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Review and approval of a continuing education course shall include review and approval of the course provider.C\n\nNothing in this section shall preclude the provision of any continuing education course that has been approved by the Registry by: (i) the employer of the mortgage loan originator; (ii) an entity that is affiliated with the mortgage loan originator by an agency contract; or (iii) a subsidiary or affiliate of such employer or entity.D\n\nContinuing education courses may be offered in a classroom, online, or by any means approved by the Registry.E\n\nA licensed mortgage loan originator may only receive credit for a continuing education course in the year in which the course is taken and may not take the same approved course in the same or successive years to meet the annual requirements for continuing education.F\n\nA licensed mortgage loan originator who is an instructor of an approved continuing education course may receive credit for his annual continuing education requirement at the rate of two hours of credit for every one hour of teaching.G\n\nA licensed mortgage loan originator who has successfully completed Registry-approved continuing education courses that satisfy the requirements of subsection A for any state shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing education requirements of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263454,"text":"A licensed mortgage loan originator shall complete annually at least eight hours of continuing education courses approved in accordance with subsection B, which shall include at least: (i) three hours related to federal law and regulations; (ii) two hours related to ethics, which shall include instruction about fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and (iii) two hours related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":263455,"text":"Continuing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the Registry based upon reasonable standards. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0273\">273<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0453\">453<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62238,"section_number":"6.2-1711","catch_line":"Licenses; places of business; changes","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1711\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":266183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73180,"identifier":"6.2-1710","token":"6.2\/III\/17\/6.2-1710","url":"\/6.2-1710\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-1710\/","token":"6.2\/III\/17\/6.2-1710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuing education requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-1710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span> shall complete annually at least eight hours of continuing education courses approved in accordance with subsection B, which shall include at least: (i) three hours related to federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and regulations; (ii) two hours related to ethics, which shall include instruction about <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span>, consumer protection, and fair lending <span class=\"dictionary\">issues<\/span>; and (iii) two hours related to lending standards for the <span class=\"dictionary\">nontraditional mortgage product<\/span> marketplace. <a id=\"paragraph-263454\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Continuing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Registry<\/span> based upon reasonable standards. Review and approval of a continuing education course shall include review and approval of the course provider. <a id=\"paragraph-263455\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall preclude the provision of any continuing education course that has been approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Registry<\/span> by: (i) the employer of the <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span>; (ii) an <span class=\"dictionary\">entity<\/span> that is affiliated with the <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span> by an agency <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>; or (iii) a subsidiary or affiliate of such employer or <span class=\"dictionary\">entity<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-263456\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Continuing education courses may be offered in a classroom, online, or by any means approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Registry<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-263457\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> A licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span> may only receive credit for a continuing education course in the year in which the course is taken and may not take the same approved course in the same or successive years to meet the annual requirements for continuing education. <a id=\"paragraph-263458\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> A licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span> who is an instructor of an approved continuing education course may receive credit for his annual continuing education requirement at the rate of two hours of credit for every one hour of teaching. <a id=\"paragraph-263459\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"G\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">G.<\/span> A licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">mortgage loan originator<\/span> who has successfully completed <span class=\"dictionary\">Registry<\/span>-approved continuing education courses that satisfy the requirements of subsection A for any state shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing education requirements of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-263460\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1710\/#G\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 6.2-1710)\n\nA. A licensed mortgage loan originator shall complete annually at least eight\nhours of continuing education courses approved in accordance with subsection B,\nwhich shall include at least: (i) three hours related to federal law and\nregulations; (ii) two hours related to ethics, which shall include instruction\nabout fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and (iii) two hours\nrelated to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product\nmarketplace.\n\nB. Continuing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the Registry\nbased upon reasonable standards. Review and approval of a continuing education\ncourse shall include review and approval of the course provider.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall preclude the provision of any continuing\neducation course that has been approved by the Registry by: (i) the employer of\nthe mortgage loan originator; (ii) an entity that is affiliated with the\nmortgage loan originator by an agency contract; or (iii) a subsidiary or\naffiliate of such employer or entity.\n\nD. Continuing education courses may be offered in a classroom, online, or by any\nmeans approved by the Registry.\n\nE. A licensed mortgage loan originator may only receive credit for a continuing\neducation course in the year in which the course is taken and may not take the\nsame approved course in the same or successive years to meet the annual\nrequirements for continuing education.\n\nF. A licensed mortgage loan originator who is an instructor of an approved\ncontinuing education course may receive credit for his annual continuing\neducation requirement at the rate of two hours of credit for every one hour of\nteaching.\n\nG. A licensed mortgage loan originator who has successfully completed\nRegistry-approved continuing education courses that satisfy the requirements of\nsubsection A for any state shall be deemed to have satisfied the continuing\neducation requirements of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 273, 453, \u00a7 6.1-431.11; 2010, c. 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}