West Virginia NMLS-Approved Mortgage Continuing Education

Maintaining Mortgage Industry Awareness provides a review of relevant issues facing mortgage loan originators today, specifically those outlined by NMLS as required topics for continuing education. Students will examine provisions of the Truth-in-Lending Act, the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule, and the Qualified Mortgage Rule, including issues related to considering the triggers, tolerances, and thresholds that enable loan originators to determine when disclosures are due and what information is required. In addition, students will take a look at the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, specifically rules related to lead agreements, marketing services agreements, co-marketing, desk licensing agreements, and affiliated business arrangements. Students will also review several nontraditional mortgage products, such as adjustable-rate mortgages and fixed-rate mortgages with terms of 15 and 40 years. Finally, students will review mortgage laws and regulations specific to the state of West Virginia. This course is NMLS-approved for nine hours of continuing education required for West Virginia mortgage loan originators, as specified by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act and West Virginia law. Annual S.A.F.E. Act continuing education requirements for West Virginia loan originators include three hours of federal law, two hours of ethics, two hours of nontraditional mortgage lending, and two hours of West Virginia-specific laws and regulations, for a total of nine hours.

This course will focus on the laws and rules that regulate mortgage loan originators, mortgage lenders, and brokers doing business in West Virginia. The topics included in this course are presented according to those outlined by the state as subjects that must be included in order to satisfy the continuing education requirements for mortgage loan originators. In Module 1, students will examine the authority of the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions and important definitions under the law. Students will also review required conduct for mortgage licensees, including duties related to license renewal, tangible net benefit, disclosures, and repayment ability. In Module 2, students will review recordkeeping requirements, prohibited practices for licensees, and disciplinary actions, as well as the Good Funds Settlement Act.