Kan. Admin. Regs. § 75-6-36

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 75-6-36 - Prelicensing and continuing education; requirements

(a) Each individual required to register as a residential mortgage loan originator pursuant to the Kansas uniform consumer credit code, K.S.A. 16a-1-101 et seq. and amendments thereto, shall complete at least 20 hours of prelicensing professional education (PPE) approved in accordance with subsection (c), which shall include at least the following:

(1) Three hours of federal law and regulations;

(2) three hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and

(3) two hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.

(b) Each individual required to register as a residential mortgage loan originator pursuant to the Kansas uniform consumer credit code, K.S.A. 16a-1-101 et seq. and amendments thereto, shall annually complete at least eight hours of approved continuing professional education (CPE) as a condition of registration renewal, which shall include at least the following:

(1) Three hours of federal law and regulations;

(2) two hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; and

(3) two hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.

(c) Each PPE and CPE course shall first be approved by the administrator, or the administrator's designee, before granting credit.

(d) In addition to the specific topic requirements in subsections (a) and (b), PPE and CPE courses shall focus on issues of mortgage business, as defined by K.S.A. 9-2201 and amendments thereto, or related industry topics.

(e) One PPE or CPE hour shall consist of at least 50 minutes of approved instruction.

(f) Each request for PPE or CPE course approval shall be submitted on a form approved by the administrator. A request for PPE or CPE course approval may be submitted by any person, as defined by K.S.A. 16a-1-301 and amendments thereto.

(g) Evidence of satisfactory completion of approved PPE or CPE courses shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the administrator. Each residential mortgage loan originator registrant shall ensure that PPE or CPE credit has been properly submitted to the administrator and shall maintain verification records in the form of completion certificates or other documentation of attendance at approved PPE or CPE courses.

(h) Each CPE year shall begin on the first day of January and shall end on the 31st day of December each year.

(i) Each residential mortgage loan originator registrant may receive credit for a CPE course only in the year in which the course is taken. A registrant shall not take the same approved course in the same or successive years to meet the annual requirements for CPE.

(j) Each residential mortgage loan originator registrant who fails to renew the registrant's certificate of registration, in accordance with K.S.A. 16a-2-302 and amendments thereto, shall obtain all delinquent CPE before receiving a new certificate of registration.

(k) A residential mortgage loan originator registrant who is an instructor of an approved continuing education course may receive credit for the registrant's own annual continuing education requirement at the rate of two hours of credit for every one hour taught.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 75-6-36

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 16a-6-104, as amended by 2009 SB 240, §21; effective Oct. 2, 2009.