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North Carolina Mortgage Lending Resources

Continuing Education Requirements

The SAFE Act requires North Carolina licensed mortgage loan originators to meet annual continuing education requirements. The minimum continuing education requirements to renew a mortgage loan originator license in North Carolina are:
  • Complete 8 hours of NMLS-approved continuing education. The education must include a minimum of:
    • three hours of federal mortgage law;
    • two hours of ethics;
    • two hours related to the nontraditional mortgage market place;
    • one hour of North Carolina mortgage law.
For information on North Carolina licensing requirements, visit the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks website or the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System website.