AmeriTrain Review

I took the 10-day NMLS course and found the content good to follow. I had previous knowledge of the mortgage industry but needed to complete the required course work before I could take my NMLS exam. After comparing AMI to other industry standards, I found that AMI offered the greatest value. At the start of my course, I encountered a timing issue and needed to extend my course a few days. My instructors did not have any issues with being able to extend out my course deadline. I am very thankful for that. Three weeks after completing the Ameritrain SAFE NMLS course, I was able to pass my NMLS exam with an 86% (first time test taker). Thank you Carlo and Marie for being great on-line instructors!

The CE is class was fantastic, and the instructor will keep you awake and laughing. I will definitely do my CE class here again.

Great class, learning environment and fun participation.

Horrible online course. It was supposed to be instructor led but the instructor didn't post the materials for over an hour after the start time and my day was wasted.

Glitchy system, you end up listening the exact same instruction numerous times, modules get stuck and I had to retake the same nonsense 3-4 times, and customer service is non-existent. I would avoid

Always an amazing and informative class with Carol.

I enjoy taking the continuing education course with Carol! I would definitely recommend! She is very informative and makes it fun.

I took the two day prep class with Cousin Carol and utilized all of the resources provided (binder, virtual flash cards and practice exams). I passed with an 85 on my first attempt. This class is a must for anyone preparing to take the exam. I will use them for CE in the future.

This is a great school. Melanie and Carol are the better

Ameritrain's courses were easy to follow, and very thorough. Because of my experience, I knew some of the material, but I learned so much more. I passed the MLO test today, on my very first try. I couldn't have done it without them. Buy their courses with confidence. I will certainly use their services again for my CE courses next year. Awesome!

I love ameritrain for my continuing education!! Our instructor Carol was amazing!!

Ameritrain provides excellent courses. Carol facilitated the annual CE class and was terrific. She kept the class moving along with interesting facts with a lot of interaction, which made the class fun and informative. Carol is very knowledgeable and personable. Thank you for coming to Savannah.

It was great experience good preparation for the State exam!

Out of all the schools I could've chose, I'm glad I found Ameritrain. From the Price, to the content, to the support. I don't believe I could've made a better decision.

Great leader. She has the knowledge of the industry to lead great group discussions. This is my second class with her and I have been very pleased on both occasions.

Great instructor, Carol Wilson, for the CE course. Have taken it here for the last several years. Never disappointed!! Highly recommend!!

Carol does an amazing job! CE classes are never the most enjoyable experience, but Carol brings energy, entertainment and info to her classes!!

I used kaplan for the Realtor test, and now I've used Ameritrain for mortgage test. Being able to compare the two - Ameritrain is so much better due to instructors like Carol. It's also a lot cheaper, and the help you get from them is quite surprising - Carol was always available and would return communication within minutes (even on weekends).

I had a problem with the Kaplan program glitching, and I had a glitch problem with Ameritrain program too...

However, Carol took ownership over the issue and handled everything to my satisfaction. Kaplan didn't help at all, they charged a fortune, and the material taught didn't seem to match AT ALL what was on the Realtor test.

In contrast, I just took the NMLS test and passed with flying colors. The schooling was very thorough, prepared me extremely well for the licensing test, but what I liked most about Ameritrain over Kaplan was their summary pages that you could print out - they were perfect cheat sheets to look over in the parking lot and cram just before the actual test - seemed like the cheat sheets were taken right off of the official test :) Like I said - they prepared me very well. I mean really - it was as though they took real questions right from the test! Kaplan, on the other hand, didn't prepare me AT ALL - I felt lost on the Realtor exam.

Important note: if you're deciding on in-class vs. online - both kaplan and Ameritrain purposely make you wait a required amount of time before you can click "next" on the PowerPoint-like slides. I think that's built in as a licensing requirement; otherwise, I'm sure there would be a market for people to cheat and hire someone to take the class for you. But with the wait, it's not worth it for the cheating test taker to have to wait for so long.

Anyway, i would suggest taking the online class, because it perfectly prepared me, and I think it's much quicker than the in-class program, and you can log in any time (even after midnight), and you don't have to drive anywhere, and it works.

Good luck on the test! Choose Ameritrain if you want to pass, if you want inexpensive prices, and of course - because you'll get teachers that really care about you and your success and will work hard and diligently to make sure you're happy.

Thank you Carol!

Well done by Carol. Great training and important conversations

I've used ameritrain for my CE and prelicensing classes for the last 4years. In addition to be full or valuable information. The in person CE classes are always lively and entertaining, so need for an energy drink here. The prelicensing online courses are also easy to follow. As long as I need a mortgage class, I will also choose Ameritrain.

