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Under the SAFE Act, how many hours of pre-licensure education must a state-licensed MLO candidate complete before taking the NMLS exam?

Uniform State Test (UST) · 11% of the SAFE exameasy

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Correct answer: 20 hours

The SAFE Act mandates exactly 20 hours of pre-licensure education (PE) for state-licensed MLO candidates. This includes 3 hours of federal law, 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of nontraditional mortgage lending, and 12 hours of undefined instruction. The other options (12, 24, 30) are incorrect — 12 hours is the common distractor that confuses this requirement with other training hours, while 24 and 30 hours are simply above the required amount.

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