SATISFY YOUR MLO LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIREMENT!

Yes. Real Estate Institute is an NMLS-Approved Course Provider, #1400102. We offer NMLS-approved pre-license and continuing education programs.

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All Loan Originators working for State-licensed companies are required to complete a minimum of eight (8) credit hours of NMLS-Approved continuing education each calendar year.  Some state also require additional state-specific education.

NMLS requires you to be visible on camera from at least the shoulders up for the duration of the webinar. You must also be in a professional setting in front of your computer and engaged during the duration of the webinar. Multitasking or engaging in any outside activities during the webinar is not permitted. 

If you cannot comply with these requirements, you will be removed from the webinar and be required to reschedule.

Device Requirements:

• Personal Computers (Windows or Mac)
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• Webcam
  • NMLS requires you to be visible on camera from at least the shoulders up for the duration of the course instruction. You must also be in a professional setting in front of your computer and engaged during the duration of the webinar. Multitasking or engaging in any outside activities during the webinar is not permitted.  If you cannot comply with these requirements, you will be removed from the webinar and be required to reschedule.

• Audio, to hear presenter throughout the webinar. You may ask questions and interact with the instructor via text chat.
• High-speed, reliable Internet connectivity

Every state-licensed mortgage loan originator must complete at least 8 hours of NMLS-approved education annually. Some states also have state-specific education requirements that must be met.

See the  NMLS State-Specific Education Requirements Chart for details.

It is unlikely. To confirm however, please view the NMLS education requirements chart and view your state(s) to confirm.

Our 7 & 8 hour courses fulfill the national CE requirements under the SAFE Act (3 hours of federal law, 2 hours of ethics and 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage products).  Our 7 & 8 hour courses do NOT include any state specific education.

We also offer additional state-specific continuing courses that are required for some states. Our state specific courses will only be offered in an online, self-study format.

If you are unsure if the states you are licensed in require state-specific education, check the  NMLS State-Specific Education Requirements Chart for details.

Yes, we will have all state-specific continuing courses that are required for some states. Our state specific courses will only be offered in an online, self-study format.

If you are unsure if the states you are licensed in require state-specific education, check the  NMLS State-Specific Education Requirements Chart for details.

We offer all three NMLS approved delivery options. We offer 8 hour classes in the Chicagoland area, as well as 7 and 8 hour live webinars and online self-study courses.

Yes. Upon enrollment, you will be able to access your online self-study course immediately through your Student Homepage.

All NMLS-approved continuing education OSS courses will expire six months after the date of enrollment OR by January 2nd of the following year of purchase; whichever comes first.

To ensure if a course is different than the one you completed with our school last year, view the course's product page and look for the message "This Course is Successive Year Compliant" or "This Course is Not Successive Year Compliant". 

If you are still unsure, please contact our knowledgeable customer service team for support.

Yes. Our courses have been developed so that you’ll be completing knowledge checks as you progress through chunks of the course content. These knowledge checks are designed to help gauge your understanding of the course material. 

Live and Webinar courses conclude with a comprehensive case study in which all students must participate to demonstrate learning. Online Self Study courses conclude with a final (multiple choice) exam on which you must score at least 70%. Students are given six attempts to pass the final exam.

Our online learning platform will track your progress as you move through the course modules. There is no option for you to save your progress as it is happening automatically for you. Per NMLS guidelines, if you are inactive in the course for six minutes, you will be automatically logged out of the course. When you log back in and relaunch the course, you will be prompted to return to the place you left off. However, your six minutes of inactivity will be subtracted from your accumulated course time.

In order to take our online course, you will need the following technology:

• High-speed internet access
• Desktop or laptop computer (The NMLS does not allow you to take courses on a tablet or mobile device.)
• Modern Web browser (Google Chrome is preferred.)
• Headphones or external speakers to play any course audio that may or may not accompany a video

NMLS uses a vendor named BioSig, which is a student identity verification password system.  A primary purpose for NMLS employing BioSig is to ensure MLOs are completing annual education requirements in accordance with the SAFE Act.  Please note that the BioSig-ID software is designed to inform NMLS of suspicious user behaviors.  At various times during the online self-study course, the student will be requested to validate their identity using BioSig-ID.  A BioSig-ID validation will be required throughout the course.

BioSig is the vendor that the NMLS has chosen to integrate a student identity verification password system called BioSig-ID.  This system is required for all NMLS-approvied online self-study continuing education programs.

In order to receive troubleshooting or technical support, you must contact BioSig directly.  If you are currently enrolled in a course, you will find links to contact BioSig in your student portal.  They do not have a phone number and can only be contacted online by submitting a ticket request.

No, currently NMLS only employs BioSig with all online self-study continuing education programs.

Yes, we can coordinate everything for your firm. You choose a group coordinator, and we will send all certificates directly to that person. In addition, we will work with your group coordinator to streamline registration, attendance, and recordkeeping for all loan originators at your firm.

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Yes. Real Estate Institute will report your course completion to the NMLS within 7 days of course completion.

During certain times of the year, typically in the months leading up to the license renewal, we will have class locations throughout the Chicago area.