Alaska Mortgage Lending Regulation Act (AMLRA) Requires State Exam

ProSchools to offer Exam Prep for Alaska Mortgage Originators



ProSchools, a national leader in online mortgage education, has developed an Alaska mortgage originator exam prep course. This comprehensive course is designed to prepare Alaska mortgage originators to pass the required state competency test.

On July 1, 2008, the State of Alaska, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing began licensing and regulating mortgage brokers, mortgage lender, and mortgage originators. All mortgage originators are now required to pass a background investigation and a competency test prior to providing service to Alaska residents.

Those operating as a mortgage originator in Alaska on June 30, 2008, do not have to pass the state exam and be licensed until March 1, 2009. Another change is that all mortgage originators will also be required to complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years.

Topics on the exam include RESPA, TILA, ECOA, other compliance issues, loan origination-related math, predatory lending, deceptive trade practices, and Alaska mortgage lending laws.

ProSchools' exam prep course, designed to prepare originators for the state exam, contains online lessons, chapter reviews, practice exams, and a mock final exam.

"ProSchools has put together a very comprehensive program to prepare Alaska mortgage originators to pass the state exam," says Steve O’Toole, Regulatory Director for ProSchools. "More and more states are requiring license exams for mortgage professionals, in an effort to combat mortgage fraud. ProSchools is committed to helping Alaska mortgage professionals meet these new regulations.”

ProSchools offers online real estate education, insurance education, mortgage lending education, and property appraisal.

With over 50 years experience developing real estate, insurance, and mortgage education courses, ProSchools is an approved mortgage provider in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Georgia, Maine, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin.

More information can be found at the ProSchools web site at www.proschools.com or by calling ProSchools at 1-800-452-4879.