about the Ohio mortgage education needs and additional requirements for mortgage licensing.

In the state of Ohio (OMBA), mortgage loan originators are required to:

1. Complete a Criminal Background Check (CBC).
2. Authorize a credit report through the NMLS.
3. Fulfill all state and federal education requirements as designated by your state agency.
4. Take and pass a National Test.
5. Surety bond.

Ohio (OMBA) NLMS Pre-Licensing Education Requirements

New state-licensed MLOs are required to complete 24 hours of NMLS-approved education. This includes:

• 3 hours of federal law
• 3 hours of ethics
• 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
• 12 hours of electives
• 4 hours of Ohio state-specific education

Note: Only applicants under ORMLA must take the additional 4hrs of education. ORMLA applicants only require 20 hours

Ohio (OMBA) Continuing Education Requirements

State-licensed MLOs are required to complete 8 hours of NMLS-approved mortgage education annually beginning the year they are licensed (unless PE was completed in the same year). This includes:

• 3 hours of federal law
• 2 hours of ethics
• 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
• 1 hour of electives

MLOs are advised that to comply with the SAFE Act’s “successive years” rule, they may not take the same CE course two years in a row.

Ohio (OMBA) Mortgage Licensing: More Information

Ohio Division of Financial Institutions

Phone: 614-644-6484

Email: webdfi-cf@com.state.oh.us

Website: www.com.ohio.gov/fiin

NMLS Resources:

To view the Ohio (OMBA) MLO License Description Page, please click here.

Professional Standards: Mortgage Education – click here

Professional Standards: Criminal Background Check – click here

Professional Standards: Credit Report – click here

Professional Standards: Mortgage Education – click here

Professional Standards: MLO Testing – click here