This introduction video is going to set the groundwork – covering 6 THINGS YOU HAVE GOT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO PASS THE NMLS S.A.F.E. EXAM

8 minutes 36 seconds

BEFORE you look at the content or the things you have to learn, you need to look at some other things…

• Learn to think about studying in a productive way
• We’ll tap into the power of  MOTIVATION
• We’ll learn how to make studying INTERESTING
• You’ll be suprised to discover studying for the SAFE Exam can be FUN
• We will KILL the doubts together

12 minutes 13 seconds

There are practical things you can do to make your studying environment, approach, and mindset more effective. This video helps you do that by providing study tips for…

• Project-based thinking
• Dealing with distractions
• Appointments with yourself
• Maximizing your brain power
• Adding fun to studying
• Building in your motivation
• Knowing your WHY
• Challenge thinking

9 minutes 48 seconds

Music has proven to be a powerful way to set the environment for effective brain-work. Specific TYPES Of music have been proven to work better than others. I provide the two musical playlists I use whenever I study.

If you just study the regulations and don’t figure out ways to make it practical, you’re going to do lousy on the test. This video will help you…

• Get out of “regulation” mode
• Practice what you’re learning
• Come up with real-life scenarios for the concepts
• Buddy up to accelearate learning
• BONUS: I may have a Facebook study group created by the time you reach this model

21 Minutes 34 seconds

Building on what you learned in MODULE 3, you’ll be walked through an overview of what you’re learning in the context of WHAT exactly you’re going to be doing as a MLO.

8 minutes 21 seconds

It’s no secret WHAT you will have to know to be ready for testing. But many people STILL feel like it’s a mystery. No more. Here you go.

10 minutes 11 seconds

This video explains why it’s better to study in short bursts and will teach you…

• How to make the absolute best use of limited time
• How your learning can be fit into your routine effectively
• Why cramming will kill retention

8 minutes 1 second

Big concepts are made up of smaller pieces. This video will teach you how to…

• Break down the concepts into bite-sized pieces
• Learn how to drill yourself on small concepts and larger relationships
• Apply “free recall” to stretch your capacity for learning
• Use a journal to magnify your learning
• Use feedback to test yourself effectively

16 minutes 43 seconds

Richard Feynman, a world-renowned scientest in his own right has also become famous for a simple technique he used to learn complicated processes and retain them – to the point he could simply teach brand new concepts from totally unfamiliar disciplines within 30 minutes. This video uses a piece of information you’ll undoubtedly need to know for your SAFE Exam to show you how the technique works. Apply this approach to as much of your studying as possible for greater success.

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There is a  wonderful free flashcard software that helped me study SMARTER rather than HARDER. This video explains…

• Where you can get the software (Computer, Android, and iOS)
• How to install it and use it
• How to load my deck of 550 NMLS flashcards
• How this program builds on what you learned in MODULE 5 using the concept of “spaced repetition.”

8 minutes 2 seconds

For my NMLS study I created by own deck of digital flashcards – over 500 of them. I provide you with my entire deck and show you how to use them in this software.

I show you, step by step, how to add your own cards to the flashcard software – and explain why you SHOULD for more effective learning.

1 minute 11 seconds

Using cartoons, I created my own graphic flashcard designs to help the concepts of various regulations stick in my head. This video will explain…

• How to use my cards (I give them to you)
• Why this kind of learning is powerful
• How you can make cartoon cards of your own

9 minutes 46 seconds

The regulations that govern mortgage lending are filled with lots of industry and legal terms. It helped me to write-up the regulations in simpler ways that I could understand. This resource is…

• The one-page summaries I created to put everything for each regulation onto one page
• Use these to drill yourself based on the principles you learned in MODULE 4
• I like to think of these summary sheets like Cliff Notes (c)

The regulations that govern mortgage lending are filled with lots of industry and legal terms. It helped me to write-up the regulations in simpler ways that I could understand. This resource is…

• The one-page summaries I created to put everything for each regulation onto one page
• Use these to drill yourself based on the principles you learned in MODULE 4
• I like to think of these summary sheets like Cliff Notes (c)

Most of the approved 20-hour courses have been authorized to create practice tests that students can use to prepare for the text. This video explains…

• The type of questions you’ll see on your practice tests
• How you can best prepare for the scenario-based questions they contain
• How to read and interpret the questions carefully
• How to notice “confused” questions and avoid being fooled by them

13 minutes 49 seconds

The regulations that govern mortgage lending are filled with lots of industry and legal terms. It helped me to write-up the regulations in simpler ways that I could understand. This resource is…

• The one-page summaries I created to put everything for each regulation onto one page
• Use these to drill yourself based on the principles you learned in MODULE 4
• I like to think of these summary sheets like Cliff Notes (c)

I designed my 1-page regulations the way they are for a reason. In this video I explain my reasoning, point out how to use the features of the pages to study more effectively, and give suggestions on how you can maximize your study time with these sheets.

1 minute 11 seconds

There are a number of very basic math concepts you need to understand in order to work the problems on the NMLS test – I show you some of the most common MLO-related math functions and explain how to calculate them.

22 minutes 30 seconds

The math on the NMLS test can be very confusing if you don’t know how to read the questions and understand what you’re being asked for. This video demonstrates MANY of the common mistakes you can easily avoid if you know how to watch for them.

8 minutes 42 seconds

It helps me to hear things as well as read them, so I created this audio track of the Federal Regulation definitions so that I could listen in the car, on the treadmill, etc. and learn the details through repetition.

Load them into your phone or audio player and listen and learn on the go!

54 minutes 43 seconds (audio)

This is not my video – but is one I found so helpful I thought I’d provide it for you here at no extra charge. This video is produced by one of the companies that oversees the testing facilities and shows you exactly what to expect from the moment you walk in the door.

7 minutes 38 seconds