Act that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age (unless too young to sign contract) receipt of income from public assistance program

The SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 requires all licensed Mortgage Loan Originators to pass a test developed by NMLS (Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System And Registry). Each Loan Originator must take and pass the SAFE MLO Test in order to satisfy the SAFE test requirements of any single state jurisdiction.

The SAFE MLO national exam is made up of 120 multiple-choice items that cover 5 content areas: federal mortgage related laws (24% of the test), uniform state content (11%), general mortgage knowledge (20%), mortgage loan origination activities (27%) and ethics (18%).