Late CE: 1 Hour CA-DFPI SAFE 2020 State Law Course (12098)

This course is designed to address your 2020 Late CE needs.

This 1 hour course on California laws and regulations fulfills the state elective requirement for annual renewal. Licensed mortgage loan originators in the state must take 8 hours of continuing education each year, with 3 hours being dedicated to Federal law, 2 hours of ethics, 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending, and this 1 hour of state-specific content. 

We'll begin with a review of the California Financial Code and its requirements, including changes to department names. Continuing, the course explores HERA, the SAFE Act, the California Financing Law, and important Civil Code sections.The module concludes with a look at the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act, the definition of who is and who is not a mortgage originator, and exceptions for those who perform real estate brokerage services. 

In the second module, the course defines and details agency relationships, and classifications, as well as fiduciary duties and potential fiduciary breaches. The module continues to discuss mortgage brokers and loan originators and their associated fiduciary duties. Delegation of an agency's authority, the methods by which an agency may be terminated, and missing/absentee persons are detailed. The course then looks at agency concepts and actual agency, and the different types of agencies, their related authority, ratification, and the concept of estoppel and waiver. The module finishes with legal updates for principals, illegitimate fees, and an example of disciplinary actions taken against a licensee. 

To promote comprehension, students will complete a 5-question quiz and short activity after each module. A 15-question final exam will wrap up the course.