Single Family Housing Superseded Policy Documents

The Single Family Housing Mortgagee Letters, Handbooks, Housing Notices, and Title I Letters below are superseded in full by FHA's Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (HUD Handbook 4000.1) and are no longer active.

Document
Number
Title
2024 Mortgagee Letters
2024-23Revised Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements
2024-14Fraud or Misrepresentation Involving Sponsored Third-Party Originators
2024-12Expansion of Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Definition and Clarification of Investing Mortgagee Definition
2024-10Significant Cybersecurity Incident (Cyber Incident) Reporting Requirements
2024-09Updating FHA's Unique Identifier (UEI) Requirements for FHA Eligibility
2024-02Payment Supplement
2023 Mortgagee Letters
2023-222024 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2023-212024 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Loan Limits
2023-20Update to Property Inspection Fees
2023-19Extension of the Foreclosure Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area in Maui County, Hawaii
2023-18Update to the Sales Comparison Approach for Manufactured Housing
2023-15Modifications to FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Requirements Related to Secretary Payment of Borrower Disbursements Due to Mortgagee Default
2023-13Supplemental Consumer Information Form
2023-11Update to ML 2023-03 Regarding Loss Mitigation Options for Non-Borrowers Who Acquired Title through an Exempted Transfer
2023-10Modifications to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Assignment Claim Type 22 (CT-22) Submission Criteria and Documentation Requirements
2023-09Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARM): New Secretary-Approved Interest Rate Indices and Requirements for Transitioning from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Index
2023-06Establishment of the 40-Year Loan Modification Loss Mitigation Option
2023-05Reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) Rates
2023-04Electronic Filing of All insurance claims on FHA Title II Single Family Mortgages
2023-03CORRECTED AND REPUBLISHED: Expansion of the COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options
2023-02Expansion of the COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options Superseded in full by ML 2023-03
2022 Mortgagee Letters
2022-23COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Property Charge Repayment Plan
2022-22Clarification of Conflict of Interest and Dual Employment Policy for Most Title II Single Family FHA-Insured Mortgage Transactions
2022-212023 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2022-18Acceptance of Private Floods Insurance for FHA-Insured Mortgages
2022-17Consideration of Positive Rental Payment History for First Time Homebuyers in Forward Mortgage Purchase Transactions
2022-15Update to Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program Requirements for Notice of Due and Payable Status
2022-14Unique Entity Identifier for FHA Approved Lenders, Mortgagees and Institutions Seeking FHA Approval
2022-11Revised Appraisal Validity Periods
2022-09Calculating Effective Income After a Reduction or Loss of Income for Borrowers Affected by Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2022-08Expanding Affordable Housing Supply Through FHA's Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Process
2022-07Update to the COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options
2022-06Establishing the Claims Standard for Reasonable Payments for Property Preservation and Protection Costs
2022-02Technical Update to the Extension of the Deadlines for the First Legal Action and Reasonable Diligence Time Frame
2022-01Expansion of the Exclusive Listing Period for HUD Real Estate Owned Properties
2021 Mortgagee Letters
2021-31Update to FHA Catalyst Transition for Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting Module
2021-30Delay of Effective Date of Mortgage Letter 2021-21, FHA Catalyst: Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting Module, and associated changes to the Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting Codes and Reporting Data Elements
2021-27Appraisal Fair Housing Compliance and Updated General Appraiser Requirements
2021-21FHA Catalyst: Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting Module
2021-18COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options
2021-17Revisions to Property and Appraisal Quality Control Review Requirements
2021-15Extension of the Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency, Further Expansion of the COVID-19 Forbearance and the COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extensions, and Establishment of the COVID-19 Advance Loan Modification (COVID-19 ALM)
2021-14Extension of Implementation Date for April 19, 2021 Publication of the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1
2021-13Student Loan Payment Calculation of Monthly Obligation
2021-12Eligibility Requirements for Certain Non-Permanent Resident Borrowers
2021-11Amendments to HUD's Non-Borrowing Spouse Policy for all Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Loans
2021-09Announcement of Revised Form HUD-9991, FHA Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit Approval Questionnaire and Revised Form HUD-9992, FHA Condominium Project Approval Questionnaire
2021-08Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Changes to Interest Rate Requirements Including Removal of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Index
2020 Mortgagee Letters
2020-49Revised Form HUD-92900-A, HUD Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application
2020-48Manufactured Housing Appraisal Sales Comparison Approach Update
2020-422021 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2020-38FHA Catalyst: Claims Module - Expanded Functionality for Conveyance, Single Family Loan Sales, Claims Without Conveyance of Title, and Pre-Foreclosure Sale Claims - and Phased Removal of Social Security Number Collection for Claim Submissions
2020-36FHA New Construction Requirements
2020-32FHA Catalyst: Claims Module - Expanded Functionality for Reacquisition Claims
2020-31Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Defect Taxonomy Appendix to Handbook 4000.1 Attachment. pdf
2020-30FHA Underwriting Guidelines for Borrowers with previous Mortgage Payment Forbearance
2020-29FHA Catalyst: Case Binder Module - Expanded Functionality and Updated Case Binder Submission Requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Post Endorsement Loan Reviews
2020-22FHA's COVID-19 Loss Mitigation Options
2020-21Enhancements to FHA's Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Procedures
2020-18FHA Catalyst: Claims Module - Single Family Forward Loss Mitigation Home Retention Claims
2020-13Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency and New Reporting Requirements Related to FHA Single Family’s CARES Act Loss Mitigation Options
2020-08FHA Catalyst: Claims Module - Single Family Forward Supplemental Claims Digital Submission
2020-07FHA Catalyst: Case Binder Module - Single Family Forward and Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Electronic Submission
2020-06FHA’s Loss Mitigation Options for Single Family Borrowers Affected by the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency in Accordance with the CARES Act
2020-02Mortgagee Electronic Funds Transfer Accounts
2019 Mortgagee Letters
2019-202020 Nationwide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2019-18Maximum Rehabilitation Costs in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) for Limited 203(k) Mortgages
2019-17Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program – Condominium Requirements
2019-16Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Continuation of HECM Collateral Risk Assessment Requirements
2019-15Updates to Mortgagee Optional Election (MOE) Assignment for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) with FHA Case Numbers Assigned Prior to August 4, 2014
2019-14Updates to FHA's Loss Mitigation Options for Borrowers in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDAs)
2019-13Single-Unit Approval Process - Obtaining FHA Case Numbers for Single-Unit Approval Originations
2019-11Maximum Loan-To-Value and Combined Loan-To-Value Percentages for Cash-Out Refinance Mortgages
2019-08Construction to Permanent and Building on Own Land Programs
2019-05Removal of the FHA Ten-Year Protection Plan Requirements
2019-04Removal of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Inspector Roster
2019-01Third Party Verification Services
2018 Mortgagee Letters
2018-122019 Nationwide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2018-112019 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2018-08Updated Guidance on Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Claim Type 22 (CT-22) Assignment Requests
2018-06Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Changes to Appraisal Submission and Assessment for all HECM Originations
2017 Mortgagee Letters
2017-18Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
2017-172018 Nationwide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2017-162018 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2017-13Extension of Temporary Approval Provisions for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval Process
2017-12Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Mortgage Insurance Premium Rates and Principal Limit Factors
2017-11Implementation of HUD’s January 2017 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Final Rule
2017-10Additional Period of Eligibility for 203(h) Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims of Specific Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDA) in Louisiana
2017-08Effective Date of Implementation of the Federal Housing Administration’s Loan Review System, and Change in Effective Date for Time frame for Conducting Pre-Endorsement Mortgage Reviews for Unconditional DE Authority
2017-07Suspension of Mortgagee Letter 2017-01 - Reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) Rates
2017-06Servicing of FHA-insured Mortgages on Properties Encumbered with a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Obligation
2017-05Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Claim Type 22 (CT-22) Assignment Requests;
2017-03Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan Review System - Implementation and Process Changes
2017-02Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2016
2017-01Reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) Rates
2016 Mortgagee Letters
2016-252017 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits – Correction for Special Exception Areas (Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands)
2016-24Processing Fee for Assumptions
2016-22Extension of Implementation Date of Selected Sections of Handbook 4000.1
2016-21Direct Endorsement Program - Timeframe for Conducting Pre-Endorsement Mortgage Reviews for Unconditional Direct Endorsement Authority
2016-202017 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2016-192017 Nationwide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2016-18Mortgagee Use of Professional Employer Organizations
2016-16Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program: Source for 10-Year LIBOR Swap Rate
2016-15Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval – Owner Occupancy Requirement
2016-14Updates to FHA's Loss Mitigation Retention Options and Miscellaneous Mortgage Servicing Policy
2016-13Extension of Temporary Approval Provisions for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval Process
2016-12203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program: 203(k) Consultant Draw Inspection Fee
2016-11Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
2016-10Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Servicing Fee Set- Aside Growth Rate, Third Party Property Tax Verification Fees, and Financial Assessment and Property Charge Requirements
2016-09Delivery of Advice of Payment and Title Approval
2016-08Student Loans
2016-07Expanded Permissive Loss Mitigation for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) and Mortgagee’s Optional Extension to Submitting a Due and Payable Request
2016-05Additional Guidance related to Mortgagee Letter 2015-15, Mortgagee Optional Election (MOE) Assignment for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) with an FHA Case Number assigned prior to August 4, 2014
2016-04Automatic Extensions to HUD's Initiation of Foreclosure Timeline
2016-03Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes for HUD Title II Forward Mortgages and Reverse Mortgages
2016-02Update of Preservation and Protection (P&P) Requirements and Cost Reimbursement Procedures for Title II Forward Mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMS)
2016-01Additional Extension of Certain Timeframes in connection with Mortgagee Letter 2015-11 (Loss Mitigation Guidance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages in Default due to Unpaid Property Charges) and Mortgagee Letter 2015-26
2015 Mortgagee Letters
2015-302016 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2015-292016 Nationwide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2015-28Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2015
2015-27Additional Temporary Approval Provisions for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval
2015-26Extension of Certain Timeframes in connection with Mortgagee Letter 2015-11, Loss Mitigation Guidance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in Default due to Unpaid Property Charges
2015-24Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes for HUD Title II Forward Mortgages and Reverse Mortgages
2015-23New Single Family Mortgagee Compliance Manager (MCM)
2015-22New Standards for Energy Efficient Homes (EEH) "Stretch Ratio” Policy: Incorporating the Department of Energy's (DOE) Home Energy Score
2015-21Automatic Extensions to HUD’s Initiation of Foreclosure Timeline
2015-20Revision of Notice to Occupants of Pending Acquisition (NOPA)
2015-18Single Family Partial Claim Documentation and Delivery Requirements
2015-17HUD REO Purchasing
2015-15Mortgagee Optional Election Assignment for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) with an FHA Case Number assigned prior to August 4, 2014;
2015-11Loss Mitigation Guidance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in Default due to Unpaid Property Charges;
2015-10Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Due and Payable Policies;
2015-09Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program – Life Expectancy Set-Aside Growth Rate and Clarification to Section 3.98 of the HECM Financial Assessment and Property Charge Guide
2015-08Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) portal for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insured Single Family Mortgages
2015-07Trial Payment Plans Associated with HUD’s Loss Mitigation Loan Modification Options for Forward Mortgages
2015-06Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) - Delay in Effective Date for Financial Assessment and Property Charge Funding Requirements for the Payment of Certain Property Charges
2015-04Revised Notification to Homeowners of Availability of Housing Counseling Services
2015-02Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Policy Guidance and Certifications for Eligible and Ineligible Non-Borrowing HECM Spouses and Seasoning Requirements Guidance
2015-01Reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) rates and Temporary Case Cancellation Authority
2014 Mortgagee Letters
2014-25Federal Housing Administration Maximum Loan Limits Effective January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
-- Attachment 1 - Areas at Ceiling and Above
-- Attachment 2 - Areas Between Floor and Ceiling
2014-24Increasing Use of FHA's Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Procedures
2014-23FHA Refinance of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions: Program Extension
20?14-22Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Financial Assessment and Property Charge Requirements
2014-21Revised Changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program Requirements
2014-19New Single Family Loan Servicing Contractor
2014-17Extension of Temporary Approval Provisions for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval Process
2014-16Electronic Retention of Foreclosure-Related Documentation
2014-15Updated Requirements for Pre-Foreclosure Sales (PFS) and Deeds in Lieu (DIL) of Foreclosure
2014-14Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2014
2014-13Voluntary Termination of FHA Mortgage Insurance
2014-12Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: New Principal Limit Factors
2014-11Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Limit on Insurability of Fixed Interest Rate Products under the HECM Program
2014-10Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Prohibition on Misleading or Deceptive Program Descriptions or Advertising and Prohibition on Restriction of Mortgagor’s Freedom of Choice
2014-09Annual Recertification and Post-Approval Updates
2014-08Guidance on Nonprofits Assisting Government Entities in Providing Secondary Financing in Conjunction with FHA-Insured Mortgages
2014-07Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Non-Borrowing Spouse
2014-03Electronic Signatures
2014-02Revised Manual Underwriting Requirements
2014-01"Save Your Home: Tips to Avoid Foreclosure" - Brochure for Delinquent Mortgagors
2013 Mortgagee Letters
2013-46FHA's Tier Ranking System II; Final Notice and Responses to Comments
2013-45Delay in Effective Date for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Financial Assessment Requirements and Funding Requirements for the Payment of Property Charges
2013-44HUD Single Family Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties: Updates on Ordering New Appraisals and Clarification on Comparables Used for Appraisals
2013-43Federal Housing Administration Maximum Loan Limits Effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
-- Attachment 1 - Areas at Ceiling and Above
-- Attachment 2 - Areas Between Floor and Ceiling
2013-42Extension of Annual Recertification Filing Deadline for Title I and Title II Lenders and Mortgagees with a December 31, 2013 Fiscal Year End
2013-41Lender Self-Reporting Requirements
2013-40Loss Mitigation during the Foreclosure Process
2013-39Methods of Communication with Borrowers
2013-38Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes for HUD Title II Forward Mortgages and HECM Reverse Mortgages; Reasonable Diligence Requirements; HUD's Schedule of Allowable Attorney Fees
2013-35FHA Consolidation of Title I and Title II Lender Identification Numbers
2013-34Delayed Implementation of "PFS Participation Requirement" Section included in Mortgagee Letter 2013-23, Updated Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) and Deed in Lieu (DIL) of Foreclosure Requirements
2013-33Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program's Mandatory Obligations, Life Expectancy Set-Aside Calculation, and Purchase Transactions
2013-32Update to FHA's Loss Mitigation Home Retention Options
2013-30Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2013
2013-29Application of Unused Borrower Funds from an Escrow Account on an Existing Mortgage in FHA-Insured Refinance Transactions
2013-28