Strongly recommend Ameritrain Mortgage Institute. Cousin Carol is an excellent instructor. I took an 8 hour cramp course teaching by Instructor Cousin Carol and passed the National Test at my first attempt. The class was very helpful!

I enjoy Ameritrain's in person courses for CE anually. There are guest speakers & relevant content.

Thank you to the team at Ameritrain. The courses are very user friendly and they delivered as promised. I appreciated someone always there to help with questions and always willing to work with you.

Jesse Welch

Fast paced and informative. Cousin Carol is awesome

The training experience with "Cousin" Carol is quite pleasurable and knowledgeable... she makes learning fun. I look forward to each year of renewal. It's a great experience to bounce ideas and experiences/updates amongst peers and learn new ideas to better increase business. Carol makes you feel comfortable even if you're new to the business.

I passed my exam today, First try! Thanks to Cousin Carol, she taught an amazing class that really helps you understand the material and prepare the the exam. Thanks Again Ameritrain, and Cousin Carol.

I teetered between two and three stars.

Leaves a lot to be desired for me. To begin I've carved out today to complete my CE and module 8 has stopped working so I can't move forward. they promise someone will call you within 60 minutes and so far I've put in two calls and one emailed help ticket within the last 95 minutes with no response. So I'm wasting my day sitting by my computer, can't move forward, just waiting.

In addition there seems to be several items that aren't great. To name two; it's a US related class but the narration is being done via a computerized voice with an English/ Australian accent. There is no pause button as you are going through the modules. The first two modules had one but nothing after that. If you need to pause, you can't, you have to let it run out and then go back to the beginning.

Wonderful class! Moderator is funny and makes learning fun.

Ameritrain is simply the best! I ve been going to Ameritrain for my CE training for 8 years, and they are simply the best. Highly, highly recommend.

I take my continuing education here every year and love it! Will never go back to the online classes again! Cousin Carol is the best!

Really good info and interactions!

I always enjoy Cousin Carol!

After all the classes I ve taken over the years this by far is the best and most interesting.
The instructor to the class participation is awesome. I will continue to use Ameritain LIVE classes as long as I hold my license. Can t say enough about the instructor

Class was awesome! Pasted my test yesterday. Instructor Carol was awesome.
Thank you Ameritrain

Ameritain has the best CE classes for LOs. Always informative and entertaining. Carol is the best!

Its course is good to cover all topics in the exam. It comes free with question which are good. I did all the questions and practice . after I pass the exam, I find out I need extra two hours education, the assistant Herman helped me to add it to the package immediately. very good service.

Not what is advertised. Online CE's are not available upon completion of purchase. They don't disclose it until after you pay. It directs you to another website and then you are required to register at a new website. Then you have to wait for someone who knows where to manually add the class to your dashboard. If they don't you have to call them to get it added. This can take hours... What a joke. I have already requested my refund.

Fun class! Carol is very entertaining! CE is normally a drag but she makes it fun! No testing!!

After comparing a few courses available this one was the one that I found more interactive, It was really easy to follow, they have a sample class which I really recommend you to watch it before going somewhere else.

The class flew by. This has been the best CE class I have taken.

Thank you, Melanie and Herman! This was a great course and I passed the test! Herman went above and beyond to make sure I was ready - even took a call from me on a Sunday and spent an hour with me reviewing my pre-test. I ll be back for continuing education!

I am taking the Live CE MLO Course with Cousin Carol. Great Instructor, Great Discussion and Great Course.

I enrolled in the 20 hour online MLO course. I've got to say it was a lot of information. Unfortunately, I wasn't sure what to study to pass the test since I obviously couldn't study everything. So, I also enrolled in a special Tutoring package. I got three one hour personal tutoring calls, access to a great deal of flash cards, and three practice exams. It was this piece that I am sure helped me pass the exam on my first try - which was a major deal since I'm am totally new to the industry. Thank you for all of your help and support Ameritrain!

My name is Vincenzina Adrianza. I Passed on my first try! I am really grateful about this learning experience with instructor Cousin Carol and Ameritrain. It was truly helpful and effective . Definitely help to get me prepared. The material was great, even though when it was a lot information to cover, the clue was to become able " to tell the story", like Mrs Cousin Carol advise us. Make me feel so supported and confident. Class and material was gerat. Instructor Mrs Cousin was excellent! Thanks again!

Ameritrain is very attentive to their customers. I worked with Sales and Customer Service and each individual helped me make sure I got the most out of my experience with the company. Melanie really is great to work with if you have any troubles with the online courses. She is quick to respond.

