| All the Regulations to Memorize for your NMLS Test 
 
 
For fun I have listed here some more than one hundred questions and the correct answers for you to memorize for your NMLS Test. This is in case the droning voice recording on your online test made you fall asleep, or the teacher was on something. You must memorize the details the way NMLS is testing for nationally, it does not matter what you think or how you practice in your local market. It does not matter about common sense, burn the facts in your head. Mortgage now is run by Barney Frank who once had a boyfriend at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, so he really knows how to properly regulate a complex business with certain laws that do not help consumers. So here it is, do not question the man behind the curtain, he is the great and powerful Oz. This does not guarantee you will pass. This is not necessarily  any exact list of the questions. This is a free study guide. 
 
 
NMLS TEST QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE FREE 
 
 
1.      
Prior to closing how long does RESPA require you
give the HUD1 to borrower if they ask? 
 
One business day 
 
 
2.      
UNDER ECOA What may NOT be used adversely in Underwriting? 
 
Borrower receives public assistance 
 
Remember ECOA is REG B 
 
 
3.      
Who is not a depository institution? 
 
Mortgage banker because they don’t lend
their own dough or work for a bank or S&L 
 
 
4.      
What is difference between a mortgage banker and
mortgage broker? 
 
Mortgage broker is middleman
intermediary, bankers do that but
also raise stock to loan their own money 
 
 
5.      
According to Truth in Lending Act a borrower on
a refinance who was not disclosed the APR can? 
 
Rescind
the loan for three years 
 
 
6.      
Lender who doesn’t sell loans to investors is: 
 
Portfolio
Lender 
 
 
7.      
Regulation forbids seller to steer to certain Title Company 
 
REG
X 
 
 
8.      
If the fed buys government securities the money
supply: 
 
Increases 
9.      
What law defines high cost loans or Section 32 loans? 
 
HOEPA Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act 
 
 
10.  
Fannie or Freddie can force a lender to buy back /repurchase a loan if 
 
Evidence
of fraud 
11.  
What Federal legislation requires information
about race? 
 
Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act HMDA 
 
 
12.  
A registered State Licensed MLO is identified in NLMS by 
 
Unique
identifier 
13.  
Common name of Title V? 
 
SAFE
ACT 
14.  
TIL does
not require: 
 
