FSMA Bankbemiddeling study plan

FSMA Bankbemiddeling · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Bankbemiddeling (algemeen)

Define bankbemiddeling and distinguish it from related activities such as kredietbemiddeling and verzekeringsbemiddeling in your own words
Map the full lifecycle of a mortgage credit application from first client contact to file completion, listing each step in order
Identify the parties involved in a bemiddelingstraject and describe the role and responsibility of each

A one-page process map of the mortgage mediation lifecycle with parties annotated

Week 2

Explain the core obligations toward the client, including information provision, advice quality and duty of care
Describe how a client file must be structured and which documents belong in it
Distinguish between advisory and non-advisory service models and state the consequences of each for the client relationship

A checklist of required client-file components with a short justification per item

Week 3

Apply the rules on conflicts of interest and remuneration disclosure to three short realistic scenarios
Explain how complaints must be handled and which escalation routes exist
Summarize the professional competence and integrity expectations for a bankbemiddelaar

Three written scenario analyses of two hundred words each, each ending in a reasoned conclusion

Week 4

Consolidate domain 1 by answering practice questions on mediation conduct without consulting notes
Outline the institutional role of the FSMA and how it relates to other supervisory bodies
Identify which supervisory authority is competent for which type of intermediary

A timed self-test on domain 1 scoring at least seventy percent, with an error log

Week 5

Describe the registration conditions an intermediary must meet and the ongoing obligations attached to registration
Explain the difference between registration and authorization and when each applies
Trace the consequences of suspension or withdrawal of a registration for an active client portfolio

A comparison table of registration versus authorization with conditions and consequences

Week 6

Summarize the FSMA's supervisory powers, including information requests, inspections and administrative measures
Explain the sanctions framework and distinguish administrative from criminal routes
Describe the rules on advertising and fair commercial practices for credit intermediaries

A structured summary of supervisory powers and sanctions, maximum one page

Week 7

Apply the governance and compliance expectations to a fictional small brokerage, identifying at least five gaps
Explain the record-keeping and retention obligations and their practical implications
Interpret a short regulatory text excerpt and translate it into concrete operational actions

A gap analysis of a fictional brokerage with five prioritized remediation actions

Week 8

Complete two full-length mock exams under timed conditions and score each
Review every missed question and link it back to the underlying rule or concept
Produce a condensed final review sheet covering the weakest twenty percent of topics

Two completed mock exams with scores and a one-page personal review sheet

Week 4: Score at least seventy percent on an untimed domain 1 self-test and explain every error in writing

Week 6: Explain the FSMA supervisory and sanctions framework from memory in a five-minute spoken summary

Week 8: Score at least seventy-five percent on both timed mock exams covering both domains