Subdivision 1. Generally. In order to meet the annual continuing education requirements referred to in section 58A.08, subdivision 1, clause (2), a licensed mortgage loan originator shall complete at least eight hours of education approved according to subdivision 2 that includes at least:

(1) three hours of federal law and regulations;

(2) two hours of ethics, which includes instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues;

(3) two hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace; and

(4) one hour of Minnesota state law and rules.

Subd. 2. Approved educational courses. For purposes of subdivision 1, continuing education courses must be reviewed and approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry based upon reasonable standards. Review and approval of a continuing education course must include review and approval of the course provider.

Subd. 3. Approval of employer and affiliate educational courses. Nothing in this section precludes an education course, as approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, that is provided by the employer of the mortgage loan originator or an entity that is affiliated with the mortgage loan originator by an agency contract, or a subsidiary or affiliate of the employer or entity.

Subd. 4. Venue of education. Continuing education may be offered either in a classroom, online, or by other means approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry.

Subd. 5. Calculation of continuing education credits. A licensed mortgage loan originator:

(1) except for subdivision 9 and section 58A.08, subdivision 2, may only receive credit for a continuing education course in the year in which the course is taken; and

(2) may not take the same approved course in the same or successive years to meet the annual requirements for continuing education.

Subd. 6. Instructor credit. A licensed mortgage loan originator who is an approved instructor of an approved continuing education course may receive credit for the licensed mortgage loan originator's own annual continuing education requirement at the rate of two hours credit for every one hour taught.

Subd. 7. Reciprocity of education. A person having successfully completed the education requirements approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry in subdivision 1 for a state must be accepted as credit toward completion of continuing education requirements in Minnesota.

Subd. 8. Lapse in license. A licensed mortgage loan originator who subsequently becomes unlicensed must complete the continuing education requirements for the last year in which the license was held before a new or renewed license is issued.

Subd. 9. Deficiency. A person meeting the requirements of section 58A.08, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (3), may make up a deficiency in continuing education as established by rule of the commissioner.

History: 2010 c 347 art 4 s 10; 2018 c 104 s 2,3