State of Maine Approved Continuing Education Classes

 

Fundamentals of Mortgage Lending (Mortgage Lending 101)       12 credit hours

            2 day class       9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily

 

This is an introduction to the mortgage lending field designed to assist your new staff to the unique mortgage lending field and the lingo used.      Meets Ethics requirement for State of Maine

 

                Learn:       What is Origination?

                                  How do we qualify borrowers?

                                  How to complete the 1003 application correctly

Calculating LTV

                                  Basic credit guidelines                       

                                  Compliance

                          And much more!

  

 FHA Origination                                                                                   6 credit hours

            1 day class    9:00 am to 4:00 pm

 

This course will assist the mortgage officer to recognize an FHA applicant and how to take an application correctly, resulting in more closed loans.

 

We will discuss credit guidelines, down payment sources and minimum property standards and a review of the required FHA forms.

 

This is a one day course that your loan officer can’t afford to miss if they want to successfully originate the FHA product.

  

 

FHA Underwriting                                                                                  12 credit hours

            2 day class    9:00am to 4:00 pm daily

 

This is an in-depth review of how to effectively underwrite a mortgage to FHA standards.  Emphasis is on credit standards, property requirements and non-traditional borrowers. TOTAL Scorecard will also be discussed. 

 

The FHA application is reviewed from origination through funding.  This allows the underwriter to comfortably sign off on the file and understand the entire process.

 

This 2 day course allows the student to underwrite varied scenarios to become comfortable with FHA standards.  Completion of this course will allow the student to become DE Certified.

 

   

 

VA Financing                                                                                         4 credit hours

            Half day class

 

This is an overview of the VA product with review of all the forms necessary to complete a VA mortgage.  We discuss qualifying the VA borrower, credit standards and the many benefits available to the veteran.

 

This is an excellent course for all staff as we review the VA product from application through to closing.   If you are thinking about offering VA, then this is the course to attend.

 

Regulatory Compliance                                                                       4 credit hours

            Half day class

 

This class is designed to assist the mortgage professional to understand the regulations associated with our industry and the consequences of neglect of the regulation.

 

We review the highlights of the regulatory world, how each regulation must be adhered to as well as when the regulation is required.  Regulations reviewed include:

                RESPA

                REG Z

                ECOA

                HOEPA

                HMDA

                FCRA/FACTA

 

Specific State of Maine Regulations included meeting the state compliance requirement.

 

 

Ethics and Compliance for the Mortgage Professional                   12 credit hours

            (Mortgage Lending Refresher Course)

            2 day class    9:00am to 4:00 pm daily

 

This class is designed as a refresher for experienced Mortgage Lenders to review the current industry trends and basic ethical lending practices.

 

As we progress through the session we discuss:

                     Products

                       Successful Qualifying of the borrower

                       Income review

                       Debt considerations and credit guidelines

                       Acceptable documentation of the mortgage file

                       Appraisals

                       Credit standards and how to discuss the credit with the client                  

 

A full 3 hours is devoted to the Compliance world as we discuss the major regulations that affect our industry and how to effectively apply the regulation into the mortgage application.  An additional 1 hour is devoted to State of Maine specific compliance guidelines and how to incorporate state requirements in with the federal guidelines.

                     

Much time is devoted to the Residential Mortgage Loan Application (FNMA 1003) to review not only how to accurately complete the form, but why the information is important and what effect that information has throughout the process.