Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-9500
Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation licensed mortgage loan officers require 20 hours of pre-licensing education; The national requirements and 3 hours of Rhode Island state law.
All states require a national exam for licensing. Rhode Island does not require an additional state test, requires 3 hours of separate state law for those who are currently NMLS-licensed elsewhere, and requires 8 hours of continuing education (CE) annually for NMLS-licensed mortgage loan officers, 1 of which must be state law.