LIA - The Professional Association for Financial Services in Ireland

Mortgage providers have developed a wide range of products to meet market needs. A thorough understanding of underlying principles is essential if you are working in the area.

Understanding and establishing customer needs and capability is fundamental and when complimented with appropriate experience, ensures that you are in a position to deal comprehensively with enquiries and applications for residential mortgages and related investment products.

The course is a designed for those seeking to develop and understand the basic principles and procedures in relation to mortgages and loans in general. The course also looks at the regulation of financial service providers. As a result of the financial crisis and the changing property market, a new area covered in this course includes debt mediation and account management.

Graduates of the Professional Certificate in Mortgage Practice are awarded a Level 7 qualification, on the National Framework of Qualifications, from UCD. The Professional Certificate in Mortgage Practice meets the Financial Regulator’s Minimum Competency Requirements for selling or advising on housing loans and associated insurances, subject to meeting CPD requirements.

What are the entry requirements?

To enrol for the Mortgage Advice module, candidates must have registered for, passed or be exempt from QFA Loans and QFA Regulations.

The Certificate in Mortgage Practice comprises the following modules:

• QFA Loans
• QFA Regulation
• Mortgage Advice

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