Course Syllabus
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10am - 10pm MT
Welcome to our North Carolina SAFE Course. We are excited to assist you in furthering or
beginning your mortgage career and are pleased you chose Praedo Institute to satisfy your
education requirements.
Course Purpose
This course is meant to satisfy the four hour North Carolina specific education requirement for
North Carolina loan originator license applicants. If you are taking this course, you should have
completed at least 20 hours of NMLS approved education at another time.
Course Description
During this course we will cover specific pieces of legislation passed by the legislature as well as
the rules enacted by the relevant agencies.
Please pay close attention to the course schedule found at the end of this syllabus. During your
course you will be required to submit an assignment that must be graded by an instructor
before you can continue progressing through the course. The course schedule outlines the
times by which the assignment must be submitted.
If you do not complete your course within the 12 hour session time, you will be required to
choose a different session date and re-start the course from the beginning.
NMLS has made it clear that courses must be completed in a timely manner. Please consider
the following from Functional Specifications for all NMLS Approved Courses: Version 6 section
1.5.2.3.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you should be able to do the following:
Explain the role of the North Carolina Banking commission in the mortgage industry;
Outline the requirements to obtain a license in North Carolina;
Explain the duties and obligations imposed upon a license; and
Comply with the provisions of North Carolina mortgage law as it applies to you.
Grading Policy
The course consists of slides mixed with comprehension questions. Each chapter includes a
chapter quiz. You will also need to pass a course final at the conclusion of the course. You may
view the slides at your own pace, but you must answer all of the comprehension questions
correctly and score at least 80 percent on all quizzes. You must also pass the final exam with a
score of at least 80 percent in order to receive credit for the course.
Your course consists of two parts. At the end of the first part, you will be required to submit an
assignment to your instructor. Your instructor will grade your assignment within one hour of
assignment submission. Once your assignment has been graded and passed, your instructor
will allow you access to the next part of your course. If your assignment is rejected by your
instructor, you will need to re-do and re-submit the assignment, it will then be graded within
one hour of re-submission.
Course Policies
Each student is required to submit an Identity Affidavit. By confirming the attestation, the
student certifies that the course work was or will be completed by the person for whom the
certificate will be issued. The student further certifies that they did or will not receive any
assistance in completing the course. The submission of a completion certificate for a course
they did not complete themselves may constitute fraud on the students part and is subject to
prosecution and/or discipline.
Technical Support
As our course is entirely online, we do offer technical support via telephone and email from
7:30am to 7:00pm Central Time Monday through Thursday and 7:30am to 6:00pm Central Time
on Friday during regular business days. Our telephone number is 801-492-9933 and the
support email is support@praedo.com. Please note, our technical support staff will often be
unable to answer content questions which are more appropriately directed to your instructor.
Course Outline
This course consists of two parts, each covering different aspects of North Carolina law.
North Carolina Mortgage Law Chapter 1: Chapter One introduces laws and rules enforced by
the North Carolina Banking Commission. It consists of the following sections:
North Carolina Mortgage Law Chapter 2: Chapter Two covers education and testing
requirements for MLOs. It consists of the following sections:
Financial Responsibility
Education and Examinations for Loan Originators
Testing Requirements for MLOs
License Application Fees
License Renewal
Continuing Education for Loan Originators
Surety Bond Requirements
Minimum Net Worth
Enforcement Actions Case Study: The student will review enforcement orders posted on the
NCCOBs web site. To complete the learning activity, the student will post a short review about
three different consent orders to the Enforcement Forum. They will explain what they have
learned from these examples and what could have been done for the individuals to avoid
disciplinary action. They will also comment on another students enforcement post.
NC Licensing Case Study: The student will use information they have learned in the first part of
the course to distinguish between qualified and unqualified licensing candidates.
This assignment must be completed and submitted by 5pm MT on the date you begin the
course. If your assignment is not submitted by this time, you will be required to re-start the
course in a different session.
North Carolina Mortgage Law Chapter 4: Chapter Four covers disciplinary action and reverse
mortgage loan requirements. It consists of the following sections:
Investigation and Examination Authority
Your Duties Under Investigation
Disciplinary Authority
Commissioner's Participation in the NMLS
Reverse Mortgage Loans and Lenders
Prohibited Acts for Reverse Mortgage Loans
Reporting Requirements
Records Maintenance
Course Final: The student will complete the course final covering all of the material discussed
in the course. They are required to pass the final with a score of at least 80%.
Course Evaluation: Students will be allowed to give feedback regarding the course.
In order for you to receive credit for this course, all coursework (including the forum post and
the assignment) must be completed and approved, the final must be passed with a score of at
least 80%, and the course evaluation must be completed by 10pm MT on the course session
date.
Course Schedule
This course consists of the two parts outlined above. The requirements for each part are listed
in the course schedule with the time allowed to complete each learning module. This course
meets the minimum time requirement of 50 seat minutes for each clock hour the course is
approved. This course is approved as a four hour course and must be completed in its entirety
in order for you to receive credit.
Good Luck
Once again, thank you for choosing Praedo Institute. Your success is extremely important to us.
Please let us know if we can be of assistance at any time. Enjoy the course!