Name of
entity who services but does 
 
requires amount, finance charges, total
payments… 
 
15.  
What is the fine for violating Do Not Call? 
 
$16000.00 
 
16.  
State Licensed MLO lets license expire must retest if : 
 
5
years have past 
 
17.  
Federal regulation regarding adverse collection information on credit report? 
 
REG V 
 
18.  
Registered MLO hours education? 
 
0 only State has 20 
 
19.  
MLO fails test 3rd time must wait: 
 
180 days 
 
20.  
SAFE requires State Licensed x hours continuing education? 
 
8 
 
21.  
RESPA requires what disclosure at closing? 
 
HUD-1 
 
22.  
Fixed rate fully amortized loans each payment: 
 
Interest portion decreases and principle
increases 
 
23.  
HMDA does not include: 
 
Land loans 
 
24.  
Refinance recission: 
 
3 business
days including Saturday not Sunday or Fed holidays 
 
25.  
Lender must notify Borrower of decision in: 
 
30
days 
 
26.  
RESPA applies
to all 
 
Real
estate credit 1-4 family dwellings 
 
27.  
APR
must be disclosed on 
 
TIL 
 
28.  
FCRA #
days a credit information provider respond to dispute? 
 
30 
 
29.  
Mortgage
Disclosure Improvement Act fastest # days can close 
 
7th
business day after disclosures delivered 
 
30.  
What settlement charge may have 10% tolerance between GFE and closing? 
 
Government
recording charges 
 
31.  
Estimate for settlement charges on GFE is available for X days 
 
7 
 
32.  
What fee may be charged before delivery TIL and
GFE? 
 
Credit report fee 
 
33.  
Mortgage broker rents discounted space from a
Title Co for referrals violates: 
 
RESPA 
 
34.  
APR
initial TIL 5.99% increases to
6.25% on final how long wait to close? 
 
3
business days after redisclosure 
 
35.  
Higher priced
loan is 
 
APR is
average prime offer rate + 1.5% 
 
36.  
GFE lumps
together: 
 
Lender
and mortgage broker fees 
 
37.  
According to SAFE a MLO convicted of felony
assault 10 years ago 
 
Can apply 
 
38.  
MLO can be paid on: 
 
Fixed percentage of loan amount 
 
39.  
Conventional loans are backed by the government? 
 
Not guaranteed 
 
40.  
What kind of loan is assumable? 
 
FHA  
 
41.  
Down payment for FHA with FICO 580+ 
 
3.5%   or 10% for score 500-579 
 
 
42.  
Seller contribution
allowed FHA 
 
6% of
closing but not down payment 
 
43.  
FHA refinance amount UFMIP? 
 
1%
loan for both refi and purchase 
 
44.  
FHA
housing ration and DTI? 
 
31%
/ 43% 
 
45.  
FHA tax
free income – disability/child support 
 
Gross
up  125% 
 
46.  
 VA Housing Ratio and DTI 
 
41%
/ 41% 
 
47.  
VA seller
maximum buy down rate is 
 
4% 
 
48.  
VA funding
fee for first time (not National Guard or reserve) 
 
2.15% 
 
49.  
Rural Housing Services RHS under 
 
USDA 
 
50.  
PMI
requires what down? 
 
3% 
 
51.  
Cancel
PMI under: 
 
Homeowners
Protection Act 
 
52.  
Homeowners Protection Act requires lender to drop PMI at: 
 
78%
of original purchase price 
 
53.  
Jumbo loan is 
 
Nonconforming loan 
 
54.  
Definition of nontraditional loan is under 
 
SAFE Act 
 
55.  
Mortgage second with predetermined maximum loan
amount, adjustable, IO minimum, can be reborrowed is 
 
HELOC 
 
56.  
Borrower right to change from ARM to Fixed one
time 
 
Convertible loan 
 
57.  
Conforming loan 
 
Follows Freddie and Fannie criteria 
 
58.  
Nontraditional
mortgage highest risk in underwriting is 
 
High
debt to income ratio 
 
59.  
Difference between index and the rate charged is
called 
 
Margin 
 
60.  
Total payments payoff the entire balance at term
is 
 
Fully amortizing 
 
61.  
During reverse mortgage what decreases: 
 
Equity 
 
62.  
Reverse mortgage must be repaid if unoccupied by owner for: 
 
12
months 
 
63.  
HECM
not available on: 
 
No cooperatives 
 
64.  
HECM does
not consider: 
 
Credit
of borrower 
 
65.  
Lender refuses to make loans in certain neighborhood 
 
Redlining 
 
66.  
RESPA
kickback who pays fine 
 
All parties
who received 
 
67.  
TIL in
Advertising  
 
Think
numbers like: 10% down 
 
68.  
Advertising 
 
APR
amount down terms repayment 
 
69.  
Discouraging minority application 
 
ECOA 
 
70.  
Not
protected by Fair Housing Act 
 
Sexual
orientation  
 
71.  
ARM loans
address 
 
Recessions 
 
72.  
Initial
rate ARM 4% lower than fully indexed 
 
Teaser
 
 
73.  
Recast
ARM 
 
Recomputed
monthly payments to fully amortize 
 
74.  
5/2/6 ARM
(6 is the 
 
Payment
cap 
 
75.  
Lowest teaser rate 
 
Pay option ARM 
 
76.  
Option ARM accelerated payment is  
 
Fully amortized over shorter loan term (15
or 20) 
 
