{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255f-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255F, § 5","heading":"Pre-licensing education","body":"Section 5. (a) An applicant for a mortgage loan originator's license shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of pre-licensing education approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry based upon reasonable standards which shall include, without limitation: (i) 3 hours of federal law and regulations; (ii) 3 hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues; (iii) 2 hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace; and (iv) state law and regulation, which shall include instruction on state consumer protection laws and other related statutes.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 255F"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter255F/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:05Z","sha256":"21649075d21922e5376da31bd011052e515d382910fb330513a1ad4888baf6ca","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255f-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255f-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}