Cousin Carol is fantastic! The CE class was interactive and informative! I am a State Farm agent and this is my second year using them for my mortgage CE. I will be back next year!

I highly recommend Ameritrain. I took the 20 hour Safe MLO class with Carol. She was a fantastic instructor and made 20 hours of online learning a fantastic experience. She also prepared me for the exam and I passed 3 days later with a score in the 90s. I will be returning to Ameritrain for all my continuing education and hope I get to learn from Carol in the future!!!

Ameritrain was a great part of my journey with getting my education. Ms. Carol was very knowledgeable and helpful, I really liked the 2 day classes a lot. Having a notebook and material in front of me was a key. I like to have the tangibility and ability to highlight.

if you don't use Ameritrain to earn your CE for mortgage, you are probably wasting money

I have been trying to reach someone for the past 3 days!! platform is horrible and customer service is non existent?

Great day with Carol. Enjoy the exercises that we do to learn and interact. I have been going to these classes with Carol for years and plan on continuing. Always going over new items.

Great program. Passed the National test with an 89 yesterday ! Time frame for studying and then taking the test was about 2 weeks . I failed the test 3X back in 2012. Passed it the first try after choosing Ameritrain (used a different course provider in 2012). I took the 10 day online course. The modules were designed so you would retain the information and not just skip through it . Like anything you have to put time into what you want to succeed at . I have read people complaining about different things they didn t like about the course however you get out what you put in . After going through the modules I read the PDF s over and over for each module and took the practice quiz s over as well along with my final practice exam . I would highly recommend this company to prepare you for the exam.

I took my SAFE MLC Pre-License courses at Ameritrain and the process easy and the price was great. My instructor, Carol, was great. The three day class was engaging and interactive. I learned so much from her teaching style. I took the SAFE MLO National Test and I passed it with at score of 84%. I encourage you to make Ameritrain Mortgage Institute the school of choice for your educational needs. You won't go wrong.

As painless as CE can be. Be sure Carol is your instructor.

Herman was amazing. He helped me prepare for my 2nd attempt at the NMLS Test by giving me studying tactics that allowed me to study more effectively. My first attempt at the NMLS Test I got a 67% but with Herman's help I was able to pass with a 80%! I highly recommend using Herman if you need help with finding better ways to study for the NMLS!

Cousin Carol will get you over the hump. Great instructor with the perfect mix of experience and teaching to get you where you need to be. Highly recommend the live class.

I have always used Ameritrain for my licensing courses and always will. The Instructors are very friendly and knowledgeable, and interact with the class very well which promotes an engaging learning experience.

It was a lot of information to process especially being new to the industry but Carol made it all seem simple and explained everything I needed to know. Highly recommend.

Continuing Ed class is informative, lively and interactive. Well done!

Return every year to this class. So engaging - I highly recommend!!

I've used Ameritrain as my CE source for several years. The live course for CE is great. Carol makes the day fun as opposed to a necessary evil. For me, retention is MUCH better than watching a computer screen for that many hours.

I took my 20 hour pre-licensing course back in March, about a week before COVID shut everything down including my exam date. Fast forward 4 months later, I had to study from the beginning again. My notes were so detailed from Cousin Carol that I was able pick back up, study hard and I m happy to say I m part of the 59% that passed the exam on the first time! Thanks Ameritrain for giving me a great foundation and introduction into the mortgage Industry.

I had a wonderful experience working with Ameritrain!! Cousin Carol was very informative and her personality was great!! I really felt like she was my cousin.

the CE was not worth the money, even though it is cheap. The website is full of glitches which make you redo the same sections over and over. Many of the test questions make no sense, the same instructions are repeated over and over. most of the training is a computer voice reading the text on screne while the same instructions are repeated every few pages. It will get the job done eventually but it will take about 2 times as much time to navigate through this messy, and unprofessional junk pile. if you are really short on cash and have nothing but time it might be worth doing your CE through them.

I had a last minute class to complete today. Your team helped me get that finished and posted/ cleared with NMLS before deadline. Thx

Fantastic experience, which resulted in a pass on the first try! Cousin Carol makes the whole class as interesting as mortgage law can possibly be, and is clearly very invested in each individual student's success. She made the concepts much more consumable and gave great tips for test taking. Absolutely worth the money and worth traveling from out of state!

I am happy I selected Ameritrain !!! I contacted them and they did exactly what they said. I had a detailed book, plenty of examples and knowledge checks throughout. Very affordable and the online learning was very efficient. I would highly recommend to others.