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Financial Assessment and Property Charge Guide

2013-27Changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program Requirements
2013-26Back to Work - Extenuating Circumstances
2013-25Collections and Disputed Accounts -- TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard User Guide
2013-24Handling of Collections and Disputed Accounts
2013-23Updated Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) and Deed in Lieu (DIL) of Foreclosure Requirements
2013-22Extension of Unemployment Special Forbearance
2013-21FHA's Proposed Tier Ranking System II; Request for Comments
2013-20Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program
2013-19Partial Claim Documentation and Delivery Requirements
2013-18Updated Clarification Regarding Title Approval at Conveyance
2013-17Interest Rates for Loss Mitigation Home Retention Options
2013-16Subordination of Partial Claim Liens Associated with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Streamlined Refinances
2013-15Updated Delinquency/Default Status Codes for the Single Family Default Monitoring System; Special Forbearances and Trial Payment Plans; New Reporting Requirement for Non-Incentivized Loan Modifications
2013-14Minimum Cash Investment and Secondary Financing Requirements -- Acceptable Documentation for Funds Provided by Federal, State, or Local Governments, their Agencies or Instrumentalities
2013-12Lender Insurance Program
-- Attachment - Lender Insurance Guide
2013-11Additional Guidance for the Origination and Servicing of FHA-insured Loans in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas and Specific Requirement for Hurricane Sandy Affected Communities
2013-06Extension of Disaster Moratorium and Suspension of Evictions for Specified Properties Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
2013-05Manual Underwriting for Loans with Decision Credit Score Below 620 and Total Fixed Payments to Effective Income Ratio Exceeding 43.00%
2013-04Revision of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) policies concerning cancellation of the annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) and increase to the annual MIP
2013-03Extension of Implementation Date for Mortgagee Letter 2012-22, Revisions to FHA's Loss Mitigation Home Retention Options
2013-02Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Amended Late Request for Endorsement Procedures
2013-01Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program - Consolidation of Pricing Options and Principal Limit Factors for Fixed Interest Rate Mortgages Mortgagee Letters
2012 Mortgagee Letters
2012-29Interim Reporting Requirements for Small Supervised Lenders and Mortgagees
2012-28Restatement and Update of Flood Zone Requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insured Mortgages
2012-27Revised Recertification Fee Calculation for FHA-Approved Branch Offices
2012-24Secondary Financing Eligibility Requirements for Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 115 Entities
2012-23Guidance for FHA-Approved Mortgagees Originating and Servicing Mortgages in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
2012-22Revisions to FHA’s Loss Mitigation Home Retention Options
2012-19Hazard and Flood Insurance Requirement Reminder
2012-18Temporary Approval Provisions for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval Process
2012-17Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) System for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)
2012-15Documentation Requirements for Income from the Social Security Administration (SSA)
2012-14Extension of Implementation Date for Mortgagee Letter 2012-11, Clarification Regarding Title Approval at Conveyance
2012-12Responsibilities of Mortgagees in Regard to State and Local Laws
2012-11Clarification Regarding Title Approval at Conveyance
2012-10Miscellaneous Underwriting Issues- Rescission of Disputed Accounts and Collection Accounts Guidance (Mortgagee Letter 2012-3)
2012-09Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2012
2012-07New Single Family Loan Servicing Contractor
2012-06Changes to FHA's Occupied Conveyance Procedures
2012-05FHA Refinance of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions: Program Enhancements
2012-04Single Family Mortgage Insurance: Annual and Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premium -- Changes
2012-03Miscellaneous Underwriting Issues
2012-02Closing a Loan in the Name of an FHA-Approved Mortgagee Acting as a Sponsored Third-Party Originator (TPO)
2011 Mortgagee Letters
2011-38Secondary Financing Eligibility Requirements for IRC Section 115 Nonprofits
2011-37Extension of Implementation and Reporting Dates Regarding Trial Payment Plan for Loan Modifications and Partial Claims under Federal Housing Administration’s Loss Mitigation Program
2011-34Revised Lender Approval Requirements
2011-33Mortgage Record Changes and Data Reconciliation
2011-30The Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and appraisal reporting forms
2011-29Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Maximum Loan Limits Effective October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
-- Attachment 1 - Areas at Ceiling and Above
-- Attachment 2 - Areas Between Floor and Ceiling
2011-28Trial Payment Plan for Loan Modifications and Partial Claims under Federal Housing Administration’s Loss Mitigation Program
2011-25Alternative Reporting Requirements for Small Supervised Lenders and Clarification of Requirements for Supervised Lenders in Parent-Subsidiary Relationships
2011-24Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2011
2011-23Unemployment Special Forbearance: Temporary Program Changes and Clarifications
2011-20Termination of the HOPE for Homeowners (H4H) Program
2011-19Financing of Transaction Costs for Real Estate Owned Properties (REO) Purchased under FHA $100 Down Sales Incentive
2011-18Elimination of FHA's origination fee cap for the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
2011-17Use of HUD/FHA Logo, Name and Acronym in Advertising
2011-12Tier Ranking Scores - Incentive Round 42
2011-11FHA Refinance Transactions
2011-08FHA Single Family Insurance Claims Accounts Receivable Subsystem (ARS) Remittances: Pay.gov Implementation
2011-07Elimination of the Master Appraisal Report (MAR)
2011-06Claim Process for FHA Refinances of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions (ADP Codes 821, 822, 831, or 832)
2011-05Revised Audited Financial Statement Reporting Requirements for Supervised Lenders in Parent-Subsidiary Structures and New Financial Reporting Requirements for Multifamily Mortgagees
2011-04FHA Capture of Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) Information
2011-02Quality Control Requirements for Direct Endorsement Lenders
2011-01Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Property Charge Loss Mitigation

Attachments:
-- Model Letter
-- Corporate Advance Procedures
2010 Mortgagee Letters
2010-43Flood Zone Requirements
-- Appendix
2010-42Federal Home Loan Bank - Affordable Housing Program, Homeownership Set-Aside Grant Program
2010-39Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) – HUD-1 Settlement Statement Closing Certification

-- Attachment - ADDENDUM TO HUD-1 SETTLEMENT STATEMENT
2010-38Mortgagee Eligibility Requirements and Clarification of FHA's Electronic Annual Certification Requirements and Procedures
2010-37Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Clarification of Policies Regarding the Requirement that HECM Lenders Provide Prospective HECM Borrowers a List of HECM Counseling Agencies
2010-36Requirements for Combined Loan Amounts
2010-35Borrower Certification for FHA Refinance of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions
-- Attachment
2010-34Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program – Introducing HECM Saver; Mortgage Insurance Premiums and Principal Limit Factor Changes for HECM Standard
2010-33FHA Connection Enhancements to Support Sponsored Third Party Originations (Sponsored Originations)
2010-31Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2010
2010-29Minimum Credit Scores and Loan-to-Value Ratios
2010-23FHA Refinance of Borrowers in Negative Equity Positions
2010-22Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program Submission of Case Binder Documents

-- Attachment - Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Required Documents for Endorsement
2010-20Implementation of Final Rule FR 5356-F-02, "Federal Housing Administration: Continuation of FHA Reform--Strengthening Risk Management through Responsible FHA-Approved Lenders"
2010-19Streamline Refinance Transactions and FHA TOTAL Scorecard
2010-18Update of Property and Preservation (P&P) Requirements and Cost Reimbursement Procedures
2010-17Updated HUD REO Lead-Based Paint Appraisal Reporting Requirements
2010-16Introduction of the M&M III Mortgagee Compliance Manager (MCM) and the P260 Internet Portal
2010-15FHA Case Number and FHA Roster Appraiser Assignments
2010-14Electronic Signatures On Third Party Documents
2010-13Appraisal Update and/or Completion Report (Fannie Mae Form 1004D/Freddie Mac Form 442/March 2005)
2010-12Use of pay.gov for Lender Approval Application Fees
2010-09Tier Ranking Scores – Incentive Round 38

- Attachment
2010-08HUD REO Appraisal Validity Period and Second Appraisals
2010-07

Revisions to Model Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Loan Agreement (Loan Agreement) and Fannie Mae Form 1009, Residential Application for Reverse Mortgages (Fannie Mae Form 1009)

Attachments

2010-04Loss Mitigation for Imminent Default
2010-03Mortgagee Approval for Single Family Programs - Extended Procedures for Terminating Underwriting Authority
2009 Mortgagee Letters
2009-53Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and FHA Related Policies
2009-52Short Sales and Short Pay Offs
2009-51Adoption of the Appraisal Update and/or Completion Report (Fannie Mae Form 1004D/Freddie Mac Form 442/March 2005)
2009-502010 FHA Maximum Loan Limits
-- Attachment I - At Ceiling and Above
-- Attachment II - Between the Floor and Ceiling
2009-49Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program: Subordinate Liens
2009-48Second Appraisal Reporting Requirements
2009-42Sub-Servicing of FHA-insured Mortgages
2009-41Appraisal performance standards and sanctions
2009-39

Updated Claim Filing and Delinquency/Default Reporting Requirements For FHA's Making Home Affordable Modification Program (FHA-HAMP)

  • Appendix 1 - Delinquency/Default Status Codes
  • Appendix 2 - Delinquency/Default Reason Codes
  • Appendix 3 - Claim Filing Assistance for Loss Mitigation Claims
2009-37Flood Zone Requirements and Responsibilities of FHA Mortgagees and Appraisers
2009-36Revised Eligibility
2009-35Loan Modification
2009-34Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) - Principal Limit Factors
2009-33Annual Base City High Cost Percentage Revisions effective January 1, 2009
2009-32Revised Streamline Refinance Transactions
2009-31Strengthening Counterparty Risk Management
2009-30Appraisal Validity Periods
2009-29Appraisal Portability
2009-28Appraiser Independence
2009-25Electronic Annual Certification to Replace Title II Yearly Verification Report
-- Attachment
2009-23

Making Home Affordable Program: FHA's Home Affordable Modification Loss Mitigation Option

2009-21Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Refinancing of Existing Loans
2009-18Energy Efficient Mortgages - Increase in the Dollar Amount of Energy Efficient Improvements
2009-17Accuracy of Lender Data for FHA-approved Mortgagees
2009-16Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance - Property and Underwriting Eligibility
2009-13Guidance on FHA Model Mortgage Form for New Mexico
2009-12Mortgagee Monitoring
2009-11

Final HECM for Purchase Program

2009-09Adoption of Market Conditions Addendum (Fannie Mae Form 1004MC/Freddie Mac Form 71) and Appraisal Reporting Requirements for Properties located in Declining Markets (PDF) (Word)
2009-08Limits on Cash-Out Refinances
2009-05Project Lifeline Initiative's Impact on FHA's Foreclosure Time Frames
2009-04Tier Ranking Scores - Incentive Round 34
2009-03

HOPE for Homeowners Origination and Servicing Guidance Supplement (superseded by 09-43)

2009-02Co-branded Outreach Materials
2009-01Annual Renewal of FHA Approval
2008 Mortgagee Letters
2008-43

Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) Program - Utilizing the PFS Loss Mitigation Option to Assist Families Facing Foreclosure

2008-41Termination of FHASecure
2008-40Refinance Transactions: New Maximum Mortgage Calculation (Word) (PDF)
-- Attachment -- Loan-to-Value and Combined Loan-to-Value Mortgage Amount Calculation Comparison
2008-39Revised Eligibility Requirements for FHA Roster Appraisers
2008-362009 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- Attachment I -- FHA Loan Limits for Areas AT CEILING AND ABOVE
-- Attachment II -- FHA Loan Limits for Areas BETWEEN CEILING AND FLOOR
2008-35HECM Mortgage Limits - Effective Immediately
2008-34HECM Origination Fee - New Limits
2008-33Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase Program
2008-32Use of FHA Loss Mitigation During Bankruptcy
2008-31

