40-14-647. Continuing education for mortgage loan originators; rulemaking.

(a) In order to meet the annual continuing education requirements required by W.S. 40-14-646(a)(ii), a licensed mortgage loan originator shall complete at least eight (8) 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 relating to mortgage origination;

(ii) Two (2) 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, continuing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the registry. The review and approval of a continuing education course shall include review and approval of the course provider.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude any education course, as approved by the registry, that is provided by the employer of the mortgage loan originator or an entity which is affiliated with the mortgage loan originator by an agency contract, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such employer or entity.

(d) Continuing education may be offered either in a classroom, online or by any other means approved by the registry.

(e) A licensed mortgage loan originator:

(i) Except as provided in W.S. 40-14-646(b), shall only receive credit for a continuing education course in the year in which the course is taken; and

(ii) Shall not take the same approved course in the same year or successive years to meet the annual requirements for continuing education.

(f) A licensed mortgage loan originator who is an instructor of an approved continuing education course may receive credit for the licensed mortgage loan originator's own annual continuing education requirement at the rate of two (2) hours credit for every one (1) hour taught.

(g) An individual having successfully completed the 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 continuing education requirements in Wyoming.

(h) An individual meeting the requirements of W.S. 40-14-646(a)(i) and (iii) may make up any deficiency in continuing education as established by rule of the administrator.

(j) An individual licensed under W.S. 40-14-641 after July 1, 2009 and who subsequently applies to be licensed again shall complete the continuing education requirements for the last year in which the license was held prior to issuance of a new or renewed license.