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Pennsylvania Pre-license Training and Course Requirements

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Pennsylvania Mortgage License Requirements

Learn about the Pennsylvania mortgage education requirements for mortgage licensing.

In the state of Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.
  4. Take and pass a National Test.
  5. Tax Certification.

Pennsylvania NMLS Pre-Licensing Education Requirements:

New state-licensed MLOs are required to complete 20 hours of NMLS-approved education. This includes:

  • 3 hours of federal law
  • 3 hours of ethics
  • 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
  • 9 hours of electives
  • 3 hours of Pennsylvania state-specific education

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania state-specific education

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.

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