77.  
Option ARM recast 
 
Regular normal every 5 years 
 
78.  
Conversion right on ARM must requalify if: 
 
Sold to secondary 
 
79.  
Graduated Payment mortgage is 
 
Payments increase at regular intervals 
 
80.  
Graduated Payment Mortgages 
 
Have neg am 
 
81.  
ARM’s 
 
Have Home Equity Conversion Mortgage  
 
82.  
HECM is 
 
Reverse Mortgage 
 
83.  
HECM 
 
Cannot be second or subordinate loan 
 
84.  
Reverse Mortgage 
 
Borrower must maintain, live in and pay
taxes 
 
85.  
Land Contract 
 
Vendor/seller transfers equitable title to
vendee/ buyer 
 
86.  
Alienation clause is 
 
Due on sale/ if sold payoff loan 
 
87.  
MLO can’t be a modification counselor advertisement
under 
 
Truth in Lending Act 
 
88.  
3 day rescission Regulation 
 
Reg Z 
 
89.  
Flipping analyze past  
 
3 years history of transfers 
 
90.  
Civil Rights 1866 prohibits discrimination on 
 
Race 
 
91.  
Repeated refinancing 
 
Loan flipping 
 
92.  
Fed. Legislation requiring “equal housing lender” 
 
Fair Housing Act 
 
93.  
Fair Housing Act does NOT cover 
 
Disability (does cover religion, maritial,
sex) 
 
94.  
Fed law covers redlining 
 
Community Reinvestment Act 
 
95.  
Discount points are: 
 
Paid to reduce rate 
 
96.  
Defeasance clause 
 
Lender releases (defeated) when repaid 
 
97.  
Deficiency judgment 
 
Lender recovers the losses 
98.  
Blanket mortgage 
 
On one or more parcels 
99.  
Partially amortized loan 
 
Has balloon 
 
100.                       
Higher rate charged in exchange for lower
upfront costs 
 
Yield spread premium 
 
 
Stuff you must memorize because a couple questions use these assumptions: 
 
 
Conventional Ratios: 28% / 36% 
 
FHA                              31%/ 43% 
 
VA                                       /41% 
more questions and answers to the National Mortgage Registry Test 
 
101.                       
Market value 
 
Most probable selling price 
 
102.                       
Minimum number comps required 
 
3 
103.                       
Section 502 loans are 
 
USDA 
104.                       
Chapter 7 BK shows on credit for 
 
10 years 
105.                       
VA loan to value 
 
100% 
106.                       
UFMIP is on 
 
FHA 
107.                       
Hypothecation 
 
Using collateral without surrendering
possession 
 
 
 
SAFE 2008 
 
HERA 2008 V-NMLS 
 
RESPA=X=HUD=GFE=HUD-1, 1-4 family
properties, kickbacks 1975 
 
TILA=Z=FTC 1968 (Fed) 3 rescission, 3 day
disclosure forms:TIL, booklet, CHARM, APR 
 
ECOA=B=Federal Reserve =Discriminate sex
age marriage race religion public assistance Cons. P. 
 
HMDA= C =1975 gathers information about
discrimination 
 
FACTA=V=FTC=2003= 
 
GrammLeach GLB=P=FTC 1999 privacy  
 
Nat Do not Call $16000 fine 
 
FCRA= V=credit= FTC 
 
HOEPA+ Z=Section 32+ FTC= high cost= rescind
3 years, APR TBill+8%/ 2nd
+10% 
 
USPAP –appraisal HUCC – AIR 
 
Dodd Frank  
 
HPA- PMI 1998 cancel 78% of original sales
price or lender at 80% 
 
MLO compensation rule = Z = Fed  
 
CRA 1977 low mod loans 
 
Civil Rights Act 1866 – no racial discrimination
in buying selling homes 
 
Fair Housing Act 1968 
 
Fannie Freddie appraisal 
 
Max gross adjustment to comp 25% Robin Hood 
 
Max net 15% of sale price of comp
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Cost Approach 
 
Marshall Swift rebuild minus depreciation +
land 
 
Income Approach 
 
Net operating income divided by
Capitalization Rate= Value 
 
If I think of more I'll post another homework list. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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