2008 Update of Preservation and Protection Guidelines, and Cost Reimbursements

  • Attachment -- Properties Securing FHA Insured Mortgages
2008-28Prohibition on Mortgagee Funded Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling
2008-27Treble Damages for Failure to Engage in Loss Mitigation
2008-24Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Requirements on Mortgage Originators
2008-23Revised Downpayment and Maximum Mortgage Requirements
2008-21FHA Loss Mitigation Program Updates
2008-20Management and Marketing (M&M) Change for the Philadelphia Homeownership Center (Philadelphia HOC)
2008-17Non FHA-approved Mortgage Brokers - Forward Mortgages
2008-15FHA Loan Underwriting and Transmittal Summary, Form HUD-92900-LT and Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application, form HUD-92900-A
2008-14Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program - Non FHA-Approved Mortgage Brokers
2008-11Nontraditional Credit Verification and Evaluation
2008-10Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2008-08Home Equity Conversion Mortgages - Fixed Interest Rate
2008-07Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2008-06Temporary Loan Limit Increase for FHA
-- Attachment 1 - FHA mortgage limits are at the ceiling
-- Attachment 2 - FHA mortgage limits are in between the ceiling and the floor
2008-05

Tier Ranking Scores - Incentive Round 30

2008-04FHA Multifamily Statutory Loan Limit Adjustments and Changes in Annual Base City High Cost Percentage for FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing in High-Cost Areas
2008-022008 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- Attachment I
-- Attachment II
2008-01New Single Family Loan Servicing Contractor
2007 Mortgagee Letters
2007-13Adjustable Rate Mortgages-Addition of LIBOR Index
2007-12Management and Marketing (M&M) Change for Philadelphia Homeownership Center (Philadelphia HOC)
2007-11The FHASecure Initiative and Guidance on Appraisal Practices in Declining Markets
2007-10Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premiums: Pay.gov Implementation
2007-09Truncated Social Security Numbers on Credit Reports
2007-08Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Face-to-Face Interviews
2007-07Management and Marketing (M&M) Contractor Change Philadelphia Homeownership Center (Philadelphia HOC) Contract Area PB (Michigan and Ohio
2007-06Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program Existing Property Eligibility Requirements
2007-04Extension of Special Authority for Use of Partial Claims and Loan Modifications to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
2007-03Revision of Preservation and Protection Requirements and Cost Reimbursements
-- (Attachment)
2007-02Updated Post Endorsement Technical Review Process (PETR)
2006 Mortgagee Letters
2006-33New Construction - Architectural Exhibits Requirements for Single Family Properties
2006-32Management and Marketing (M&M) Contractor Change for the State of Georgia
2006-31

Tier Ranking Scores

2006-30Guidance on Handbook 4060.1 REV-2, FHA Title II Mortgagee Approval Handbook
2006-29Louisiana Road Home Program
2006-28Mortgage and Foreclosure Rights of Servicemembers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
2006-27Enhancements to the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System
2006-26Updates to the FHA Appraiser Roster: Streamlined Appraiser Examination, Roster Renewal Procedures, and Contact Information
2006-24Revision to form HUD-92564-CN, For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection -- (Flyer)
2006-23Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Elimination of Photo Identification Evidence
2006-22Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Extension of Principal Limit Rate Lock
2006-20Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program: Subordinate Liens and State and Local Court-Ordered Judgments and Judgment Liens
2006-19Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2006-18Foreclosure Moratorium Extensions to Assist Borrowers Eligible for Hurricane Grant Funds
2006-17National Servicing Center (Tulsa, OK office) Address Change
2006-15Future Delinquency Reporting Requirement
-- (Appendix 1 & 2)
2006-14Property Flipping Prohibition Amendment
2006-13Charitable Organizations Making Downpayment Gifts
2006-12Foreclosure Moratorium Extensions to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
2006-10Special Authority for use of Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas approved for individual assistance in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
2006-09

Revisions to Appendices A and C to Handbook 4150.2 Change 1, Valuation Analysis for Home Mortgage Insurance for Single Family One- to Four- Unit Dwellings

2006-07Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 2006-04 - Closing Costs for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
2006-06Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program ? Line of Credit Payment Option for Texas- Single Family
2006-05Foreclosure Moratorium Extensions to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
2006-04Revised Borrower's Closing Costs Guidelines
2006-02Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2006-01Underwriting Guidance to Accommodate Disaster Victims
2005 Mortgagee Letters
2005-50Enhancements to "Streamlined (k)" Limited Repair Program
2005-492006 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- Attachment 1
-- Attachment 2
2005-48FHA Repair and Inspection Requirements for existing properties and revisions to FHA Appraisal Protocol
-- Attachment
2005-47

Tier Ranking Scores

2005-46

Special Authority for Use of Partial Claims and Loan Modifications to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas

2005-45Foreclosure Moratorium Extensions to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Presidentially-Declared Disaster Areas that have counties in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas eligible to receive Individual Assistance
2005-44Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Expanded National HECM Counseling Network
2005-43Revised Refinance Transactions
2005-42Update To Mortgagee Letter 2003-17; Submission of Mortgage Record Changes and Data Integrity Issues
2005-41Update to General Servicing and Preservation and Protection Requirements for Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
2005-40Revisions to Single Family Origination Lending Areas and Nationwide Lending
2005-39Revised Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA)
2005-37Flexibility in the Origination of Single Family Loans Using the Principal-Authorized Agent Relationship
2005-36Lender Insurance Program
2005-34Adoption of Revised Appraisal Reporting Forms and Update to FHA Appraisal Protocol
-- Attachment
2005-33Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
2005-32Underwriting Section 8 Homeownership Vouchers-Updated Instructions
2005-31Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
2005-30

Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes: Reasonable Diligence Requirements; Update to HUD's Schedule of Allowable Attorney Fees; and Update to HUD's Foreclosure Time Frames

2005-29Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2005-26Reporting Feature Added to the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System
2005-25Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2005-24Electronic Payment of the Annual Recertification Fee and Downloading of the Yearly Verification Report via the FHA Connection
2005-23Amended Late Request for Endorsement Procedures
2005-22

Preservation and Protection Procedural Update

2005-21HUD's Energy Action Plan and Energy Efficient Mortgages
2005-19"Streamline (K)" Limited Repair Program
2005-18Success of Loss Mitigation and Increase in Incentive Payments
2005-17Transfer of HMDA Data Collection to Federal Reserve Board
2005-16Revised Qualifying Ratios and Treatment of Child Support
2005-15Total Mortgage Scorecard Update: Tolerance Levels and Documentation Relief
2005-14Five-Year Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs)
2005-13Correction to Servicing Guidance for Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
2005-12Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2005-11Update To Mortgagee Letter 2003-17; Claim Filing Changes and Data Integrity Issues
2005-09Single Family Loan Production - Requirements for retention of Architectural Exhibits in cases of new construction of single family properties
2005-08Revised Post Endorsement Technical Review Process
2005-07Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2005-06Lender Accountability for Appraisals
2005-04Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
2005-03Elimination of Refunds of Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premiums
2005-02Seller Concessions and Verification of Sales
2004 Mortgagee Letters
2004-48Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Requirements Simplified
2004-47Total Mortgage Scorecard User Guide Update
2004-462005 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- Attachment 1
-- Attachment 2
?2004-45Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2004-44Total Mortgage Scorecard Update
2004-42Delinquent Loan Reporting for Mortgages on Leaseholds of Hawaiian Home Lands Insured Pursuant to Section 247 of the National Housing Act
2004-40Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2004-39

Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM); Signature Reduction, Clarification of Required FHA Documents and Revised Instruction to "Residential Loan Application for Reverse Mortgages" - Single Family

2004-33Debenture Interest Changes
2004-30

Loss Mitigation Performance Scores

2004-28Credit Policy Issues
?2004-27Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program - Delayed Effective Date for Mortgagee Letter 2004-25 Instructions
2004-26

Filing Conveyance AND Pre-Foreclosure Sale Claims via the FHA Connection

--(Attachments .exe file)

2004-25

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program -- Clarification of HECM Counseling Requirements

2004-23Enhancements to the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System
2004-22Elimination of Paper Mortgage Insurance Certificates for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Claims
2004-20Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2004-19Mandatory Electronic Submission of Annual Audited Financial Statements
20?04-18

Refinancing Existing Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) and Revision to the HECM Calculation Software- Single Family

2004-16A New Interactive Website for Preservation and Protection Cost Allowables
2004-15The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to notify mortgagees that the Office of Single Family Asset Management's National Servicing Center (NSC) has relocated to a new address
2004-12

Revised "Residential Loan Application for Reverse Mortgages" Required for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)

2004-09Update of Preservation and Protection Mortgagee Letter 2003-05
2004-07Update to Preservation and Protection Mortgagee Letters 2002-10, 2002-19, and 2003-05
2004-06Revision to Chapter 6 (Quality Control Plan) of HUD Handbook 4060.1 REV-1 CHG-1, Mortgagee Approval Handbook
?2004-05Address Change for First Madison Services, Inc. Single Family Loan Servicing Contractor
2003 Mortgagee Letters
2003-22Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) -Procedural Guidance
2003-19Partial Claims: Program Changes and Updates
2003-17Elimination of Paper Mortgage Insurance Certificates and Data Integrity Improvement
2003-16Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-Interest Rate Lock-Ins
2003-15Enhancements to the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System
2003-11Single Family Loan Production - Renumbered Form NPCA-99a, Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Builder's Guarantee and Form NPCA-99b, New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record
-- (NPCA-99a)
-- (NPCA-99b)
?2003-10Address Change for First Madison Services, Inc. Single Family Loan Servicing Contractor
2003-09Update of Appraiser Qualifications for Placement on FHA Single Family Appraiser Roster and Appraisal Reporting Requirements
2003-06Loss Mitigation Performance Scores
-- (Attachment)
2003-05Update of Mortgagee Letter 2002-10, 2002 Preservation and Protection Cost Schedule and Policy Updates/2002 Post Endorsement Guidelines, Fees and Schedules
-- (Attachments)
2003-04Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act
2003-03Mandatory Electronic Submission of Financial Statement Package for Annual Mortgagee Recertification
2002 Mortgagee Letters
2002-26Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2002-25Minimum Distance Requirements Between Private Wells and Sources of Pollution for Existing Properties
2002-20Credit Watch Termination Initiative - Implementation of a Reduction in Threshold
20?02-19Clarification Regarding Title Approval issues, Property Condition at Conveyance, Administrative Offsets and a New Process for Lender Appeal of Conveyance Issues
2002-17Special Forbearance: Program Changes and Updates
2002-16Credit Watch Termination Initiative Threshold
2002-15Enhancements to the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System
-- Attachment
2002-14HUD-PA-426 How To Avoid Foreclosure (May 2001)
2002-13Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure Consideration Increase and the Authorization to Pay Cash to Occupants for Keys Prior to Eviction
2002-12Reinstatement of the Housing Counseling Notification Requirement
2002-11Loss Mitigation Performance Scores
-- (Attachment)
2002-102002 Preservation and Protection Cost Schedule and Policy Updates/2002 Post Endorsement Guidelines, Fees and Charges
-- (Attachments .zip)
2002-09Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2002-08Proper Use of Direct Conveyance
2002-07Credit Watch Termination Initiative Threshold
2002-05Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2002-01Nonprofit Participation in Single Family FHA Activities - New Requirements and Restrictions
-- (Attachments .zip)
2001 Mortgagee Letters
2001-30

All Approved Mortgagees All Approved Nonprofit Organizations All Participating Government Entities

2001-28Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes: Extension of Time to Initiate Foreclosure in the District of Columbia
2001-27Pre-approval Requirements for New Construction and an Alternative to the Inspection Requirements - Single Family Loan Production
2001-25Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2001-24Consideration For Mail Delays Following the Terrorist Attacks
2001-23Mortgagee Approval for Single Family Programs - Elimination of Placement on Credit Watch Status - Superseding the references to Credit Watch in Mortgagee Letter 99-15
2001-22The Effect of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 on FHA-insured Mortgages
2001-21Relief Options for Borrowers Affected by the Events of September 11, 2001
2001-20Underwriting Section 8 Homeownership Vouchers on FHA Insured Mortgages
2001-19Single Family Foreclosure Policy and Procedural Changes: Non-Judicial Foreclosure in Hawaii; First Legal Action to Commence Foreclosure in GU, IA, SD, & VI; Reasonable Diligence for Acquiring Possession; Update to HUD's Schedule of Allowable Attorney Fees; and Update to HUD's Foreclosure Time Frames
-- (Attachments)
2001-18CHUMS Programming Changes for HECM Processing
2001-16Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program (HECM) Servicing and Claim Issues
-- (Attachment)
2001-14FHA Loss Mitigation Clarification of Time Frames
2001-13Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2001-08Loss Mitigation Performance Scores
-- (Attachment A)
-- (Attachment B)
2001-06Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2001-04Protection Against Subterranean Termites in New Construction - Single Family Loan Production
?2001-03Debenture Interest Rates
2001-02Filing Loss Mitigation Incentive Claims via the FHA Connection
-- (Attachments)
2000 Mortgagee Letters
2000-47Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2000-43Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2000-40FHA Mortgagee Starter Kit Web Page
20?00-39HECM Loans in Texas--Additional Instructions -- (Letter & Attachments Zip file)
2000-37Address Change for PEMCO Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractor
2000-34Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in Texas (Supplement to Mortgagee Letter 00-09 dated March 8, 2000) and instructions on using HECM Mortgage Calculation Software (Supplement to Mortgagee Letter 99-36, dated December 10, 1999)
2000-33Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2000-27Appraising and Financing HUD Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties With FHA-Insured Financing - Single Family Loan Production
2000-26

