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Wisconsin Pre-license Training and Course Requirements

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Wisconsin Mortgage License Requirements

Learn about the Wisconsin mortgage education requirements for mortgage licensing.

In the state of Wisconsin, 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. Regulatory Background: An applicant shall not have had a mortgage loan originator license revoked in any governmental jurisdiction, unless the revocation was subsequently and formally vacated.
  6. Company Association: A mortgage loan originator must act on behalf of a licensed mortgage banker or mortgage broker. Therefore, each mortgage loan originator must identify the mortgage banker or mortgage broker with whom he or she will be employed if a mortgage loan originator license is issued.

Wisconsin 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 training
  • 12 hours of electives

Wisconsin 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.

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