Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions
8660 United Plaza Blvd., 2nd Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 925-4660
nmls@ofi.louisiana.gov
The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions licenses mortgage loan officers in Louisiana 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. Louisiana 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.