Preservation and Protection Cost Update for Debris Removal and Property Inspections; Clarifications on Boarding, Delayed Evictions and Lender Appeals

2000-25203(K) Rehabilitation Mortgage Program- Single Family Loan Production
-- Appendices .zip
2000-22Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
2000-21Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2000-20Neighborhood Watch provides loan performance data via the FHA Connection
20?00-19New Address for Single Family Claims Branch and Submission of Single Family Application for Insurance Benefits (Form HUD-27011) - Paper Claims and Mortgage Insurance Certificates for Electronic Part A Claims
2000-17Mortgagee Approval - Applications for New Origination Approval Agreements - Credit Watch/Termination Initiative
2000-15Prohibited Branch Arrangements
2000-13Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Address Validation in the FHA Connection
2000-12Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2000-11

Loss Mitigation Performance Scores

2000-10Revisions to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) Program
2000-09Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in Texas
2000-08Nonprofit Agency Participation in Single Family FHA Activities
-- Attachments .zip
2000-07Debenture Interest Rates
2000-05Loss Mitigation Program - Comprehensive Clarification of Policy and Notice of Procedural Changes
2000-04Single Family Loan Production - FHA Mortgage Insured Financing for the Construction of Storm Shelters
2000-03Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
2000-01Single Family Loan Production - Impact of New EPA Lead Hazard Regulations on 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance
-- Attachment
1999 Mortgagee Letters
99-36Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Calculation Software
99-35Single Family Loan Production - FHA Appraisal Reform and the National Appraiser Examination
99-34Single Family Loan Production - Revised Regulations on Single Family Housing, New Construction in Floodplains
99-31Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
99-30Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
99-27New Procedures For Filing Loss Mitigation Claims
-- (Attachments .zip)
99-23Single Family Loan Production - Informed Consumer Choice Notice
99-21Debenture Interest Rates
99-19Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
99-18Single Family Loan Production: Handbook 4150.2 - Valuation Analysis for Home Mortgage Insurance for Single Family One- to Four- Unit Dwellings, Comprehensive Valuation Package and the updated "Importance of Home Inspections" Form
99-17FHA Connection Lender Approval Functions: Adding Branches, Maintaining Institution Data, and Determining Recertification Fees
99-15Mortgagee Approval for Single Family Programs - Clarification of Procedures for Terminating Origination Approval Agreements and Placement in Credit Watch Status - Superceding Mortgagee Letter 95-37
99-14Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
99-10Submission of Mortgagee Insurance Certificates for Electronic Part A Claims
-- (Attachments)
99-09Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS): Electronic Reporting via the FHA Connection
99-08Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 98-26
99-06Loss Mitigation Performance Scores
-- (Attachments)
99-05Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts
99-04Title Approval Status via the FHA Connection
99-03Single Family Loan Production - Revised Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee
-- (Attachments: NPCA-99a & NPCA-99b)
?99-02Implementation of the Final Rule - HECM Consumer Protection Measures
-- (Attachment)
99-01Debenture Interest Rates
1998 Mortgagee Letters
98-27Debenture Interest Rates
98-26Single Family Default and Foreclosure Servicing Policy and Procedural Changes Including HUD Schedule of Allowable Attorney Fees
-- (Attachment)
98-25Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Optional New Loan Application Form
-- (Attachment)
98-20Single Family Loan Production and Servicing-Modified Procedure for Notifying Mortgagees of Presidentially-Declared Federal Disasters
98-19Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey, Alabama, and Kentucky
98-18Risk Assessment for Defaulted Loans
98-16Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Delaware, Florida and Additional Counties Added to the Previous California Declaration
98-12Oklahoma City Central Servicing Office
98-11Single Family Loan Production - Concerns about 203(k) Underwriting, Loan Processing and Administration
?98-10Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - California, New Mexico and Additional Counties Added to the Previous North Carolina, Tennessee and New York Declarations
98-09Loss Mitigation Performance Scores
-- (Attachment)
98-08Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially
98-07FHA Loss Mitigation Program Policy and Procedural Updates
98-06Lender List on the World Wide Web
98-04Debenture Interest Rates
98-03Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Servicing Fee Cap Monthly Adjustable Loans
98-02Single Family Production - Applying the HUD Rehabilitation Energy Guidelines to the Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
1997 Mortgagee Letters
97-48Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for original mortgagee on FHA-insured loans
97-47Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Area - Nebraska
97-45Single Family Loan Production: Lender Selection of Appraisers, Opportunities for Female and Minority Appraisers, Accuracy of Appraisals
97-44

Revised HUD-PA-426, How To Avoid Foreclosure (May 1997)

97-43FHA Loss Mitigation - Mortgage Modification Clarifications
97-42Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Minnesota
97-39Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Colorado
97-38

Home Equity Conversion mortgage (HECM) case Processing: System Issues, Coming Enhancements, and Solving Roadblocks

97-34Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Declarations for Alabama, Vermont, Washington State and Michigan; Additional counties added to the Idaho and Texas Declarations
97-33Single Family Loan Servicing - Internet Access to Single Family Portfolio through FHA Connection
97-32Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Mississippi
97-30Registering FHA-insured Loans with Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS)
97-29Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Texas and Wisconsin
97-28Debenture Interest Rates
97-25Submission of Single Family Claims via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
97-24Single Family Quality Control - FHA Quality Assurance Agreement
97-21

Loss Mitigation Performance Scores

97-19Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area - Additional Counties added to the Previous Disaster: Declaration for Minnesota
97-18Procedural Changes for Single Family Servicing and Single Family Claims
97-17

FHA Loss Mitigation - Clarification of Procedures

97-16Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas - Arkansas
97-15

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Implementation of Final Rule and Other Information

97-13Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - declared Major Disaster Areas - Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington State and Tennessee
97-12Referral Fees Charged for Reverse Mortgages
97-11Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas-Illinois
97-08Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Indiana, Tennessee, West Virginia and additional counties added to Previous Disaster Declarations for Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio
97-07Ending Referral Fees Charged by Companies for HUD Reverse Mortgages
97-06Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas-Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio
97-05Single Family Loan Production-Revised Escrow Commitment Procedure-Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
?97-04Debenture Interest Rates
97-03Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas, Minnesota and Washington
97-01Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
1996 Mortgagee Letters
96-69Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-68Disposition of Assignment Requests
96-65Procedural Changes for Single Family Servicing and Single Family Claims
96-64Recent Changes in Lender Approval for Title I and Title II
96-61FHA Loss Mitigation Procedures - Special Instructions
96-60Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-54Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) Pilot Contracts for Management and Marketing Louisiana State Office, Maryland State Office,, Sacramento Area Office
96-53Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-52Single Family Loan Production - Nonprofit Agencies as Mortgagors
96-51Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-50Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-49Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Status Code Changes
96-46Single Family Miscellaneous Amendments to the FHA Regulations
96-45Doing Business through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
96-43Mandate for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for Single Family Claims
96-39Submission of Timely and Accurate HMDA Reports
96-38Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially- Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-37Single Family Loan Production - Amendatory Clause
96-35Debenture Interest Rates
96-32Loss Mitigation - Mortgage Modification
96-31Mandate for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for Single Family Claims
96-30Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially- Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-29Single Family Loan Production - Reduction in Documentation/Paperwork for FHA-Insured Mortgages: The HUD Case Binder and the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
96-28Housing Counseling Toll Free Referral Service and Agency List Revision to Mortgagee Letter 96-9
96-25Existing Alternatives to Foreclosure - Loss Mitigation
96-24Termination of the Mortgage Assignment Program
96-23Single Family Loan Production - Seven-Unit Limitation
96-22Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-18Single Family Loan Production - Refinance Transactions, Property - Inspections and Other Credit Policy Issues
96-161996 Preservation and Protection/Post Endorsement Guidelines and Fee Schedules
96-15Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Changes in Program Requirements
96-14Mandate for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
96-12Changes in Mortgagee Requirements
-- (Attachment)
96-11Early Intervention For Curing Defaulted Mortgages
96-10ARev LBP Disclosure Form-Downloadable (*.wp5)
96-10Single Family Loan Production - Underwriter Approval Issues and the Revised Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Form
96-09Housing Counseling Toll Free Referral Service
96-08Debenture Interest Rates
96-07Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially- Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-04Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
96-01Mortgagors Affected by the Federal Budget Impasse
1995 Mortgagee Letters
95-56Single Family Property Disposition Insured Sales with Repair Escrow
95-54Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Implementation of Direct Endorsement Program and New Disclosure Requirements on Reverse Mortgages to Consumers
95-53Refinancing Section 235 Mortgages - SUPERSEDING MORTGAGEE LETTER
95-52Improved Assignment Program - Teleconsumer Hotline Toll-free Telephone Number
95-45Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program - Lapse of Insuring Authority
95-44Handbook 4330.2 Rev- 2, "Mortgage Assignment Processing," paragraph 9-8, Assignment processing and Bankruptcy
95-41Electronic Commerce Program for Mortgage Record Change and Mortgage Insurance Termination Reporting
95-40Single Family Loan Production - Revisions to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
95-38Single Family Servicing/Claims -- Correction of Erroneous ZIP Code in Handbook 4330.4 REV-1: "FHA Single Family Insurance Claims"
95-37Mortgagee Approval -- Implementation of Origination Approval Agreement and Credit Watch Status Procedures
95-36Mortgagee Approval -- Single Family Loan Production -- Revised Mortgagee/Program Requirements
95-35Improved Assignment Program Application Process Videotapes And Instructional Guide
95-30Electronic Commerce Program for Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting
95-29Foreclosure and Acquisition of Property Notice to Occupants of Pending Acquisition
95-251995 Preservation and Protection/Post Endorsement Guidelines and Fee Schedules
95-23Issuance of Handbook 4330.2 Rev-2, Mortgage Assignment Processing
95-20Single Family Loan Production - Revision to Model Mortgage Form Single Family Loan Servicing - Escrow Account Issues
95-17Late Charges and Interest Assessed on Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP) Not Collected at Closing
95-16Expedited Homeowner Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) Refund Process and Revised FHA Homeowners Fact Sheet
95-15Termination of Assistance Payments Contracts - Revised Recapture/10 Program
95-12Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-11Single Family Loan Production - Reduction in Documentation/Paperwork on New and Proposed Construction Cases
95-06Annual Lender Recertification Requirements
95-03Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Update
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1994 Mortgagee Letters
94-59Mortgagee Review Board - Referral of Lenders for violations of Fair Lending Laws
94-58Change in Error Processing for Single Family Mortgage Record Changes and Terminations
94-56Loan Processing Requirements for HUD/FHA Approved Loan Correspondent Mortgagees
94-47Changes to the Lender Approval Process
94-45HUD'S Nationwide Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) Procedure
94-43Overages, Fair Lending, Tiered Pricing
94-39Clarification of HUD Handbook 4060.1 REV-1, Mortgagee Approval Handbook
94-11Single Family Loan Production - Revisions To The 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
94-06Single Family Loan Production - Section 248 Mortgage Insurance Program for properties located on Indian Reservations and other restricted lands
94-02Secondary Financing Provided by Nonprofit Agencies and Transferability Restrictions Permitted for Property with a HUD Insured Mortgage
1993 Mortgagee Letters
93-22Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program Changes and Clarifications to HUD Handbook 4235.1
93-14Quality Control for Origination and Servicing Revisions to Mortgagee Letter 89-32
93-07Implementation of Mandatory Direct Endorsement processing
93-02New Regulations for Mortgagee Approval and the Direct Endorsement Program - Single Family Loan Production
1992 Mortgagee Letters
92-33Single Family Loan Production - Clarifications and Modifications to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Program Procedures
92-06Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Update
92-05Mortgage Monitoring - Significant, Reoccurring Findings
1991 Mortgagee Letters
91-37Civil Money Penalties Against Mortgagees -- Implementation of the HUD Reform Act
91-09Single Family Loan Production - Providing Closing Instructions to Settlement Agents and Revised HUD-1 Certifications
91-01Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Certain Provisions of the 1990 Housing Legislation
1990 Mortgagee Letters
90-25Home Mortgage Disclosure Reporting Requirements
90-17Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Insurance Program Changes and Amendments to HUD Handbook 4235.1
90-05Standards for Audits of All HUD-Approved Nonsupervised Mortgagees and Loan Correspondents
1989 Mortgagee Letters
89-32Quality Control Plan for Approved Mortgagees
1988 Mortgagee Letters
88-38Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Demonstration-Procedures for Applying for Reservations of Insurance Authority
88-19Employment of Individuals That Have Been Debarred, Suspended or the Subject of a Limited Denial of Participation
1997 Mortgagee Letters
87-02Changes in Reporting Requirements for the Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS)
1984 Mortgagee Letters
84-25Review by Direct Endorsement Mortgagees for Ineligible Program Participants
1983 Mortgagee Letters
83-02Quality Control Plan
1981 Mortgagee Letters
81-06Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Ineligible Contractors and Grantees
1980 Mortgagee Letters
80-33Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Section 245
1979 Mortgagee Letters
79-15Single Family Coinsurance
1978 Mortgagee Letters
78-08Amendatory Clause for Sales Contracts

The Single Family Housing policy documents on this page should be used for reference purposes only.

