NV MLO study plan
NV MLO · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Federal Law and Regulation
Map every required federal disclosure (Loan Estimate, Closing Disclosure, servicing transfer, APR/affordability) to its trigger event and delivery deadline on a single one-page timeline
Differentiate Regulation Z tolerance categories (zero, 10 percent, unlimited) by reclassifying a 20-line fee list into the correct bucket
Calculate the earliest permissible closing date for three scenarios using the Loan Estimate delivery, Closing Disclosure delivery, and rescission timing rules
Translate RESPA Section 8 and Section 10 prohibitions into five original fact patterns and label each as violation or permitted
Your checkpoint
One-page federal disclosure timing chart covering at least 8 disclosures with trigger and deadline, plus a scored 25-question RESPA/Reg Z quiz (target 80% or better) with a written error log
Federal Law and Regulation
Apply Regulation B adverse action requirements - timing, content, and notice options - to three denial scenarios
Compare ability-to-repay general, rebuttable presumption, and safe harbor thresholds and classify five sample loan files
Identify HOEPA high-cost triggers using the points-and-fees, APR, and prepayment-penalty tests on two loan scenarios
Outline SAFE Act licensing, registration, and annual continuing education obligations for an MLO
Your checkpoint
A 15-file classification table showing QM status and high-cost status for each file, plus a 30-question timed quiz on ECOA, HMDA, ATR/QM, HOEPA, and the SAFE Act scored at 85% or higher
Uniform State Content & Federal Law and Regulation
Describe the NMLS licensing workflow - pre-licensing education, testing, sponsorship, and renewal - and the state regulator's supervisory authority over licensees
Explain the state-law consumer protection provisions covered by Uniform State Content: advertising rules, required disclosures, and prohibited practices
Distinguish where state law supplements federal consumer protection requirements and where federal rules govern
Re-answer every item from the Week 1 and Week 2 error logs and rewrite the underlying rule for each miss
Your checkpoint
A 40-question Uniform State Content practice set scored at 80% or better, plus a rewritten error log with zero unresolved items
General Mortgage Knowledge
Define core mortgage terms - note rate, APR, PITI, LTV and CLTV, escrow, amortization - and use them correctly in written explanations
Compute monthly principal and interest, total interest paid, and LTV for fixed-rate loans, and show how discount points and temporary buydowns change the APR
Compare conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA programs by down payment, mortgage insurance or funding fee, and borrower eligibility
Classify primary, subordinate, and specialty products (ARM, balloon, interest-only, reverse mortgage) by risk profile and disclosure implications
Your checkpoint
A 20-item loan math worksheet scored at 90% or better and a one-page comparison grid of the four major loan programs
General Mortgage Knowledge & Mortgage Loan Origination Activities
Sequence the origination workflow from prequalification through funding and name the responsible party at each step
Complete a sample loan application and identify the information Regulation B requires the lender to collect
Explain each closing cost category on the Closing Disclosure and trace how fees map back to the Loan Estimate
Evaluate red flags found during title, appraisal, and credit report review and state the follow-up action for each
Your checkpoint
A completed sample loan application plus a 15-question workflow and loan-program quiz scored at 85% or better
Mortgage Loan Origination Activities
Describe the underwriting decision process using the four Cs - credit, capacity, collateral, and capital - and apply each to a sample file
Verify income, asset, and employment documentation requirements for agency-eligible loans
Explain the role of title insurance, appraisal, flood determination, and hazard insurance in clearing a loan to close
Interpret escrow account setup, escrow limits, and aggregate accounting for a sample closing
Your checkpoint
A 25-question Domain 3 practice exam scored at 80% or better plus a written one-page analysis applying the four Cs to a sample borrower file
Ethics & Mortgage Loan Origination Activities
Identify mortgage fraud typologies - occupancy, income, appraisal, and straw-buyer schemes - and list the red flags for each
Apply fair lending rules under ECOA, FHA, and HMDA to advertising, steering, and pricing decisions
Explain the MLO's duties of good faith, confidentiality, and conflict-of-interest avoidance under SAFE Act ethics provisions
Summarize the disciplinary consequences of fraud and consumer protection violations for an individual licensee
Your checkpoint
A 30-question ethics and fraud quiz scored at 90% or better and a 10-item red-flag checklist usable during application review
Federal Law and Regulation & General Mortgage Knowledge & Mortgage Loan Origination Activities & Ethics & Uniform State Content
Take two full-length 100-question timed practice exams under test-day conditions
Rank every missed question by domain and rewrite the governing rule for each miss
Recite from memory the key deadlines and thresholds: disclosure timing windows, adverse action timing, tolerance categories, and high-cost triggers
Drill the two lowest-scoring domains with flashcards until each reaches 90% mastery
Your checkpoint
Two full-length practice exam scores at 85% or better with no domain below 80%, plus a one-page numbers-and-deadlines sheet written from memory
Milestones
Week 2: Score 80% or higher on a 30-question Domain 1 mixed quiz; disclosure timing chart is complete with no missing disclosures or deadlines
Week 4: Domain 1 and Domain 5 practice sets both at 80% or higher and the 20-item loan math worksheet at 90% or higher
Week 6: Domains 1, 2, 3, and 5 each score 80% or higher on domain-specific practice sets, with error logs current
Week 8: Two full-length practice exams at 85% or higher with no individual domain below 80%, and the from-memory numbers sheet complete