SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator Flashcards
Pass National Originator Test
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA is implemented as:
a. Regulation B
b. Regulation X
c. Regulation A
d. Regulation Z
b. Regulation X
Which government agency enforces the RESPA regulations?
a. CFPB
b. FCC
c. FHA
d. FTC
a. CFPB; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
RESPA is concerned with:
a. Kickbacks
b. Credit reports
c. Triggering terms in ads
d. U.S. security
a. Kickbacks
Good Faith Estimate/Loan Estimate must be sent to the borrower within how many business days of receiving a loan application?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 10
b. 3 days
The special Information Booklet must be sen to to the borrower within how many business days of receiving a loan application?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 10
b. 3 days
The mortgage Servicing Disclosure Statement must e sent to the borrower within how many business days of receiving a loan application?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 10
b. 3 days
How often must a summary of escrow activity statement be sent to a borrower?
a. Once a month
b. Once every 3 months
c. Once every 6 months
d. Once every year
Once every year
RESPA requires which of the following to be given to the borrower when the loan servicer changes?
a. Servicing Transfer Statement b. Good Faith Estimate c. Truth in Lending Disclosure d. Initial Escrow Statement
a. Servicing Transfer Statement
When must a referring party give the affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure to the consumer?
a. Within 3 days of loan application b. Within 15 days of the loan application c. At or prior to the time of referral d. At closing
c. At or prior to the time of
referral
A borrower is entitled to request an obtain a copy of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement how many days before closing?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
a. 1 day
After an escrow account analysis, money must be refuded if the over-paid amout equals or exceeds:
a. $50
b. $100
c. $250
d. $500
a. $50
The servicer has how many days to notify the borrower if the servicing rights have been sold and are being transferred to another company?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15
d. 15 days
A borrower who makes a timely payment to the old servicer after a loan transfer, can be penalized after how many days if he still is not sending the payment to the correct servicer.
a. 30
b. 60
c. 90
d. 120
b. 60 Days
What is the maximum criminal penalty for a kickback violation?
a. $500 and 6 months in prison b. $1000 and 6 months in prison c. $10,000 and a year in prison d. $25,000 and a year in prison
c. $10,000 and a year in prison
The HUD-1 Settlement Statement is required for what type of transaction?
a. Cash purchase of a condo
b. Financed purchase of a
warehouse
c. Reverse mortgage
d. Cash purchase of a strip
mall
c. Reverse Mortgage
The maximum escrow cushion that a lender can require is: a. 1/6 of total yearly disbursements b. 1/3 of total yearly disbursements c. 1/2 of total yearly disbursements d. 3/4 of total yearly disbursements
a. 1/6 of total yearly
disbursements
The lender has how many days after settlement to refund any portion of charges on the HUD-1 that exceeded the acceptable variance?
a. 15
b. 30
c. 45
d. 60
b. 30 days
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is implemented as:
a. Regulation B
b. Regulation X
c. Regulation A
d. Regulation Z
a. Regulation B
ECOA allows an applicant to have a copy of his:
a. Credit score
b. Credit report
c. Property appraisal report
d. Bank records
c. Property appraisal report
What government agency enforces ECOA?
a. FCC
b. HUD
c. CFPB
d. FHA
c. CFPB
A lender can discriminate base on:
a. Age
b. Sex
c. Credit history
d. Race
c. Credit history
How many days does a lender have after receipt of an application to notify the applicant of its action on the application?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 30
d. 60
c. 30 days
How many days does an applicant have after receipt of an adverse notice to request a statement of reasons from the lender?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 30
d. 60
d. 60 days
How many days does a lender have to send a statement of reasons for an adverse action after receiving a request from an applicant?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 30
d. 60
c.30 days
The Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA ) is implemented as:
a. Regulation B
b. Regulation X
c. Regulation D
d. Regulation Z
d. Regulation Z
The Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) was implemented by the:
a. Federal Reserve Board
b. Fannie Mae
c. Federal Bureau of
Investigation
d. Federal Express
a. Federal Reserve Board
The Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) is administered by:
a. DVA
b. FCC
c. FHA
d. CFPB
d. CFPB
The TILA disclosure must be given to the applicant within how many days after receiving the signed loan application for a reverse mortgaged?
