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Virginia Mortgage Lending Resources

Continuing Education Requirements

The SAFE Act requires Virginia licensed mortgage loan originators to meet annual continuing education requirements. The minimum continuing education requirements to renew a mortgage loan originator license in Virginia 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.
For information on Virginia license renewal requirements, visit the Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions website or the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System website.