Hi Everyone,

Here are the follow up Q&As from Day 1:

There was a question about if LOs in Oklahoma are required to take a course on Oklahoma State law. On the right hand side of this link, click on “state specific edu” to view the PDF. No other courses are needed for OK LOs but you WILL have to pass an OK state specific TEST.

Here’s a link to the NMLS website to view the test content outline for your OK state exam.

Here’s the link to the OK Statute.  MANY of your state law questions are going to come right from this page.”clic

There was a question about whether or not loan originators in OK owe fiduciary duties to their clients.

We were wondering about the word “professional” and the prefix “profess” which reminds us of professor, and the suffix “sion” which reminds us of “confession” or even “compassion.”

Here’s the dictionary.com definition of the word professor:
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML pr?fessor  one who has taken the vows of a religious order, L: a public lecturer, equiv. to pr?- pro-¹ + -fet-,  comb. form of fat?r?  to acknowledge, declare + -tor -tor, with tt  > ss

Here’s the definition of the word professional:
Origin:
1740–50 professional
early 15c., of religious orders; 1747 of careers (especially of the skilled or learned trades from c.1793); see profession. Meaning “one who does X for a living” is from 1798; opposed to amateur  from 1851. The noun is recorded from 1811.

The suffix “sion” comes from the word Zion.
Zi·on (z?’?n)  
n.

The historic land of Israel as a symbol of the Jewish people.

 A place or religious community regarded as sacredly devoted to God.

An idealized, harmonious community; utopia.

[Middle English Sion , from Old English, from Late Latin Si?n , from Greek Sei?n , from Hebrew ?iyyôn ; see ?wy ²  in Semitic roots.]

VERY interesting to see that sion could mean “an idealized community” because we often view people who hold professional status as something to admire; doctors, lawyers, and so forth, because of all their advanced knowledge and education. THANK YOU for asking this question. A highly detailed question that taught me something.

Here’s a link to the Neighborhood Watch website where you can check the status of FHA loan delinquencies.