Iowa Division of Banking
200 East Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 281-4014
fblicensing@idob.state.ia.us
The Iowa Division of Banking licenses mortgage loan officers in Iowa and requires 20 hours of pre-licensing education; The national 20-hour class and no additional hours of state law.
All states require a national exam for licensing. Iowa does not require an additional state test, requires no 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.