Certification: Certified Mortgage Examiner (CME)
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Candidates for the CME designation must provide evidence of the following:
Completion of a minimum of one year of on-the-job service and training related to mortgage provider examinations.
Satisfactory completion of the following CSBS course offering or an equivalent training on basic mortgage examination (consisting of a minimum of 36 hours of classroom instruction):
CSBS's Day One: Mortgage Examiner Training (online)
Examples of equivalent training would include the basic AARMR Examiner School; applicable portions of AARMR/NACCA Examiner Schools; FDIC Introduction to Compliance Examinations; and CFPB Lending Principles Course.
Completion of a minimum of one year of on-the-job service and training related to mortgage provider examinations.
Satisfactory completion of the following CSBS course offering or an equivalent training on basic mortgage examination (consisting of a minimum of 36 hours of classroom instruction):
CSBS's Day One: Mortgage Examiner Training (online)
Examples of equivalent training would include the basic AARMR Examiner School; applicable portions of AARMR/NACCA Examiner Schools; FDIC Introduction to Compliance Examinations; and CFPB Lending Principles Course.
- More than two years of education or training after high school required?
- Yes
- More than two years of work experience required?
- No
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renewal Required?
- Every 3 Year(s)
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- Yes
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- No
- Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
- No
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- No
Core
- The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
- The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
- The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.