Wyo. Stat. § 40-23-127

Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 40-23-127 - Prelicensing and relicensing education of loan originators
(a) In order to meet the prelicensing education requirement referred to in W.S. 40-23-126(a)(iv), a person shall complete at least twenty (20) hours of education approved in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, which shall include at least:
(i) Three (3) hours of federal law and regulations related to mortgage origination;
(ii) Three (3) hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on fraud, consumer protection and fair lending issues; and
(iii) Two (2) hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, prelicensing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the registry. The review and approval of a prelicensing education course shall include review and approval of the course provider.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude any prelicensing education course, as approved by the registry, that is provided by the employer of the applicant or an entity which is affiliated with the applicant by an agency contract, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such employer or entity.
(d) Prelicensing education may be offered either in a classroom, online or by any other means approved by the registry.
(e) The prelicensing education requirements approved by the registry in paragraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section for any state shall be accepted as credit towards completion of prelicensing education requirements in Wyoming.
(f) An individual licensed under W.S. 40-23-124 after July 1, 2009 and who subsequently applies to be licensed again:
(i) Shall not have to complete prelicensing education requirements;
(ii) Shall have completed all the continuing education requirements pursuant to W.S. 40-23-130.

W.S. 40-23-127