1 Hour CA-DFPI SAFE: 2024 California Law Review Course
A mortgage loan originator (MLO) licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is required to complete eight total hours of continuing education annually. This includes:
- Three hours on federal mortgage-related laws
- Two hours on ethics, fraud, and consumer protection
- Two hours on traditional and non-traditional mortgage products
- One hour on California-specific education
This online self-study course satisfies the one hour of required California-specific education. Within the course, students will spend time reviewing state regulations and acts impacting mortgage loan origination activities; perusing scenarios, examples, or case studies; and completing exercises to demonstrate understanding of the content.
State Requirements For California
State Requirement Details for Mortgage Continuing Education
Hours Required by the State: 8 hours
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3 hours of federal law
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2 hours of ethics
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2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
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1 hour of state-specific education
An MLO who has completed their pre-licensure education (PE) course requirements in the same year in which the license was approved, is not required to complete CE.
Successive Years Rule:
A licensee may not take the same CE course two years in a row.
Seat Time:
Seat time will be enforced and our online course delivery system manages this requirement.
California (DFPI) Mortgage Licensing
- California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation
- Phone: 213-576-7565
- Email: MLO.Licensing@dfpi.ca.gov
- Website: https://dfpi.ca.gov/mortgage-loan-originators/
NMLS Resources for Mortgage Continuing Education
- California (DFPI) MLO License Description Page
- Professional Standards: Mortgage Education
- Professional Standards: Criminal Background Check
- Professional Standards: Credit Report
- Professional Standards: MLO Testing