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“Teamwork” is the hallmark of the Residential Finance Specialist designation program, where “win-win” solutions that benefit both consumer and practitioner form the basis for long-term success.

The Residential Financing Council and Residential Finance Specialist designation provide a marketable “edge” for professionals serving the homeownership needs of consumers nationwide. Included are real estate brokers, sales associates and professional assistants, mortgage brokers, loan officers and appraisers.

The Certified Finance Specialist Designation Training Program

This program is designed to enhance your knowledge of financing options for listing and selling real estate, ensuring greater numbers of qualified buyers, smoother closings and customers for life.

The RFS designation program recognizes not only the unique role that each professional plays in the home buying, home selling and homeownership process, but also the importance of carefully orchestrated teamwork among all the players in order to provide the most efficient and most satisfying total customer experience for the consumer. As members of the Council, RFS designees become part of a nationwide team of professionals linked together by a unique service model and dedicated to the ongoing expansion of the service envelope: Leading the industry into the World of Tomorrow!

Where to find RFS training courses:
You may access a searchable database of schools and information on the RFS Home Study program.

Requirements for the designation:
Candidates for the designation are required to apply for membership in the Residential Financing Council and to complete the RFS Designation Course, either at a licensed training center or through home-study.

Review an outline of the course contents.

Upon completion of the coursework, candidates for the designation must successfully pass the written RFS examination—an “open book” test based on the candidate’s ability to utilize the material taught in the course in day-to-day practice. The examination is administered on site at each RFS Training Center. Home study designation candidates can take the exam online upon completing the course.

A final step in the designation process involves completing a Practical Applications Survey Form.

Designees are required to maintain active membership in the Residential Financing Council in order to maintain their designation status and to derive the full benefits of the designation program.

Stay “In the Know” A newsletter published exclusively for the benefit of members of the Residential Financing Council keeps our designees up to date on what is happening in the world of real estate finance. Click here to scan the latest news items as reported in Financing Trends & Strategies.

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