Final Exam

Upon completion of all courses for the Fundamental Lender Diploma Program, all candidates are eligible to take the final exam in order to receive a diploma recognized by the 7(a) industry as evidence of a solid educational experience.

• The candidate must request the final exam in writing within 90 days of the eligibility date (the date the final fundamental course or fundamental course pre-test was successfully completed).
• Candidates will complete the final exam via the Internet, unless otherwise specified in their written request.
• The completed final exam must be returned to NAGGL for scoring within 15 calendar days from the date received by the candidate.
• All final exams are copyrighted property of NAGGL, and must be returned to NAGGL, completed or not, within the specified time frame.
• All Internet-based final exams are machine scored.
• Candidates may complete the final exam only once during the 15-day period. 
• The final exam is comprised of five sections, each representing a fundamental course, with one section for both SBA Credit Analysis 101 and Mastering SBA Credit Underwriting Techniques.
• The candidate must receive a score of at least 70% on each section to pass the exam.

Candidates who have successfully completed the Lender Diploma Program will be recognized and will receive a diploma at the NAGGL Annual Conference on Small Business Lending. Recipients will also be featured in In Focus, NAGGL’s monthly newsletter.

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