8 Hour SAFE Comprehensive: 2025 Mortgage Loan Originator Course
This online self-study course satisfies the eight hours of 2025 annual continuing education required of individuals maintaining a state-issued mortgage loan originator (MLO) license. Within this course, students will spend time reviewing required topics, including:
- Three hours on federal mortgage-related laws
- Two hours on ethics, fraud, and consumer protection
- Two hours on lending standards related to nontraditional mortgage products
- One hour on elective content
State Requirements For Washington
Washington Requirement Detail for Mortgage Continuing Education
Hours Required by the State: 9 hours
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3 hours of federal law
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2 hours of ethics
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2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
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1 hour of elective
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1 hour of state-specific education
An MLO who has completed their pre-licensure education (PE) course requirements in the same year in which the license was approved, is not required to complete CE.
Course Duplication:
A licensee may not take the same CE course two years in a row.
Seat Time:
Seat time will be enforced and our online course delivery system manages this requirement.
Washington Contact Details for Mortgage Continuing Education
Department of Financial Institutions
Phone: 360-902-8703
Email: MortgageLicensing@dfi.wa.gov
Website: Department of Financial Institutions
NMLS Resources for Mortgage Continuing Education
Professional Standards: Mortgage Education
Professional Standards: Criminal Background Check
Professional Standards: Credit Report
Professional Standards: MLO Testing