8 Hours of 2024 Connecticut NMLS Continuing Education

​​​​​​​The Connecticut Department of Banking requires mortgage licensees in this state to take a one-hour course on Connecticut mortgage lending rules as part of the licensees' annual continuing education requirement for license renewal. This course covers the four topics relating to Connecticut mortgage regulations.

This four-module course begins with an overview of the Department of Banking. We'll then review the Connecticut Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-746), various other important lending regulations, such as nonprime mortgages and title insurance issues, and conclude with a review of Connecticut mortgage licensing requirements.

Topics and Learning Objectives

This course is broken down into several learning topics. At the end of the course a 15-question final exam will be given. The topics included in this course are:

1. Overview of the Connecticut Department of Banking
2. Connecticut Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices Act
3. Other Mortgage and Loan Practices
4. Connecticut Mortgage Licensing Requirements
5. Final exam

Total study time: 1 credit hour (50 minutes)

This course will prepare Connecticut DOB-licensees to:

• Examine a case study of companies that operated in their own best interests, see how that turned out, and then recognize why it is always best to put the customer's interests first.
• List the divisions of the Connecticut Department of Banking and explain their purposes.
• List the required loan disclosures that a lender must provide to an applicant.
• List the restrictions placed on high cost home loans in order to protect consumers from predatory lending.
• Explain the restriction on direct payments to contractors and the reasons for it.
• Explain when an applicant must be provided with a copy of an appraisal.
• Explain what a title search and title insurance are, and when title insurance will be necessary.
• Describe when mortgage insurance is required and the limitations placed upon it.
• List some of the restrictions on nonprime home loans.
• Recall who needs to be licensed in Connecticut to practice loan origination and the exceptions when licensing isn't required.
• Outline the licensing requirements for mortgage loan originators and the additional licensing requirements for mortgage lenders and brokers
• Describe the loan origination records that licensees are expected to maintain
• Identify the disclosure requirements when advertising mortgage loan products
• List prohibited actions licensee cannot participate in when originating mortgage loans

NMLS ID Required

You must have an NMLS ID to receive credit for this course. You will need this number before you begin the course.

If you already have an NMLS ID but don't remember what it is:

• Login into NMLS
• Click on the Composite View tab.
• Click View Individual on the sub-header row.
• The number that appears in parentheses after your name is your NMLS ID number.

If you do not have an NMLS ID and need to obtain one, use the instructions available in the NMLS Resource Center.

​​​​​​​This course will instruct mortgage loan originators on a number of regulations that they will have to comply with while taking part in their mortgage loan origination activities. Rules, such as those implemented by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, are set in place to protect the interest and well-being of consumers who apply for mortgages to purchase or refinance their properties. To ensure that their business practices satisfy the regulations adopted by federal laws, mortgage loan originators need to keep current on the guidelines published by entities such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Topics and Learning Objectives

This course consists of four sections and a final exam

1. Top 10 Federal Topics for 2024

2. Ethical Mortgage Advertisement Practices

3. The Fannie Mae HomeStyle® Renovation Loan

4. Final exam

Total study time: 7 credit hours (5 hours, 30 minutes)

Module 1: Top 10 Federal Topics for 2024

Study Time: 3 clock hours (150 minutes of federal law)

air lending along with compliance to the law, established rules, and implemented regulations is everyone’s responsibility. When compliance failures occur, everyone, including the customer, loses.

The topics outlined in this module are mandated by the NMLS and state regulators, covering the more egregious regulatory compliance failures recently discovered through various regulatory examinations, investigations, and audits.

Module 2: Ethical Mortgage Advertisement Practices

Study Time: 2 clock hours (100 minutes of ethics, fraud, and consumer protection)

Most, if not all of the regulations for the mortgage and banking industry are implemented to protect the consumer. That is what this module is about - consumer protection in advertising. Throughout this module, we hope to provide you a better understanding of the laws designed to protect consumers from untruthful mortgage advertising and understanding what you can and cannot do when advertising your loan products. Your proper understanding of these rules is vital when dealing with the public and promoting your services.

Module 3: The Fannie Mae HomeStyle Renovation Loan

Study Time: 2 clock hours (100 minutes of non-traditional mortgage)

In this next section, we will explore property rehabilitation loan products. Over the years, most of us have become familiar with the FHA 203(k) Rehab Loan. It was the loan program that many mortgage loan originators turned to when they needed a rehab loan program for their borrower client.

Today, there are other options available when it comes to rehabilitating a home for purchase and refinance that may more perfectly fit the rehab loan needs of the borrower. This module will introduce you to one such program: the Fannie Mae HomeStyle Rehab loan program. We'll explain the details of this program and compare it to the traditional 203(k) rehab loan.

NMLS ID Required

You must have an NMLS ID to receive credit for this course. You will need this number before you begin the course.

If you already have an NMLS ID but don't remember what it is:

• Login into NMLS
• Click on the Composite View tab.
• Click View Individual on the sub-header row.
• The number that appears in parentheses after your name is your NMLS ID number.

If you do not have an NMLS ID and need to obtain one, use the instructions available in the NMLS Resource Center