a. 3 business days
b. 5 business days
c. 7 business days
d. 14 business days
a. 3 days
Which of the following is NOT a trigger term?
a. 5% interest rate
b. 200 monthly payment
c. Lowest rates in town
d. 48 easy payments
c. Lowest interest rates in town
The Right of Rescission does not apply to:
a. Refinance loans
b. Second Mortgage
c. Home improvement
d. First mortgage on a
purchase
d. First mortgage on a
purchase
The TILA must be re-disclosed if the APR for a fixed-rate loan changes by more than:
a. 1/8%
b. 1/2%
c. 3/4%
d. 1%
a. 1/8%
HOEPA considers a loan to be high cost if the total charges to the borrower exceed what percent of the loan amount?
a. 4%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 12%
b. 5%
The Truth-in-Lending Disclosure must be delivered within how many business days prior to closing a reverse mortgage?
a. 3
b. 7
c. 10
d. 15
b. 7 days
The APR must be finalized at least how many days before closing?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
b. 3 days
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) was implemented by the:
a. Department of Housing and Urban Development b. Department of Veteran Affairs c. Federal Communication Commission d. Federal Reserve Board
d. Federal Reserve Board
HMDA is also known as:
a. Regulation B
b. Regulation C
c. Regulation X
d. Regulation Z
b. Regulation C
HMDA does NOT:
a. Send lending quotas for protected classes b. Require loan amounts to be reported c. Require the location of the property to be reported d. Require the race of the borrower to be reported
a. Set Lending Quotas for
protected classes
Which of the following is NOT required HMDA borrower information?
a. Loan amount
b. Gender
c. Race
d. Age
d. Age
The Fair Credit Reporting Act is enforced by
a. HUD
b. FCC
c. FHA
d. FTC
d. FTC Federal Trade
Commission
Bankruptcies can be kept in the credit report for:
a. 2 years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. 10 years
d. 10 years
Tax liens can be kept in the credit report for:
a. 2 years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. 10 years
c. 7 years
Which of the following is NOT a credit repository?
a. FICO
b. TransUnion
c. Experian
d. Equifax
FICO
Borrows are entitled to a free credit report if the lender takes adverse action against them and they ask for their report with how many days of receiving notice of the action?
a. 30
b. 60
c. 90
d. 120
b. 60 days
Which Act includes provision to protect consumers personal financial information held by financial institutions?
a. Real Estate Settlement Procedures b. Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction c. Truth-in-Lending d. Gramm-Leach-Bliley
d. GLB, Gramm-Leach-Bililey
Which Act requires companies to give consumers privacy notices?
a. Real Estate Settlement Procedures b. Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction c. Truth-in-Lending d. Gramm-Leach-Bliley
d. GLB, Gramm-Leach-Bililey
What is the fine for Do Not Call violations?
a. $3,000
b. $49,000
c. $42,530
c. $60,000
c. $42,530
A company with which a consumer has an established business relationship may call for how many months after the consumer’s last purchase?
a. 6
b. 13
c. 18
d. 24
c. 18 months
If a consumer makes an inquiry or submits an application to a company, the company can call for how many months?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
a. 3 months
What organization is allowed to call numbers on the Do Not Call List?
a. Loan originators
b. Charities
c. Car dealerships
d. Dry cleaners
b. Charities
The Fair Credit and Accurate Credit Transaction Act:
a. Prohibits kickbacks to title companies b. Provides that all information in a credit report is verified c. Allows consumers one free credit report per year from each repository d. Changes credit scoring to a 1-5 ranking system
c. Allows one free credit report
per year from each
repository.
