The NMLS exam is broken down into five content areas: 1.) Federal Mortgage Related Laws (24%), 2.) The Uniform State Content (11%), 3.) General Mortgage Knowledge (20%), 4.) Mortgage Loan Origination Activities (27%), and 5.) Ethics (18%). The specific content that successful test candidates must master may be located through: https://nmlsportal.csbs.org/csm?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=6792&sys_kb_id=bb0314f0db3d37008410388d7c9619ea