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The CCBCO exam has 200 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free CCBCO questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Lending Compliance
Question 1
A purchase-mortgage closing is scheduled for this afternoon. The borrower received the Closing Disclosure on time. This morning, a property-tax proration increases cash to close; the APR remains accurate, the loan product is unchanged, and no prepayment penalty is added. For this change, federal disclosure rules require the closing team to:
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Correct answer: C - Provide a corrected Closing Disclosure at or before consummation without restarting the waiting period.
Question 2
Maria applies in her own name for a loan for her sole proprietorship. She qualifies for the requested amount and terms without her spouse's income or guarantee. The warehouse offered as collateral is jointly owned. Bank counsel confirms that her spouse must sign the mortgage to create an enforceable lien but need not sign the note. Which signature requirement complies with Regulation B?
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Correct answer: D - Require the spouse to sign the mortgage, but not the note or a personal guarantee.
Question 3
In September 2026, rate-lock review of a $240,000 first-lien, fixed-rate consumer mortgage on a site-built principal residence shows an APR of 8.10% and an applicable average prime offer rate (APOR) of 6.20%. The loan is below the conforming loan limit and meets all General Qualified Mortgage requirements other than the pricing test being evaluated. Neither points and fees nor a prepayment term triggers HOEPA coverage. Which pricing classification fits this loan?
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Correct answer: B - A higher-priced mortgage loan; a General QM with a rebuttable presumption; not a HOEPA high-cost mortgage.
Question 4
An unaffiliated title company leases an office inside a community bank for a fixed, documented fair-market rent. The space is actually occupied, and rent does not depend on referrals. A separate clause pays the bank $125 for each referred settlement involving a federally related mortgage loan; the bank performs no settlement services. Under RESPA Section 8, the compliance officer can approve:
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Correct answer: C - The rent alone, with the separate referral-payment clause removed from the agreement.
Question 5
The spouse of an active-duty servicemember is verified as a covered borrower under the Military Lending Act. A new $8,000 unsecured consumer installment loan would have a Truth in Lending APR of 29%. Including the optional credit-insurance premium produces a correctly calculated military annual percentage rate (MAPR) of 39%. What is the compliance implication of these figures?
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Correct answer: D - The offered terms exceed the 36% MAPR limit; optional credit insurance cannot be omitted from MAPR.
Question 6
A $400,000 warehouse loan matures tomorrow, and an FDIC-supervised bank plans a five-year renewal with no new advances. Today's review discovers that flood coverage has lapsed. The building is in a special flood hazard area in a community participating in the National Flood Insurance Program. How does the impending renewal affect the bank's flood-insurance duty?
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Correct answer: A - Required flood coverage must be effective before the bank renews the loan.
Domain 2: Deposit & Marketing Compliance
Question 7
A customer reports an unauthorized ACH debit by telephone 12 days after the statement showing it was sent. The personal checking account has been active for two years, and the transfer was initiated in the United States. The call identifies the account and disputed transfer. During that call, the bank requests written confirmation within 10 business days and gives the submission address. That period has now expired, no confirmation has arrived, and the bank cannot yet finish its investigation. What effect does the missing confirmation have under Regulation E?
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Correct answer: A - Provisional credit is not required, but the investigation must be completed within 45 calendar days of the call.
Question 8
On Monday, September 21, 2026, before the teller cutoff, a customer deposits $900 in cash and two ordinary personal checks for $4,200 and $4,800 into a checking account opened two years earlier. The checks are drawn on other U.S. banks. There are no other deposits that day or intervening holidays. The bank uses Regulation CC's standard schedule, properly invokes only the large-deposit exception, and gives the required notice. What is the minimum amount from this deposit that must be available Tuesday, and the maximum amount eligible for an extended hold solely under that exception?
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Correct answer: B - $1,175 available Tuesday; $2,275 eligible for the extended hold.
Question 9
To mail promotions for its own deposit products, a bank hires a nonaffiliated mailing company. Customers have received an initial privacy notice that accurately describes this sharing. A written contract limits the company's use and disclosure of customer names and addresses to performing the mailing for the bank; account numbers are not shared. Which conclusion applies to Regulation P's opt-out requirement?
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Correct answer: A - An opt-out opportunity is not required for this contracted service.
Question 10
Marketing submits a 'Free Checking' advertisement. The account requires a $100 opening deposit and has an $8 monthly maintenance fee waived when the customer maintains a $1,000 average balance. Customers may also request stop payments for $20 each or printed checks for $15 per order. All terms and fees are clearly disclosed in the advertisement. Which feature prevents the account from being advertised as free under Regulation DD?
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Correct answer: C - The $8 monthly maintenance fee that applies below the balance requirement.
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