Document
Number
TITLE
2017-06Annual Revisions to Base City High Cost Percentage, High Cost Area and Per Unit Substantial Rehabilitation Threshold for 2017
2017-02Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2016
2016-07Funding Availability for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain at Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - FY16
2015-11Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2015
2015-07Funding Availability for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - Fiscal Year 2015
2014-15Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2015 and Establishing Future Passbook Savings Rates
2014-14Transferring Budget Authority of a Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contract under Section 8(bb)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937  (THIS TITLE HAS BEEN REVISED)
2014-08Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2014
2014-07Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - 2014 Appropriations Act
2014-06Guidance on Nonprofits Assisting Government Entities in Providing Secondary Financing in Conjunction with FHA-Insured Mortgages
2014-04Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas - Revision
2013-29Exclusive Listing Period for HUD Real Estate Owned (REO) Properties Marketed as "Insured" or "Insured with Escrow"
2013-27Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2013
2013-18Purchaser Financing and Closing Costs Payable by HUD in Connection with Competitive Sales of HUD-owned Single Family Properties
2013-10Housing Notice Reinstatement - Disallowance of Discounts during Competitive Bid Periods
2013-09Housing Notice Reinstatement - Dollar Home Sales to Local Governments Program
2013-04Fiscal Year 2013 Interest Rate for Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Projects
2012-15Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At-Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas – Request for Comments
2012-07Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2012
2011-33Purchaser Financing and Closing Costs Payable by HUD in Connection with Competitive Sales of HUD-owned Single Family Properties
2011-28Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Operating Cost Standards – Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs
2011-19HUD Employee Purchases of HUD-Owned Single Family Properties

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2011-18Updated Processing Guidance for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs
2011-16Extension of the Dollar Home Sales to Local Governments Program
2011-15Disallowance of Discounts during Competitive Bid Periods
2011-13Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2011
2010-24

HUD Single Family Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statute

2010-23Extension of Housing Notice H 09-15, Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005 for the Multifamily Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
2010-22Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions
2010-20Annual Base City High Cost Percentage and High Cost Area Revisions for 2010
2010-03Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Operating Cost Standards - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs
2009-19Fiscal Year 2009 Policy for Capital Advance Authority Assignments, Instructions and Program Requirements for the Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Programs, Application Processing and Selection Instructions, and Processing Schedule.
2009-17Closing Costs Paid by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2009-15Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005 for the Multifamily Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
2009-14Multifamily Housing Accelerated Processing Guide: Chapter 9, Environmental Review
2009-04Closing Costs Paid by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2008-08Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Operating Cost Standards - Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs
2008-07Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005 for the Multifamily Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program
2008-06Fiscal Year 2008 Policy for Capital Advance Authority Assignments, Instructions and Program Requirements for the Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Programs, Application Processing and Selection Instructions, and Processing Schedule
2008-02FY 2008 Grant Extension Procedures for Service Coordinator and Congregate Housing Services Program Grantees
2008-01Fiscal Year 2008 Interest Rate for Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Projects
2007-07

Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program-Adoption of Contents for Subordinate Note and Mortgage; Referral of Customers for Servicing Information

2006-12Closing Costs Paid by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2006-02Extension of Housing Notice H-2005-11, $1 Home Sales Local Government Program
2006-01Extension of Housing Notice H 2005-10, Employee Purchases of HUD-Owned Single-Family Properties
2005-17Update to FHA Appraisal Protocol for Fannie Mae Appraisal Forms
2005-14Lead Disclosure Requirements and Addendum Format
2005-12Allowable Closing Costs Paid by HUD Single Family Property Disposition
2005-11Reinstatement and Extension of Housing Notice H-2004-07, $1 Home Sales Local Government Program
2005-10Employee Purchases of HUD-Owned Single-Family Properties
2005-07

HUD Single Family Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statute

2004-26Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door (OND/TND) Sales Programs - Waiver of Occupancy Requirement for Active Duty Military Service - Replaced by FR-4712-F-03 regarding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program, Final Rule
2004-23Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door Sales Programs-Clarifications of Policies - Replaced by FR-4712-F-03 regarding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program, Final Rule
2004-19Extension of the Teacher Next Door (TND) Initiative
2004-07Extension of Housing Notice H-00-7, $1 Home Sales to local Governments Program
2004-06Housing Notice 2002-20, Clarification Regarding Title Approval Issues, Property Condition at Conveyance, Administrative Offsets and a New Process for Lender Appeal of Conveyance Issues
2004-05Extension of Allowable Closing Cost Paid by HUD Single Family Property Disposition
2004-04Reinstatement and Extension of Notice H 2003-1, Owner-Occupant Purchaser Certifications
2003-25FHA TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard User Guide
2003-19Lead Disclosure Requirements and Addendum Format
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2003-09Extension of Notice H 00-07 - $1 Home Sales to Local Governments Program
2003-3Reinstatement and Extension of Notice H 00-27, Single Family Property Disposition Sales Program for Public Safety Employees
2003-02Allowable Closing Costs Paid by HUD Single Family Property Disposition
2003-1Owner-Occupant Purchaser Certifications
2002-20Clarification Regarding Title Approval Issues, Property Condition at Conveyance, Administrative Offsets and a New Process for Lender Appeal of Conveyance Issues
2002-13Reinstatement and Extension of Notice 96-3, Repayment Under the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants Program (NHOP)
2002-02Reinstatement/Extension of Notice H 00-07 Extension of "$1 Home Sales to Local Governments Program"
2001-13Allowable Closing Costs Paid by HUD Single Family Property Disposition
2000-22Disciplinary Actions Against HUD-Qualified Real Estate Brokers
2000-20Reinstatement and Extension of Notice H 96-78 (HUD), Single Family Property Disposition Program - New Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Procedures; Revised Sales Contract, Form HUD-9548 (previously extended by Notices H 97-58 and H 98-33)
2000-7Implementation of "$1 Home Sales to Local Governments Program"
2000-6Discounts to Non-Profit Organizations
2000-3Designation of FY 2000 Revitalization Areas
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1999-4Revisions to SFPD Sales Procedures
1998-33Extension of Notice H 96-78 (HUD), Single Family Property Disposition Program New Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Procedures; Revised Sales Contract, Form HUD-9548 (previously extended by notice H 97-58)
1998-32Single Family Property Disposition Program Insured Sales - Offers Exceeding Listing Prices
1998-15Extension of Notice H 97-10 and Notice H 91-12 (HUD), Solicitation and Requirements for Single Family Real Estate Asset Management (REAM) Services and Notice H 92-8 (HUD), Clarification of Solicitation Document for Real Estate Asset Management (REAM) Contracts
1998-14Extension of Notice H 97-9 and H 94-72 (HUD), Single Family Property Disposition Sales Program for Public Safety Employees
1998-7Owner-Occupant Purchaser Certifications Single Family Property Disposition
1998-2CORRECTION: Designation of FY 198 Revitalization Areas
1997-71Extension of Notice H 96-103, Streamline Refinance of Section 235 Mortgages and Subordination of the Recapture Lien
1997-69Extension of Notice H 96-94 (HUD), Closing Agent Services Request for Proposal (RFP) Format Single Family Property Disposition
1997-67Designation of FY '98 Revitalization Areas
1997-64Pre-foreclosure Sale Exceptions to Occupancy Requirement
1997-62Extension of Notice H 96-81, Revisions to Single Family Property disposition Sales Procedures
1997-58Extension of Notice H 96-78, Single Family Property Disposition Program - New Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Procedures; Revised Sales Contract, Form HUD-9548
1997-47Reinstatement and Extension of Notice H 96-56 (HUD), 1992 Amendments to the Single Family Regulations
1997-9Reinstatement and Extension of Notice H 96-6 (HUD), Single Family Property Disposition Sales Program for Public Safety Employees
1996-103Streamline Refinance of Section 235 Mortgages and Subordination of the Recapture Lien
1996-94Extension of Notice H 90-31, Closing Agent Services Request for Proposal (RFP) Format Single Family Property Disposition
1996-90Designation of FY '97 Revitalization Areas
1996-81Extension of Notice H 94-74 (HUD), Revisions to Single Family Property Disposition Sales Procedures
1996-78Single Family Property Disposition Program - New Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Procedures; Revised Sales Contract, Form HUD-9548
1996-56Extension of Notice H 94-49 (HUD), 1992 Amendments to the Single Family Regulations
1996-31Termination of the Mortgage Assignment Program
1996-6Reinstatement and Extension of Notice 94-72 (HUD), Single Family Property Disposition Sales Program for Public Safety Employees
1995-91Designation of FY '96 Revitalization Areas
1995-79Single Family Property Disposition/Real Estate Owned Preservation and Protection - Debris Removal
1995-37Extension of Notice H 91-23 (HUD), Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) - Deficiency Judgement Bidding and Reimbursement Procedures
1995-29Nationwide Pre-Foreclosure Sale Procedure Explained
1994-89Reiteration of Department's Policies and Procedures Regarding Single Family Deficiency Judgments
1994-74Revisions to SFPD Sales Procedures
1994-491992 Amendments to the Single Family Regulations
Document
Number
Title
TI-486FHA Consolidation of Title I and Title II Lender Identification Numbers
TI-485Modifications to the Home Energy Retrofit Loan Pilot Program (FHA PowerSaver Pilot Program)
TI-483Change to Periodic (Annual) Insurance Premium Collection and Billing Process Implementation of Pay.gov
TI-480Increased Maximum Loan Limits for Title I Manufactured Home Loans
TI-479Transfer of HMDA Data Collection to Federal Reserve Board
TI-478Electronic Payment of the Annual Recertification Fee and Downloading of the Yearly Verification Report via the FHA Connection
TI-477FHA Connection for Title I Loan Reporting
TI-476Changed text for the Notice to Borrower of HUD's Role in Title I Loans and Notice of Default and Acceleration
TI-475Temporary Suspension of Authority to Insure Under Title I of the National Housing Act
TI-474Temporary Suspension of Authority to Insure Under Title I of the National Housing Act
TI-03-1Mandatory Electronic Submission of Financial Statement Package for Annual Lender Recertification
TI-473Publication of Final Rule on November 7, 2001 Regarding: Strengthening the Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan
TI-472Reinstatement of General Insurance Endorsement Authority
TI-471Temporary Suspension of Authority to Insure Under Title I of the National Housing Act
TI-470Clarifications to the Title I Property Improvement Program (Attachment)
TI-469FHA Connection Lender Approval Functions: Adding Branches, Maintaining Institution Data, and Determining Recertification Fees
TI-468Consolidation of Title I Activities in the Financial Operations Center
TI-467Change in Procedure to Notify Lenders About Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas
TI-466Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas
TI-465Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas
TI-464Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - California, New Mexico and Additional Counties Added
TI-463Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - North Carolina, Vermont, New Hampshire and an Additional County
TI-462Lender List on the World Wide Web
TI-461Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - ME, TN, NY, FL, GU, & Northern Mariana Island
TI-460Appraisals on Repossessed Manufactured Homes Classified as Personal Property
TI-459Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Nebraska
TI-458Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Minnesota
TI-457Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Area - Colorado
TI-456Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Alabama, Vermont, Washington State and Michigan
TI-455Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Mississippi
TI-454Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Texas and Wisconsin
TI-453Planned Reform of the Property Improvement Loan Program
TI-452Mandate for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for Title I Claims
TI-451Major Disaster Areas - Additional Counties added to the Previous Disaster Declarations for Minnesota
TI-450Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Arkansas
TI-449Declared Major Disaster Areas - Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington State and Tennessee
TI-448Deceptive Advertising By Dealer/Contractors And Lenders
TI-447Reporting Noncompliance Activities
TI-446Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Illinois
TI-445Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas-Indiana, Tennessee, West Virginia and additional counties
TI-444Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio
TI-443Special Title I Assistance to Victims in Presidentially Declared Major Disaster Areas - Nevada, Idaho, California, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, and Oregon
TI-442Recent Changes in Lender Approval for Title I and Title II
TI-441Lockbox Closes For Title Insurance Premiums
TI-440-S2Inspection Fees
TI-440-SRevised Fees And Charges For Title I Property Improvement
TI-440Eligible Fees And Charges For Title I Property Improvement And Manufactured Home Loans
TI-439Extensive Changes To The Property Improvement And Manufactured Home Loan Regulations
TI-438First Title I Showcase Award Made To The Philadelphia Home Improvement Loan Program
TI-437Appraisals Of Manufactured Homes And Lots
TI-436Waiver Of The Title I Regulations To Assist Victims Of Hurricanes Marilyn And Opal
TI-435Revised Title I Lender Approval Handbook
TI-434Deceive Advertising By Lenders And Dealers
TI-433Title I Showcase Program
TI-432Automated Clearing House (Ach) Program For Paying Title I Insurance Charges
TI-431Changes To Encourage Greater Lender Participation In The Title I Loan Insurance Programs
TI-430Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Update
TI-429Changes in the Property Improvement Loan Program and Title I Lender Approval Requirements
TI-428Major Changes in the Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan Programs
TI-427-SExtension of Equity Waiver to Multifamily Properties Affected by the California Earthquake
TI-427Waiver of Selected Title I Regulations to Benefit the Victims of the California Earthquake
TI-426Termination of Toll-Free Telephone Service for Title I Lenders
TI-425Expansion of Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS)
TI-424Increased Maximum Loan Amounts for Title I Manufactured Home Loans
TI-423Relocation of the Title I Accounting and Servicing Division
TI-422Relocation of the Title I Insurance Division
TI-421Revised Title I Regulations Handbook
TI-420Waiver of the Title I Regulations to Benefit Victims of Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki
TI-419Increased Maximum Loan Amounts and Loan Terms for Title I Property Improvement Loans
TI-418Change of Notification of Annual Recertification Procedures
TI-417Reprocessing Fees for Supplemental Claims
TI-416Revised Forms Available from Government Printing Office
TI-415Equity Requirement for Property Improvement Loans In Excess of $15,000
TI-414Verification of Borrower's Social Security Number
TI-413Notice to the Borrower of HUD's Role in Title I Loans
TI-412Implementation of Title I Program Reforms
TI-411Clarification of Requirements for Payment of Title I Loan Insurance Charges
TI-410Procedures for Appeal of a Claim Denial or Request for a Waiver of Noncompliance
TI-409Imposition of Civil Money Penalties Against Title I Lenders, Dealers and Loan Correspondents Under the Department of HUD Reform Act of 1989
TI-408Required Statement to be Included in Notices of Default and Acceleration
TI-407Title I Express Telephone Service
TI-406Proposed Reform of the Title I Program
TI-405Prohibition on the Use of Loan Brokers in the Title I Program
TI-404Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reporting Requirements
TI-402Request for Comments and Suggestions for Possible Changes to the Title I Program
TI-401Major Changes to Title I Regulations That Become Effective October 9, 1989
TI-400New Title I Regulations Handbook
TI-399Additional Forms Available from Government Printing Office
TI-398Third Regional Service Center Established
TI-394Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System
TI-392Obtaining Appraisal Services on Manufactured Homes
TI-387Unilateral Reduction of Interest Rates for Loans that are not Delinquent or in Default
TI-379Pre-Claim Collection Assistance
TI-376Subordination of Security
TI-369Program Integrity Bulletin
TI-360Notice to Borrower of HUD's Role in Title I Loans
Document
Number
Title
2024 Mortgagee Letters
2024-212025 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Loan Limits
2024-20Adoption of Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) for Minimum Property Standards (MPS) in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA)
2024-19Electronic Submission of Section 247 Hawaiian Home Lands Assignment Packages
2024-15Third Extension of the Foreclosure Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area in Maui County, Hawaii
2024-13Revisions to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program including updates to the 203(k) Consultant Requirements and Fees
2024-08Second Extension of the Foreclosure Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area in Maui County Hawaii
2023 Mortgagee Letters
2023-17Revisions to Rental Income Policies, Property Eligibility, and Appraisal Protocols for Accessory Dwelling Units
2023-08Extension for COVID-19 Forbearance and COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extensions Through May 31, 2023
2023-01Updated Instructions for Single Family Forward Model Documents for Government Sponsored Enterprises Security Instrument and Note Updates
2022 Mortgagee Letters
2022-202023 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Loan Limits
2022-19Rescinding the Mandatory Use of Date for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Catalyst: Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) Module
2022-04Update to the Mandatory Use Date for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Catalyst: Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) Module
2021 Mortgagee Letters
2021-292022 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Limits
2021-282022 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2021-24Extension for COVID-19 Forbearance and COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extensions
2021-23Mandatory Transition to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Catalyst: Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) Module for FHA Single Family Appraisals
2021-19Extension of the Foreclosure-Related Eviction Moratorium and Expiration of the Foreclosure Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2021-16Extension of the End Date for COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2021-07Extension of the End Date for COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2021-06Extension of Re-verification of Employment and Exterior-Only Appraisal scope of work (SOW) option for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family programs impacted by the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19)
2021-05Extensions of Single Family Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium, Start Date of COVID-19 Initial Forbearance, and HECM Extension Period; Expansion of COVID-19 Loss Mitigation Options
2021-04Update to the COVID-19 Forbearance Start Date and the COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extension Period
2021-03Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2021-02FHA Catalyst: Single Family Origination Module - Uniform Closing Dataset
2020 Mortgagee Letters
2020-47Extension of Re-verification of Employment and Exterior only Appraisal scope of work option for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family programs impacted by the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19)
2020-46Extension of Temporary Guidance for COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2020-45Extension of Temporary Guidance for Endorsement of Mortgages under Forbearance for Borrowers Affected by the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
2020-44Second Update to the COVID-19 Forbearance Start Date and the COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extension Period
2020-43Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2020-412021 Nationwide Forward Mortgage Limits
2020-40Extension of the End Date for COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2020-39Extension of Temporary Guidance for Endorsement of Mortgages under Forbearance for Borrowers Affected by the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
2020-37Extension of Re-verification of Employment guidance and Updated Appraisal Scope of Work Option for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family programs impacted by the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19)
2020-35FHA Catalyst: Single Family Origination Module - Automated Underwriting System
2020-34Update to the Date for Approving a COVID-19 Forbearance or COVID-19 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Extension
2020-28Re-Extension of the Effective Date of Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2020-05, Reverification of Employment and Exterior-Only and Desktop-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Options for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family programs impacted by the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19)
2020-27Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2020-26FHA Catalyst: Electronic Appraisal Delivery (EAD) Module
2020-24Revision of Effective Date for COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2020-23COVID-19 Multisubject: Updated Temporary Guidance for Verification of Self-Employment; Rental Income; 203(k) Rehabilitation Escrow Account
2020-20Re-Extension of the Effective Date of Mortgagee Letter 2020-05, Re-verification of Employment and Exterior-Only and Desktop-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Options for FHA Single Family Programs Impacted By COVID-19
2020-19Extension of Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2020-16Endorsement of Mortgages under Forbearance for Borrowers Affected by the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
2020-14Extension of the Effective Date of Mortgagee Letter 2020-05, Reverification of Employment and Exterior-Only and Desktop-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Options for FHA Single Family Programs Impacted By COVID-19
2020-12Updated Guidance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Claim Type 22 (CT-22) Assignment Claims during the COVID-19 National Emergency
2020-05Re-verification of Employment and Exterior-Only and Desktop-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Options for FHA Single Family Programs Impacted by COVID-19
2020-04Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency
2011 Mortgagee Letters
11-39Federal Housing Administration Maximum Loan Limits Effective October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012
-- Attachment 1 - Areas at Ceiling and Above
-- Attachment 2 - Areas Between Floor and Ceiling
11-35Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium for Loans With Terms of 15 Years or Less and a Loan to Value (LTV) ratio of 78 Percent or Less at Origination
11-20Termination of the HOPE for Homeowners (H4H) Program
2010 Mortgagee Letters
10-24Combined Loan-to-Value Requirements for Refinance Transactions (Superseded by 10-36)
2009 Mortgagee Letters
09-47Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Standardization and Roster Final Rule
09-46aTemporary Guidance for Condominium Policy
09-45Introduction of HUD's Web-Based Training Application: Electronic Class (EClass) on Loss Mitigation and Servicing System
09-44