Ameritrain study program has easy to follow instructions, well organized lesson plan, great online instructors, and outstanding customer service. I recommend using their service to achieve your mortgage learning goals. I PASSED on my first try and now a licensed NC Mortgage Loan officer with a fantastic company!

Great class! Cousin Carol makes it fun and interesting.

Cousin Carol is the best! She keeps this mandatory training upbeat and enjoyable. I've been going to the live class the last 5 years and wouldn't want to do my CE training any other way. Thanks Cousin Carol!!

Cousin Carol was fantastic. She really brought a lot of energy into the topics and made the day go by fast.

I am living proof of what persistence, prayer, and Excellent Educational support can do. Thanks Ameritrain Mortgage Institute, and Cousin Carol for providing such an enriching environment of Learning.

Excellent!! Excellent!! Excellent!! Carol keeps it informative, but super fun! I was so glad to come back this year and find her as our instructor! Her instruction sure beats the online CE class!

After taking my 8 hour CE course online for the past few years I decided to go to an in person training. I ll never take the online courses again! Cousin Carol made the content interesting and applicable. Five stars!

Cousin Carol ! Professional, thorough, keeps you engaged, gives you every insight you need in order to be prepared. Carol is unwavering in her optimism and encouragement to see through the material and on to the test. She even makes sure you get your shout out when you pass ! Highly recommend !

Very thorough coursework. I enjoyed the format! Worth every dollar! Thanks Ameritrain!

I make it a point to attend Ameritrain Mortgage Institute CE class every year, Carol and Herman are great teachers! The whole staff !

i was new to the industry and feel like the online course did a terrible job preparing me for the exam. much of the material is cut and paste into "magazines" that are difficult to read. i would recommend doing the coursework with another vendor. i found other tools (book purchased from amazon, and an online test prep site waayyy more useful than the ameritrain materials.

Cousin Carol is amazing! She truly cares and prepares you for the exam. Because of her, I passed on the first attempt! You will not be disappointed!

I always enjoy the CE classes to learn the latest and greatest news/ updates in the mortgage industry. Cousin Carol does great job. Good teacher with tons of energy.

I found Ameritrain online looking for a good class for the MLO license s exam and I m glad I did ,the staff were very helpful, I did the webinar with cousin Carol , she was very nice, informative and helpful.

I would say that for the price, this presentation and testing system for mortgage professionals' continuing education is great!

Love the courses with instructor Raelene in Hawaii. Grueling 8 hours but with her wit and added humorous mortgage related trivia...Just makes the learning process easier to tolerate.
She also is connected with Hawaii Council of Community Associations and has given us updates on Condo issues so that we can help our Condo borrowers or at least understand what Condo's are doing or facing. Her information regarding the new Fire codes in Condo's (Marco Polo) helped me to understand how this will impact HOA fees so that I could explain it to my borrowers and since I live in a Condo too, it was most informative.
Additionally, she makes sure that our course credits are uploaded to NMLS. She is not like the other education providers!

Would always use Raelene as our course provider choice.

I have taken CE classes from Training Pro and dreaded the boring classes every year. I really enjoyed our trainer and how she taught the class and had everyone participate in the class. I felt like I learned more with Ameritrain and was able to retain the information that was taught. I instructor was very knowledgeable and gave is some examples to review. Carol Wilson was my instructor and did a fabulous job! I will return to Ameritrain for all my CE classes from now on. Thank you to Carol for making the class enjoyable! I give Carol 5 out of 5 star review!
Thank you.
Connie Faulk with Homestar Financial

Love Cousin Carol! Easy class to attend. Better than online.

Cousin Carol is great! She makes the CE class so enjoyable!

I took Carols class in Savannah and she was an amazing instructor. Nobody wants to do these classes, however she was funny, engaging, and kept the class moving along. I will definitely take her class in the future.

Awesome! I enjoy the class for past 2 years. Love Cousin Carol and she ROCK!
Thanks to Fannie Mae and Depr of Banking and Finance.

I just made it 20 hours Pre-License course with Ameritrain.
Very easy to follow this course and get help so fast from instructor.
Strongly recommend what's more very reasonable tuition.
Thanks

I took the 20 hr virtual CE class for NMLS with "Cousin Carol" and passed the first attempt with a 90%!

I also purchased the extra 4 practice tests which I believe helped immensely. I highly recommend the CE course and "Cousin Carol".

Decided to go back to brokering and Ameritran was recommended as the school to use, l must say it was a good recommendation. Finishing up my class today and looking forward to taking my exam.

Cousin Carol is an awesome instructor!!!! Very informative and interactive!!

Great information and delivered in a fun and entertaining way. Best way to achieve our required CE hours.