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Late CE 1 Hour SC-DCA SAFE: 2025 South Carolina Law Review Course (#17206)

$39
This product includes:
Elective Hours: 1 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 1
Description
State Requirements

A mortgage loan originator (MLO) licensed by the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions (BFI) 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 of South Carolina-specific education

This online self-study course satisfies the one hour of required state-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.

Package Content:

State Requirements For South Carolina

South Carolina Requirement Detail for Mortgage Continuing Education

Hours Required by the State: 
  • 3 hours of federal law

  • 2 hours of ethics

  • 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending

  • 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.

Course Duplication:

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.

NMLS Provider # 1405076

Course Completion Reporting:

Mortgage course completions are reported to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). The CE Shop will report credits to the NMLS within 7 business days of course completionThe NMLS recommends completing CE prior to the 12/31 deadline as licensees are unable to apply to renew their license if their CE is not complete.

South Carolina-DCA licensees are required to complete their CE courses by November 30.

The NMLS recommends completing CE prior to the deadline as licensees are unable to apply to renew their license if their CE is not complete.

South Carolina Contact Details for Mortgage Continuing Education

South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
Phone: 803-734-4200
Email: SCMortgageBroker@scconsumer.gov  
Website: South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs

NMLS Resources for Mortgage Continuing Education

South Carolina MLO License Description Page
Professional Standards: Mortgage Education
Professional Standards: Criminal Background Check 
Professional Standards: Credit Report
Professional Standards: MLO Testing