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program -- Clarification of Debenture Interest Calculation for HECM Claim Type 21; Claim Filing Instructions for HECM Claim Types 21 and 24

09-43

HOPE for Homeowners Program - Comprehensive Guidance

09-38Update on Eligibility Requirements for Nonprofit Instrumentalities (115 Waiver)
09-15

Using First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credits for the Downpayment

09-14Online Versions of Handbooks 4155.1, Mortgage Credit Analysis for Mortgage Insurance; and 4155.2, Lenders' Guide to Single Family Mortgage Insurance Processing
09-10Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program: Clarification of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling Issues
2008 Mortgagee Letters
08-38Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) - Clarification regarding borrower's recourse for repayment of HECM loan debt and termination of a HECM mortgage
08-37Property Flipping Prohibition Exemption in Presidentially-declared Major Disaster Areas in Midwestern States
08-30HOPE for Homeowners Servicing Guidance (superseded by 09-43)
08-29HOPE for Homeowners Origination Guidance (superseded by 09-43)
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08-26New York State Consolidation, Extension, and Modification Agreement (CEMA)
08-25Converting Existing Homes to Rentals-Underwriting Instructions
08-22Moratorium on Risk-Based Premiums for FHA Mortgage Insurance
08-18Termination of Telephone Access to Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS)
08-16Risk-Based Premiums for FHA Mortgage Insurance
08-13Expansion of FHASecure
-- Attachment - FHA Refinance Programs Comparison Matrix
08-12Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program: Counseling Fee
08-09Second Appraisal Requirements/Limits on Cash-Out Refinances - Superseded by 09-48
2007 Mortgagee Letters
07-012007 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
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2006 Mortgagee Letters
06-25Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling Requirements
06-21Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma to apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
06-16Mississippi Homeowner Grant Assistance Program
06-08Announcement of the FHA Resource Center
2005 Mortgagee Letters
05-35Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-45 Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contractors
05-28Change in Remittance Period for Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP)
05-27Social Security Number Validation
05-05Property Flipping Prohibition Technical Amendments
05-01Revised Procedures for Form HUD-92564-CN, "For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection"
2004 Mortgagee Letters
04-43

Eligibility of Mortgages on Hawaiian Home Lands Insured Under Section 247

04-37Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
04-36Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
04-34Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 2003-17; Elimination of Paper Mortgage Insurance Certificates and data Integrity Improvement
04-32Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
04-31FHA Connection Business-to-Government (FHAC B2G) Specification
04-29

Establishment of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Inspector Roster

04-24Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mortgages to United States Veterans
04-17Social Security Number Validation
04-14Late Request for Endorsement Procedures
04-13Credit Bureau Score Requirements for FHA-Insured Mortgages
04-10Adjustable Rate Mortgages - (Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1)
04-04Revised Form HUD-92564-CN, "For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection"
04-03Temporary Suspension of General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Commitment Authority
04-02Temporary Suspension of General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Endorsement Authority
04-01FHA's Total Mortgage Scorecard Deployment
2003 Mortgagee Letters
03-23Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
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-- (Attachment 2)
03-20Revised Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA)
03-18Revised Forms: "Notice To The Lender" and "Notice to the Homebuyer" and Revised Computerized Homes Underwriting Management System (CHUMS) Data Entry Requirements
03-14Temporary Suspension of General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Endorsement Authority
03-12Revisions to FHA Maximum Mortgage Areas and Limits
-- (Attachment)
03-07Prohibition of Property Flipping
03-02Elimination of Planned Unit Development (PUD) Approval Requirements
03-01Downpayment Simplification Update
2002 Mortgagee Letters
02-27Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- (Attachment I)
-- (Attachment II)
02-23Expiration of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program
02-22Downpayment Assistance Programs Operated by Governmental Agencies and Nonprofits Using Subordinate Financing
02-21Due Diligence in Acquiring Loans
02-6Single Family Loan Production - Systems Security - Password Expiration/Account Lockout on The FHA Connection
02-3Mortgage Forms
02-2Credit Policy Issues-Payment of Borrower Obligations by Nonprofits
2001 Mortgagee Letters
01-31Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
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-- (Attachment 2)
01-26Disclosure of Yield Spread Premiums Under RESPA
01-15Debenture Interest Rates Modified Notification Procedures
01-12Streamline Refinances-Revised Mortgage Amount Calculations
01-09Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans for Single Family Home Builders - Single Family Loan Production
01-07Special Program, Underwriting and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas-Single Family Loan Production and Servicing
01-01Case Binder Stacking Order and Documentation Issues
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2000 Mortgagee Letters
00-46

Additional Details about the Further Reduction in Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premiums and Other Mortgage Insurance Premium Changes

00-45

Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits

00-44Downpayment Simplification Update
00-41Single Family Loan Production-Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Hurricane Floyd to Apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
00-38Single Family Loan Production - Further Reduction in Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premiums and Other Mortgage Insurance Premium Changes
00-36Reinstatement of General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Endorsement Authority
00-35Downpayment Simplification Update
00-31Single Family Loan Production-Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Hurricane Floyd to Apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
00-30Appraiser Performance and Sanctions Matrix
-- Attachment
00-28Gift Documentation, Mortgage Forms and other Credit Policy and Appraisal Issues
00-24Single Family Loan Production - Increasing Homeownership Rates for Persons with Disabilities
00-23

Temporary Suspension of General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Endorsement Authority

00-18Physical Inspections
00-06Single Family Loan Production - Expanded CHUMS Data Entry Requirements from New Comprehensive Valuation Package
1999 Mortgagee Letters
99-38Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
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99-37Single Family Loan Production - Year 2000 Guidelines for processing Mortgage Insurance under FHA's Contingency Plans
99-32

Single Family Loan Production: FHA Homebuyer Protection Plan, Questions and Answers

