Sec. 1. (a) An applicant for an initial license under IC 23-2.5-4 shall provide to the commissioner evidence that, during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the application, the applicant completed at least twenty (20) hours of academic education that is acceptable to the commissioner and approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.

     (b) The education hours required by subsection (a) must include the following:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-2.5-6-1

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
(1) Three (3) hours of federal law and regulations concerning residential mortgage lending.

(2) Three (3) hours of ethics, including instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending practices.

(3) Two (2) hours of training concerning lending standards for nontraditional residential mortgage loan products.

(4) Two (2) hours of state law and rules concerning residential mortgage lending.

As added by P.L.175-2019, SEC.2.