Section 50142 Of Chapter 3.5. Mortgage Loan Originators From California Financial Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 3.5.
50142
. (a) An applicant for a mortgage loan originator license
shall complete at least 20 hours of education approved in accordance
with subdivision (b). The education shall include at least the
following:
(1) Three hours of instruction on federal law and regulations.
(2) Three hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on
fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues.
(3) Two hours of training related to lending standards for the
nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.
(4) Two hours of training related to relevant California law and
regulations.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), prelicensing education
courses shall be reviewed and approved by the Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System and Registry. Review and approval of a prelicensing
education course shall include review and approval of the course
provider.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude any prelicensing
education course approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System
and Registry that is provided by the employer of the applicant or an
entity that is affiliated with the applicant by an agency contract,
or any subsidiary or affiliate of the employer or entity.
(d) Prelicensing education may be offered either in a classroom,
online, or by any other means approved by the Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System and Registry.
(e) The prelicensing education requirements approved by the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for any state other
than California shall be accepted as credit toward completion of
prelicensing education requirements in California.
(f) An individual previously licensed under this chapter applying
to be licensed again must prove that he or she has completed all of
the continuing education requirements for the year in which that
individual last held the license.