Who does the consumer contact if he has questions about his credit score?
a. Credit Reporting Agency
b. Lender
c. Title company
d. Appraiser
a. Credit Reporting Agency (CRA)
The range of possible credit scores is:
a. 200-900
b. 300-850
c. 400-700
d. 500-1000
b. 300-850
The Red Flag Rule is:
a. Identity theft
b. kickbacks
c. Disclosure of the APR
d. Regulation of interest rates
a. Identity theft
The Red Flag Rule is part of the:
a. Truth-in-Lending Act
b. Real estate Settlement
Procedures Act
c. SAFE Act
d. Fair and Accurate Credit
Transaction Act
d. Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA)
Which of the following is a creditor as defined by the Red Flag Rule?
a. Mortgage broker
b. Beauty shop
c. Grocery store
d. Appraiser
a. Mortgage Broker
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a company’s Red Flags program?
a. Be in writing
b. Identify and detect
warning signs of identity
theft
c. Detail appropriate
responses to the warning
signs
d. Managed by the Human
Resources department
d. Managed by the HR
department
If a loan estimate is mailed, it must be mailed how many days before loan consummation?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
d. 7 days
A lender has how many days to refund excessive variances on a Closing Disclosure?
a. 10
b. 30
c. 60
d. 90
c. 60 days
A change to which of the following does NOT trigger a new 3 day waiting period?
a. Seller credits buyer money for landscaping b. APR c. Loan product d. Addition of a prepayment penalty
a. Seller credits buyer money
for landscaping
How many business days before loan consummation is a borrower entitled to see a revised Closing Disclosure that did not trigger an additional 3-day waiting period?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1 day
How many days before loan consummation is a seller entitled to see the Closing Disclosure?
a. 0 (closing day)
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
a. 0 (Closing day)
When a consumer requests the cancellation of their escrow account, the lender has how many business days prior to closing the account to deliver an Escrow Closing Notice?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 10
d. 30
b. 3 days
When a lender cancels an escrow account for a reason other than default or termination caused by refinancing, refinancing, repayment or rescission, they have how many business days prior to closing the account to deliver an Escrow Closing Notice?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 10
d. 30
d. 30 days
For how many years must a lender retain the Loan Estimate?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
b. 3 years
For how many years must the lender retain the Closing Disclosure?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
d. 5 years
For how many years must the lender retain the Escrow Cancellation Notice?
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years
a. 2 years
For how many years must a lender retain the Partial Payment Policy?
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years
a. 2 years
The borrower must receive the Closing Disclosure how many business days before the consummation?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3 days
Which of the following is not delivered to a reverse mortgage applicant?
a. TILA Disclosure
b. Loan Estimate
c. Good Faith Estimate
d. HUD1
b. Loan Estimate
Which of the following is not protected from discrimination by the Fair Housing Act?
a. HIV patients
b. Elderly
c. Pregnant women
d. Mexicans
b. Elderly
ECOA requires that a loan application is retained for how long after a denial?
a. 6 months
b. 25 months
c. 26 months
d. 60 months
c. 25 months
What should a loan originator do if an applicant refuses to disclose their nationality?
a. Leave it blank
b. Refuse the application
c. Select the box with their
best guess
d. Pester the applicant until
they answer
c. Select the box with their best
guess
What should a loan originator do on a Loan Estimate address field when the borrower request a pre-approval?
a. Leave it blank
b. Enter one or more zip
codes of likely locations
c. enter the applicants
personal address
d. Deny the loan application
b. Enter one or more zip codes
of likely locations
How many housing counseling agencies must be listed on the Housing Counseling Disclosure?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 10
d. 10
What entity does HUD oversee?
a. Department of Health
b. Federal Housing
Administration
c. Department of Veterans
Affairs
d. Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
b. Federal Housing
Administration
What is the maximum term for A HOEPA balloon bridge loan?
a. 12 months
b. 24 months
c. 36 months
d. 60 months
a. 12 months
A borrower must indicate an Intent to proceed within how many business days after receiving the Loan
Estimate?
