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        | Housing and Economic Recovery Act |  | 
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        | SAFE Act Secure and Fair Enforcement Act |  | 
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        | Nationwide Mortrgage Licensing System & Registry |  | 
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        | Conference of State Bank Supervisors |  | 
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        | American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators |  | 
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MLOIndependent contractors |  | 
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        | Term 
 
        | prelicensing education requirements |  | Definition 
 
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federal law and regulations 3 hrsethics 3 hrsnontraditional mortgage products, which the SAFE Act defines as anything other than 30 yr fixed rate loan 2 hrselective topics 12 hours |  | 
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        | Mortgage Loan Originator Test Components |  | Definition 
 
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24-25% federal mortgage related laws19-20% general mortgage knowledge19-20% mortgage loan origination activities14-15% ethics20-22% UST |  | 
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        | continuing education for MLOs |  | Definition 
 
        | must complete 8 hours annually 
3 hrs federal mortgage related laws2 hrs ethics, including fraud, consumer protection and fair lending2 hrs non traditional mortgage products1 hr elective |  | 
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        | MLO cannot have the following in character and fitness |  | Definition 
 
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current outstanding judgments, except judgments solely as a result of medical expensescurrent outstanding tax liens or other government liens and filingsforeclosures within the past 3 yearsa patter or seriously delinquent accoutns within the past 3 yrs |  | 
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