99-29Single Family Loan Production: Clarifications Regarding the Homebuyer Protection Plan
99-28Single Family Loan Production - Termination of the CHUMS Generated Appraiser Letter
99-26Single Family Loan Production - FHA Approves Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriter®and PMI Mortgage Services' pmiAURAsm Automated Underwriting Systems
99-25Implementation of the Single Family Premium Collection Subsystem-Periodic (SFPCS-P)
99-24Single Family Loan Production - Guidance on Definition of "Public Charge" in Immigration Laws - Relevance to FRA Single Family Mortgage Insurance Programs
99-22Single Family Loan Production: Delayed Effective Date for Use of the new Comprehensive Valuation Package, Forms HUD-92564-HS and HUD-92564-VC
99-20Single Family Loan Production-Extension of Mortgagee Letter 94-6: Section 248 Mortgage Insurance Program for properties located on Indian Reservations and other restricted lands
99-16Requirements for Year 2000 compliant electronic data submissions
99-13Single Family Loan Production - Termination of the CHUMS Lender Access System (CLAS)
99-11Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially -Declared Major Disaster Areas
-- Attachments
99-7Single Family Loan Production - Change in Case Transfer (FHA Connection)
1998 Mortgagee Letters
98-32Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
-- Download Entire Document
98-31Single Family Loan Production - Mortgage Calculation Simplification Extension of Use of form HUD-92900-WS, Mortgage Credit Analysis Worksheet (MCAW)
-- (Attachment)
98-30Single Family Loan Production - Clarification Regarding FHA Mortgage Limits
98-29Single Family Loan Production - Mortgage Calculation Simplification
-- Closing Cost Statistics
-- Spreadsheet Attachment
98-28Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
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98-24New Implementation Date for the Single Family Premium Collection Subsystem-Periodic (SFPCS-P)
98-23Single Family Loan Production - Insurance of Adjustable Rate Mortgages on Single Family Properties, Section 25 of the National Housing Act
98-22Implementation of Single Family Premium Collection Subsystem-Periodic (SFPCS-P) and changes in Single Family Monthly Risk-Based and Section 530 Mortgage Insurance
-- (Attachment)
98-21Single Family Loan Production-Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Severe Flooding in North Dakota to Apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
98-17Single Family Loan Production - Insurance of Adjustable. Rate Mortgages on Single Family Properties, Section 251 of the National Housing Act
98-15Single Family Loan Production: Elimination of Face-to-Face Interview Requirement
98-14Single Family Loan Production - Interim Procedures for Using Freddie Mac's Loan Prospector Automated Underwriting System
-- (Attachment)
98-13Single Family Loan Production - The FHA Connection and New Processing Procedures
98-5Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas - Maine, Tennessee, New York, Florida, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
98-1Single Family Loan Production - Underwriting Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Interest Buydowns, Homeownership Counseling and Other Credit Policy Issues
1997 Mortgagee Letters
97-50Single Family Loan Production - Mortgage Calculations in Alaska and Hawaii
97-49Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
97-46Single Family Loan Production: Appraisal Management Firms
97-41Single Family Loan Production - Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 97-22 Regarding New Construction in Floodplains
97-40Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Form NPCA-99a, Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Builder's Guarantee and Form NPCA-99b, New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record
97-37

Single Family Production - Further Reduction in Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premiums (UFMIP) for First-Time Homebuyers Who Receive Housing Counseling

97-36Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured Housing
97-35Single Family Loan Production - Insurance of Adjustable Rate Mortgages on Single Family Properties, Section 251 of the National Housing Act
97-311997 Preservation and Protection/Post Endorsement Guidelines and Fee Schedules
97-27

Single Family Loan Production - Condominiums Added to Disaster Relief and Other Policy Issues

