OK MLO study plan
OK MLO · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Federal Mortgage Laws and Regulations
Map the federal disclosure timeline (Loan Estimate delivery and re-disclosure triggers, Closing Disclosure timing, rescission) onto a single one-page chart you draw from memory
Explain RESPA Section 8 prohibitions and identify which of ten short scenario descriptions describe lawful vs. unlawful referral-fee arrangements
List the ability-to-repay/qualified mortgage core requirements and state which documentation each requires
Define the triggering thresholds and consumer notices for ECOA/Regulation B, including adverse action timing
Your checkpoint
A one-page hand-drawn federal disclosure timeline plus a scored 10-scenario RESPA Section 8 worksheet with written justifications for each answer
Federal Mortgage Laws and Regulations
Summarize TILA/Regulation Z advertising and high-cost mortgage triggers and recite the tolerance rules for fees and APR accuracy
Differentiate HMDA reportable data fields and explain who must report and when
Describe fair lending and fair housing prohibitions (ECOA, FHA, HMDA) and match each to a compliance failure example
Explain SAFE Act licensing and registration duties for loan originators, including the unique identifier requirement
Your checkpoint
A 25-question self-written quiz on federal law with an answer key citing the governing statute or regulation for every item
General Mortgage Knowledge
Compare conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA loan programs on down payment, mortgage insurance, and eligibility
Compute monthly PITI, LTV, and CLTV for three practice scenarios and check each against program limits
Explain the roles of the primary and secondary markets and how servicing rights transfer affects the borrower
Describe appraisal, title, and hazard insurance requirements and how each protects the lender
Your checkpoint
A completed three-scenario PITI/LTV/CLTV worksheet showing all arithmetic and a pass/fail note against each program guideline
General Mortgage Knowledge & Mortgage Loan Origination Activities
Sequence the origination workflow from prequalification through funding and name the documents produced at each stage
Explain how credit reports, DTI, and reserves are analyzed and identify common compensating factors
Interpret an income analysis for a self-employed borrower and document the calculation method
Distinguish preapproval from prequalification and explain the borrower disclosures each requires
Your checkpoint
A full mock loan file checklist for one borrower scenario, with each required document, disclosure, and calculation step annotated
Mortgage Loan Origination Activities
Calculate maximum qualifying housing and total debt ratios for two borrower profiles and justify the result
Demonstrate how to read a rate lock, lock extension, and float-down provision and explain the borrower cost of each
Explain the purpose and timing of the appraisal, flood determination, and title commitment in the file
Identify red flags in a loan application that require further verification and state the follow-up action for each
Your checkpoint
A written loan-origination case study of at least two pages resolving one borrower file end-to-end, including ratio calculations and a red-flag log
Ethics
Apply fiduciary duty concepts to conflicts of interest, compensation, and referral arrangements in origination
Analyze fraud typologies (occupancy, income, appraisal, identity) and name the detection step for each
Describe permissible and impermissible uses of borrower nonpublic information and the privacy safeguards required
Explain the ethical duty to disclose costs accurately and to correct errors discovered after closing
Your checkpoint
A written ethics decision log covering six scenarios, each with the competing duties identified and a defensible course of action
Oklahoma State-Specific Laws and Regulations
Outline Oklahoma licensing, examination, and enforcement structure for mortgage loan originators and the state regulator's authority
Summarize Oklahoma-specific consumer protection rules on disclosures, fees, and prohibited practices
Compare Oklahoma requirements against the federal baseline and note where the state rule is stricter or additive
Explain Oklahoma recordkeeping and advertising rules applicable to licensees
Your checkpoint
A two-column comparison table of Oklahoma-specific rules versus the federal baseline, with a citation note for each entry
Federal Mortgage Laws and Regulations & Mortgage Loan Origination Activities & Ethics & Oklahoma State-Specific Laws and Regulations
Complete two timed full-length practice exams and log every missed item by domain
Re-teach your five weakest concepts in writing without consulting notes, then verify against source material
Drill federal disclosure timing and Oklahoma-specific rules until recall is automatic
Build a one-page pre-exam review sheet limited to high-frequency, high-risk facts
Your checkpoint
A scored practice-exam report with a per-domain accuracy table and a one-page final review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on your self-written federal law quiz and correctly explain every missed item aloud without notes
Week 4: Produce the complete mock loan file checklist with no missing required disclosure and pass all three PITI/LTV calculations on a second attempt without reference
Week 6: Complete the six-scenario ethics log with a defensible justification for each and no unresolved conflicts of duty
Week 8: Score at least 85% on both timed practice exams, with no single domain below 75%