A branch manager is comparing company policy with Pennsylvania rules on continuing education and renewal. Which statement is correct?
Correct Answer
A) Annual CE applies except in the PE-completion licensing year.
Pennsylvania CE applies annually to mortgage originators, branch managers, and qualifying individuals of mortgage brokers or lenders, and no CE is required in a licensing year in which that person completed the prelicensing education requirement.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Annual CE applies except in the PE-completion licensing year. This is correct because Pennsylvania CE applies annually to mortgage originators, branch managers, and qualifying individuals of mortgage brokers or lenders, and no CE is required in a licensing year in which that person completed the prelicensing education requirement.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Postpone the Pennsylvania continuing education and renewal issue until the next annual review.
Postpone the Pennsylvania continuing education and renewal issue until the next annual review. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option C: Use only the federal baseline and ignore the separate Pennsylvania state requirement.
Use only the federal baseline and ignore the separate Pennsylvania state requirement. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Option D: Apply the rule only after the Pennsylvania regulator has already opened an examination.
Apply the rule only after the Pennsylvania regulator has already opened an examination. is not correct because the governing rule requires the compliant answer shown in the explanation.
Memory Technique
PA -> pa-dobs-nmls-licensing-education-testing-renewal
Exam Tip
Pennsylvania licensing questions test NMLS application routing, 20-hour PE with 3 Pennsylvania-law hours, 75 percent passing score, retest waits, 8-hour CE with 1 Pennsylvania-law hour, annual renewal, and MLO fees.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Using generic federal mortgage facts when Pennsylvania MLA, Pennsylvania Code, DoBS, or NMLS state-specific rules are being tested
- -Confusing Pennsylvania individual MLO licensing or sponsorship with mortgage broker, lender, servicer, branch, or qualifying-individual requirements
- -Treating Pennsylvania bond, record, advertising, disclosure, ability-to-repay, servicing, loss mitigation, or enforcement requirements as optional
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