a. 3
b. 10
c. 15
d. 30
b. 10 days
Which law enacted mandatory cancellation of PMI under certain circumstances?
a. Truth-in-Lending
b. RESPA
c. Homeowner Protection Act
d. Equal Credit Opportunity
Act
c. Home Owner Protection Act
(HPA)
What is the minimum number of hours for loan originator pre-licensing education?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
b. 20 hours
What is the minimum number of hours for annual loan originator continuing education?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 12
c. 8 hours
Which of the following do NOT need to be a licensed loan originator?
a. Independent contractors who are loan originators b. Independent contractors who are underwriters c. Independent contractors who are loan processors d. Federally chartered bank employees
d. Federally Chartered bank
employees
Which of the following does NOT have to be submitted by a loan originator applicant?
a. Credit report authorization
b. Criminal background
check authorization
c. References
d. Finger prints
c. References
Mortgage loan originator licenses renew
a. Every 6 months
b. Every year
c. Every 2 years
d. Every 3 years
b. Every Year
The minimum passing score on the SAFE loan originator licensing exam is:
a. 65%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 90%
b. 75%
What is the maximum number of times the SAFE exam can be consecutively taken?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
b, 3 times
What is the minimum number of days a student must wait between his first two SAFE exam retakes?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 30
d. 60
c. 30 days
After three consecutive attempts to pass the SAFE exam, what is the minimum amount of time a student must wait before trying again?
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 9 months
c. 6 months
Which of the following is NOT an immediate family member?
a. Adopted brother
b. Aunt
c. Grandfather
d. Stepmother
b. An Aunt
What may be true of registered loan originators?
a. They are independent contractors b. They must take the national loan originator exam c. They are bank employees d. They are licensed loan originators
c. They are bank employees
Which of the following must be a licensed loan originator?
a. Commercial loan originator
b. Independent contractor
who is an underwriter
c. Supervised loan processor
employee
d. An individual who
negotiates the terms of his
own mortgage loan
b. Independent contractor who
is an underwriter.
How often must a mortgage company submit a report on their financial condition?
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Annually
d. Every 2 years
c. Annually
What is the maximum fine for a SAFE Act violation?
a. $1,000
b. $5,000
c. $15,000
d. $25,000
d. $25,000.00
Returning MLOs must retake the national exam after how many years of ?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
d. 5 years
The mortgagor is the:
a. Lender
b. Borrower
c. Mortgage broker
d. Real estate Agent
b. Borrower
The mortgagee is the:
a. Lender
b. Borrower
c. Mortgage broker
d. Real estate agent
a. Lender
Mortgages are a (n):
a. Involuntary lien
b. Voluntary lien
c. Special Assessment
d. Mechanics lien
b. Voluntary lien
What establishes the lien position
a. Date and time of signing
b. Date and time the loan
was approved
c. Date and time of recording
d. Date and time of the title
search
c. Date and time of recording
Junior mortgages are:
a. Involuntary liens
b. Limited to 30 year terms
c. Limited to a total of 2
d. Voluntary liens
d. Voluntary lien
Which is NOT a promise by the mortgagor?
a. Keep the home in good repair b. Obey all state and county laws c. pay the hazard insurance d. pay the mortgage payment
b. Obey all state and county
laws
What is the enforcement of a lien?
a. Arrest
b. Bankruptcy
c. Foreclosure
d. Mediation
c. Foreclosure
A lender may choose NOT to take a Legal action upon default and this is known as:
a. Forbearance
b. Exculpation
c. Fortitude
d. Deficiency
a. Forbearance
Which clause allows the lender to increase the interest rate?
a. Acceleration clause
b. Escalation clause
c. Deficiency judgement
d. Exculpatory clause
b. Escalation
Which is NOT beneficial to a developer?
a. Blanket mortgage
b. Subordination clause
c. Development clause
d. Partial release clause
c, Development clause
Which is not essential for a valid contract
a. $2,000 in reserves
b. Competent parties
c. Consideration
d. Mutual agreement
a. $2,000 in reserve