97-26

Single Family Loan Production - Credit Policy Issues

97-23Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas
97-20Single Family Production - Homeownership Bridal Registry Accounts
97-14Single Family Loan Production - The FHA Connection, access via the Internet
97-10Single Family Loan Production - Energy Efficient Mortgages on Section 203(h Mortgages for Disaster Victims Areas
97-9Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) Regarding Mortgagee Letter 97-7 Regarding Referral Fees Charged by Companies for HUD Reverse Mortgages
97-2Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially - Declared Major Disaster Areas
1996 Mortgagee Letters
96-67Single Family Loan Production - Importance of Home Inspections
96-66Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
96-63Single Family Loan Production - Mortgage Calculation in Alaska and Hawaii
96-62Suspension of Reserve for Replacement Releases by Mortgagees
96-59Single Family Production - Moratorium on Investor Loans in Conjunction with the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program
96-58Single Family Loan Production - Secondary Financing from Family Members
96-57"Reinventing" FHA - Opening of Single Family Homeownership Centers
96-56Single Family Production - Homeownership Bridal Registry Accounts
96-48Single Family Production - Reduction in Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premiums (UFMIP) for First-Time Homebuyers Who Receive Housing Counseling
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96-47Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) -- Section 530 and Section 325 Risk-Based
96-42Single Family - Public Housing Homeownership Strategy
96-41Single Family Loan Production - Condominium Units in Non-FHA Approved Projects; Mortgage Insurance
96-36Lender Selection of FHA Appraisers - Opportunities for Female and Minority Appraisers
96-34Single Family Loan Production - Automated Underwriting Systems
96-33Implementation of Single Family Premium Collection Subsystem (SFPCS) Upfront
96-27Updates via CLAS
96-26Single Family Loan Production: Appraisal and Appraiser Standards; Lender
96-22Single Family Production - Homeownership Bridal Registry Accounts
96-21Single Family Loan Production - Using 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance with Participation by State and Local Housing Agencies and Non-Profit Organizations
96-20Reopening of the Oklahoma State Office
96-19Lockbox Closes for Section 530 and Risk-Based Monthly-- Premiums
96-17Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of FEMA Form 81-93, Standard Flood Hazard Determination
96-13BAmending Provisions to Mortgagee Letter 95-53, Refinancing Section 235 Mortgages
96-13Amending Provisions to Mortgagee Letter 95-53, Refinancing Section 235 Mortgages
96-6Single Family Loan Production - Extension of Implementation Date for Mandatory Usage of Model Mortgage and Note Forms Provided in HUD Handbook 4165.1 REV-1 CHG-3
96-5Elimination of the "Fee Panel" and "Mortgagee Staff" Appraiser Designations
96-2Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
1995 Mortgagee Letters
95-58Destruction of Malden Mills (Massachusetts)
95-57Single Family Loan Production: Builder Approval Process Eliminated
95-55Single Family Loan Production - FHA Insured Mortgages Originated and/or Closed During the Government Shutdown
95-51Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Disaster Aid
95-50Electronic Signatures on Appraisal Reports
95-49New Procedure for Obtaining Case Numbers and Refinance (REFI) - Authorization Numbers for FHA-to-FHA Refinance Transactions
95-48Closing of Four Military Bases:
1. Fort Ord Army Base, Monterey, California
2. Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California
3. Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, New York
4. Williams Air Force Base, Mesa, Arizona
95-47Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-46Single Family Loan Production - Expansion of the Energy Efficient Mortgage Program
95-43Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-42Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-39Single Family Loan Production - Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida to Apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
95-341. Testing of Individual Wells
    --  Rescission of Mortgagee Letter 94-36,
    --  Clarification to Mortgagee Letter 92-18
-- (Attachment)
95-33Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Form NPCA-1, Wood Destroying Insect Infestation Inspection Report
95-32Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-31Single Family Loan Production - Reduction in Documentation/Paperwork
95-28Single Family Loan Production - Additional Aid to Victims of the Los Angeles Earthquake
95-27Single Family Production--Revised Procedures for Requesting Increases in the FHA Single Family Maximum Mortgage Limits
95-24Single Family Loan Production - Release of CHUMS Additions
95-21Single Family Loan Production - Compliance with the Handicapped Accessibility Requirements of the Fair Housing Act
95-19Comprehensive Update to the FHA Single Family Maximum Mortgage Limits
95-18Single Family Loan Production-Requirements for Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan and Revised Builder Certification Form
95-14Single Family Loan Production - Changes to Section 518(a) of the National Housing Act
95-13FHAnet Electronic Conferencing
95-10HUD-Single Family Claims Collections via Lockbox
95-9Implementation of Book Entry for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Debentures
95-8Closing of Two Air Force Bases:
1. Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine
2. Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri
95-7Single Family Loan Production - Revised Underwriting Guidelines and Other Policy Issues
95-5Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
95-4Single Family Loan Production - Release of CHUMS Additions
95-2Consolidation of 1995 Preservation and Protection Guidelines and Cost Schedules and Post-Endorsement Fees and Charges
95-1Single Family Loan Production - Revised Flood Insurance - Requirements
1994 Mortgagee Letters
94-61Closing of Three Air Force Bases:
1. Grissom Air Force Base, Peru, Indiana
2. Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado
3. Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Columbus, Ohio
94-60Mortgagee Letters 94-27 and 94-41
94-57Single Family Loan Production - HOW Insurance Company 10-Year Warranty Plan
94-55Single Family Loan Production - Reduction in Documentation/Paperwork for FHA-Insured Mortgages
94-54Single Family Loan Production: Procedures for Lenders to use to Select their own Appraisers
94-52Single Family Loan Production - Increase in FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits
94-51Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special Program, Underwriting, and Servicing Policies to Assist Victims of Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas
94-50Single Family Mortgage Insurance Claims Submissions
94-49Electronic Commerce With FHA - A New Business Paradigm
94-48Single Family Loan Production - Risk-Based Mortgage Insurance Premium
94-44Claims Instructions for FHA-Insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs)
94-42Single Family Loan Production - Termination of the Single Family Coinsurance Program
94-41Mortgagee Letter 94-27
94-40Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits: Procedural Changes Resulting from Implementation of Electronic Data Interchange - Title Approval Letters and Default Reason Codes
94-37Single Family Loan Production - Release of CHUMS Enhancements
94-36Clarification to Mortgagee Letter 92-18, Testing of Individual Wells
94-35Single Family Loan Production - Extension of Time for Disaster Victims of Flooding in the Midwest and Hurricane Andrew in South Florida to Apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
94-33Debenture Interest Rates
94-32Addendum to the Single Family Insurance Premium Payment Information Package
94-31Single Family Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premium (UFMIP) Processing Problems
94-30Refinances of Delinquent Mortgages---Special Instructions
94-28Single Family Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premiums Lender Assistance Representatives
94-27Single Family Loan Production-Requirements for Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan and Revised Builder Certification Form
94-26Single Family Loan Production: HUD Reorganization
94-25Single Family Up Front Mortgage Insurance Premium (UFMIP) Fact Sheet
94-24Supplemental Claims
94-23Implementation of Book Entry for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Debentures
94-21Deeds-in-lieu of Foreclosure
94-20Closing of Two Air Force Bases:
1. Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, California
2. Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead, Florida
94-19Single Family Default Monitoring System: Introduction of Monthly Error Reports and Policy Clarifications
94-16Tiered Pricing Final Rule
94-15Single Family Production--Requests to Increase the Single Family Maximum Mortgage Limits
94-13Providing Prompt Responses to Inquiries
94-12Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special program, underwriting, and servicing policies to assist victims of Presidentially-declared major disaster areas
94-10Single Family Loan Production - Additional Aid to Assist Victims of the Los Angeles Area Earthquake
94-9Revisions to Single Family Insurance Premium Payment Information Package
94-8Revised FHA Homeowners Fact Sheet
94-7Single Family Loan Production - Premium Rate Mortgages, Streamline Refinances, and Other Policy Issues
94-5Debenture Interest Rates
94-4Single Family Loan Production and Servicing - Special program, underwriting, and servicing policies to assist victims of the Los Angeles earthquake
94-3Revised Appraisal Report Forms
94-1Revision to form HUD-27001, Transmittal for Payment of One-Time Mortgage Insurance Premium (OTMIP)
1993 Mortgagee Letters
93-43The New Toll-free Number for the Housing Counseling Voice Response System (HCVRS)
93-42Single Family Production--Requests to Increase the Single Family Maximum Mortgage Limits
93-41Single Family Loan Production - Guidance for underwriting insured mortgages in areas affected by the closing of a military installation or major manufacturing facility
93-40Prepurchase and Foreclosure-Prevention Counseling Demonstration
93-38Closings of Four Air Force Bases:
1. Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, California
2. Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas
3. Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois
4. Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas
93-37Single Family Loan Servicing Fees and Charges After Endorsement - Charges to mortgagors
93-35Single Family Loan Production - Compliance with the 1992 Model Energy Code - Additional Instructions and Follow-Up to Mortgagee Letter 93-26
93-34First Legal Action to Commence Foreclosure in the State of Connecticut
93-33Waiver of Prepurchase Housing Counseling Requirement under Section 506 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
93-32Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS) Change in Telephone Number
93-31Military Base Closings
93-30Allowable Attorney's and Trustee's Fees Mortgagees May Charge to Mortgagors
93-29Single Family Loan Production - Miscellaneous Policy Issues
93-28Prepurchase and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Demonstration
93-27Single Family Loan Production - Termination of Subdivision Processing and Implementation of New Builder Certification Procedure
93-25Single Family Loan Production - Extension of time for Disaster Victims of Hurricane Iniki and Hurricane Andrew to apply for Section 203(h) Mortgage Insurance
93-24Single Family Default Monitoring System: Introduction of Revised Form HUD-92068A; and Recent Policy Changes
93-23Debenture Interest Rates
93-21Checklist of Current Housing Mortgagee Letters
93-20Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by the Flood of 1993
93-19Refinance Transactions - Clarification to Mortgagee Letter 93-3
93-18Single Family Claim Reviews
93-17Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS) Updated Expansion Information
93-161992 Miscellaneous Amendments to the Single Family Servicing Regulations
93-13Single Family Loan Production-Energy Efficient Mortgage Pilot Program
93-11FHA Single Family Insurance Claims HUD Handbook 4330.4 Clarifications and Corrections
93-10Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits: Electronic Data Interchange Pilot Implementation
93-9Revised Application to Participate in the Automated Clearing House
93-8Factors for Computing Formula Two Assistance Payments Under Section 235(r) - Section 235(r) Factor Tables
93-6Advisory Regarding the Filing of Form HUD-27050A, "Mortgage Insurance Termination," in the Context of the Pre-foreclosure Sale Program
93-4Debenture Interest Rates
93-3Refinancing Section 235 Mortgages - SUPERSEDING MORTGAGEE LETTER
93-1Expansion Of HUD's Pre-Foreclosure Sale (PFS) Program Demons
1992 Mortgagee Letters
92-43Single Family Loan Production - Provisions of Recent Housing Legislation and Mortgage Insurance Premiums on 15-Year Mortgages
92-42Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by Typhoon Omar
92-40Assistance to Mortgagors Adversely Affected by Hurricane Andrew
92-39Single Family Loan Production - Elimination of Limit on Financing Closing Costs
92-38Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by Hurricane Iniki
92-37Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits: New Initiatives, System Enhancements and Policy Clarifications
92-36New Remittance Form HUD-2752,"Risk-Based Annual Premiums: Monthly Remittance Summary"
92-35Single Family Loan Production - Miscellaneous Policy Issues
92-34Single Family Loan Production - Program and underwriting changes to assist disaster victims of recent hurricanes
92-32Single Family Loan Production - The Revised Lead-Based Paint Notice
92-31Expansion of the Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS)
92-29Single Family Mortgage Insurance Claim Submissions and Inquiries
92-28Prepayment Disclosure Statements -- Extension for First Mailing of the Annual Disclosure Statement
92-27Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by Hurricane Andrew
92-26Prompt Remittance of Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIPs)
92-25Single Family Loan Production - Construction/Permanent Mortgages Pilot Program
92-24Single Family Loan Production - Revised Lead-Based Paint Notification to Prospective Homebuyers
92-23Debenture Interest Rates
92-22Announcement of Automated Clearing House Payments (ACH) for Monthly Risk-Based Mortgage Insurance Premiums
92-21Additional Extension of Time to Initiate Foreclosure to Permit Compliance with Assignment Letter or State Notice Requirements After Release from Bankruptcy Stay
92-20First Legal Action to Commence Foreclosure -- Texas, Colorado and Massachusetts
92-19Prepayment Disclosure Statements - Correction to the Federal Register Notice, Correction dated April 13, 1992
92-18Single Family Loan Production - Acceptance of Individual Residential Water Purification Equipment
92-17Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by the Los Angeles Riots (April 30, 1992)
92-16Mortgage Insurance on Indian Reservations and Other Restricted Lands (Section 248)
92-15Single Family Loan Production : Miscellaneous Changes to Underwriting Guidelines and Documentation Requirements
92-14Single Family Loan Production - Exemption from Annual MIP for Streamline Refinance Mortgages
92-13Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Information Package
92-12Sale of Revised HUD-426-H, Avoiding Foreclosure, by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
92-11Pre-Foreclosure Sale Program - Claims Instructions
92-10Single Family Loan Production - Enhancements to CLAS
92-9Use of the Credit Alert Interactive Response System(CAIVRS) in Deeds-in-Lieu of foreclosure
92-8Change in Instructions for Filing Claims for Single Family Insurance Benefits (Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure)
92-7Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA), HUD/VA Addendum to URLA (Form HUD 92900-A) and Request for Endorsement (Form HUD-54111)
92-4Effect of Agent Orange Compensation Exclusion Act on Section 235 Mortgages
92-3Debenture Interest Rates
92-2Debenture Interest on Single Family Insurance Claims (Part B) as Calculated on Parts C and D, and Debenture Interest on Part A when Reasonable Diligence in Completing Foreclosure is not Exercised
92-1Checklist of Housing Mortgagee Letters
1991 Mortgagee Letters
91-51Single Family Loan Production Underwriting Clarifications and Modifications
91-50Single Family Loan Production - Revised Interest Rate Disclosure Statement
91-49Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits: Changes in the Requirements for the Preservation and Protection of Insured Properties
91-47Occupied Conveyance of One-to-Four-Family Properties
91-46Change in Maximum Interest Rates
91-45Announcement Of HUD's Pre-Foreclosure Sale Program Demonstration
91-44Single Family Loan Production - Clarification to Mortgagee Letter 91-24 on Lender Paid Closing Costs
91-43Single Family Loan Production - State Licensing Requirements for Appraisers and its Impact on the Direct Endorsement Program
91-42Availability of Flood Insurance Brochures
91-41First Legal Action to Commence (Institute) Foreclosure
91-40Prepayment Disclosure Statements
91-36Collection of Interest of One-Time Mortgage Insurance Premium Payments that were made late INSURANCE
91-35Announcement of Reconciliation Group for Risk-Based Premiums
91-33Extension of Time Requirements for Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits
91-32Prepayment Disclosure Statements
91-31Delinquent Federal Debt
91-30Debenture Interest Rates
91-28Participation in the Automated Clearing House Program for Paying Up-front Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premiums
91-27Mortgage Cramdowns
91-26Single Family Insurance Processing for Risk Based Mortgage Insurance Premiums
91-25Prepayment of a HUD-Insured Mortgage by an Owner of Low Income Housing
91-24Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Limit on Financing Closing Costs
91-22Refinancing Section 235 Mortgages
91-21A. - Procedures for Reconveyance B. - Procedures for Reimbursement to Lenders on Uninsured Cases
91-20Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 Section 235 Factor Tables
91-18Home Mortgage Disclosure Reporting Requirements
91-16Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) - Deficiency Judgment Bidding and Reimbursement Procedures
91-15Single Family Loan Production - Clarification to Mortgagee Letter 89-31 (Elimination of Private Investors)
91-14Allowable Attorney Fees and Foreclosure and Acquisition Costs on FHA Single Family Claims
91-13Time Limit for Filing Supplemental Claims
91-12Single Family Loan Production - Use of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Wood Destroying Insect Information Report for Existing Construction, VA Form 26-8850/HUD Form 92053 dated April, 1983
91-10Changes to HUD's Occupied Conveyance Procedures
91-8Single Family Loan Production - Updated Requirements for Single Family Mortgage Instruments
91-7Forms HUD-27050-A, Single Family Mortgage Insurance Termination, and HUD-27050-B, Application for Premium Refund or Distributive Shares Payment
91-6Effect of Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 on FHA-insured Mortgages
91-5Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 89-27, Mortgagee Requirements to Process and Execute A Release From Personal Liability on a Mortgage Note for ANY HUD-Insured One-to-Four Family Mortgage
91-4Single Family Development - Acceptance of Individual Residential Water Purification Equipment
91-3Reduction of Insurance Benefits for Failure to Meet HUD Claim Time Requirements (Single Family)
1990 Mortgagee Letters
90-43Sale of Revised Form HUD-93101 (Recertification of Family Income and Composition - Section 235(b), and Form HUD-93101-A (Recertification of Family Income and Composition - Statistical Report - Section 235 (b), (j) and (i)) by the U. S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
90-42Single Family Development - Acceptance of Individual Residential Water Purification and Treatment Equipment
90-41Mortgagees' obligations in remitting late charges and interest payments for delinquent One-Time Mortgage Insurance Premium (OTMIP) remittances
90-39Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Number (SSNs) for the Section 235 Program
90-38Single Family Loan Production - Streamline Refinancing of FHA-Insured Adjustable Rate Mortgages Completion of Form HUD-92800
90-37Recertification of Family Income and Composition Statistical Report Section 235(b), (j) and (i) (Form HUD-93101-A)
90-36Single Family Loan Production - Direct Endorsement Processing of Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance
90-35Acceleration of Mortgages Subject to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989
90-34Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits: Requirements for the Preservation, Protection and Inspection of Insured Properties - Including Mortgagees' Responsibility for Damaged Properties
90-33Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Change to Instructions for Completing Form HUD-92068-A
90-30Update of Foreclosure Time Frames
90-29Supplemental Information to Mortgagee Letter 90-14, Use of Good Faith Estimates to Establish Closing Costs
90-28Single Family Production - Field Review of Appraisals Involving Former HUD-Owned Properties
90-27Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS)
90-26Single Family Production - Providing Property Condition Disclosure Statements to Appraisers
90-24Debenture Interest Rates
90-23Reprint of Form HUD-92210, "Request for Credit Approval of Substitute Mortgagor"
90-22Change in the Application Criteria of the Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Procedure
90-21Submission of Title Evidence for Conveyances
90-20Single Family Loan Production - Refinance Transactions Involving Temporary Buydowns - "Live Free" Mortgage Programs - "Churning" Mortgages by Multiple Refinances - New Telephone Number for Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS)
90-19Processing of Assumption Transactions by Authorized Agents
90-18Clarification of Mortgagee Letter 90-7 Regarding Instructions for Filing Supplemental Claims for Underpayments Identified in the Claims Review Universe
90-16Flood Insurance Requirements for FHA Insured Loans
90-15Pursuing Collection of Funds from Mortgagors Whose Mortgages Have Been Foreclosed Upon to Offset Lender's Mortgage Losses
90-14Use of Good Faith Estimates to Establish Closing Costs and Other Allowable Fees, and HUD-1 Disclosure of Third Party Participation
90-12Reform Act of 1989
90-9Disclosure Requirements of the HUD Reform Act of 1989: -- Notice to Homeowner Regarding Mortgage Assumptions -- Release from Personal Liability
90-8Implementation of Deficiency Judgment Activities Department-Wide
90-7Single Family Application for Insurance Benefits form HUD-27011 - Claims Issues Effective Date: April 1, 1990
90-4Implementation of New Foreclosure Time Frames
90-3Debenture Interest Rates
90-2Prepayment of HUD-Insured Mortgage by an Owner of Low-Income Housing
90-1Checklist of Housing Mortgagee Letters
1989 Mortgagee Letters
89-31Single Family Loan Production - Implementation of Certain Provisions of the "Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989"
89-30Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) Reporting Errors and Problems
89-29Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS) - Addition of Status Codes
89-28Servicing FHA-Insured Mortgages Affected by the Earthquake (October 17, 1989)
89-27Mortgagee Requirements to Process and Execute A Release From Personal Liability on a Mortgage Note for ANY HUD-Insured One-to-Four Family Mortgage
89-26Servicing FHA-Insured Loans Affected by Hurricane Hugo (September 1989)
89-25Single Family Loan Production - Use of Effective Gross Income To Calculate Borrower Qualifying Ratios and Changes to Underwriting Investor Applications
89-24Insurance of Adjustable Rate Mortgages on Single Family Properties Section 251 of the National Housing Act
89-23Single Family Loan Production -Requirements for Single Family Mortgage Instruments
89-22Debenture Interest Rates
89-20Single Family Loan Production - Modifications to Mortgage Credit underwriting
89-19Transfer of Loan Management and Property Disposition Responsibilities
89-18Pre-Foreclosure Reviews and Mortgagee Servicing
89-16Providing Housing Through Local Government Participation
89-15Title Insurance Coverage for Single Family Conveyed Properties
89-14Implementation of Deficiency Judgment Activities
89-13Clarification of Residential Mortgage Credit Report Standards
89-12Investment of Replacement Reserves and Residual Receipts in Tax-Exempt Securities
89-11HUD Initiatives to Counter Mortgagor Abuse
89-10Debenture Interest Rates
89-9Revised Single Family Subdivision Processing Requirements - VA/CRVs and MCRVs
89-8Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) - First Year End Concerns
89-7Growing Equity Mortgage Program
89-6Revision to Mortgagee Letter 88-2, Assumption Policy
89-5Revised Requirements - Implementation of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Single Family Provisions - (ML 88-2); Assumption Processing - Time Frame
89-4AAttachment to Mortgagee Letter 89-4
89-4HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
89-3Additional Requirements of Section 143 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Which Affect FHA Assumption Policy
89-2Checklist of Housing Mortgagee Letters
89-1Single Family Subdivision Processing Requirements - VA/CRVs and MCRVs
1988 Mortgagee Letters
88-37Single Family Production - Recap of HUD's Temporary Interest Buydown Policy
88-36Obtaining Duplicate Mortgage Insurance Certificates (MICs)
88-35Purchase of Mortgages Prior to Issuance of MICs
88-34Purchase of HUD Forms from the U.S. Government Printing Office
88-32Lender Foreclosure Delays
88-31Single Family Loan Production - Revised Form HUD 92900, Application for HUD/FHA Insured Mortgage
88-30Single Family Production - Clarifications and Changes to Processing Procedures
88-29FHA Debentures
88-28Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response (CAIVR) System Additional Processing Instructions
88-27Debenture Interest Rates
88-26Disclosure Requirements Concerning the Origination of Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs)
88-25Administration of the Section 235 Program: Common Servicing Errors, Clarification of Policies and Procedures and Recent Legislative Changes
88-24Shared Equity Program Purchase Transactions
88-23Purchase of HUD Forms from the U.S. Government Printing Office
88-21Deeds-in-lieu of Foreclosure
88-16Single Family Production - Including Home Inspection Fees in Closing Costs
88-15All Approved Mortgagees Streamline Refinance, Allowable Fees
88-14Single Family Production--Requests to Increase the Single Family Maximum Mortgage Limits
88-12Occupied Conveyance of One-to Four-Family Properties: Final Rule
88-11Mortgage Insurance on Indian Reservations and other Restricted Lands
88-9Establishment of Allowable Fees for Assumptions (All Single Family Programs)
88-8Standards for Residential Mortgage Credit Reports
88-7Clarification of Correct Index to Use for Interest Rate Adjustments of FHA-Insured Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMS)
88-6Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) Implementation Corrections, Additions and Clarifications
88-5Single Family Development - Certifications of Mechanical Equipment, Roofing or Structural Components by Qualified Home Inspectors (Existing Properties)
88-4Revised Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS) -- Combining Title I and Title II Records Additional Processing Instructions
88-3Prepayment of a HUD-Insured Mortgage by an Owner of Low- Income Housing
88-2Implementation of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Single Family Provisions
1987 Mortgagee Letters
87-40Debenture Interest Rates
87-39Changes to the Term of Conditional Commitments Issued for Proposed Construction
87-37Single Family Development - The Use of a Real Estate Schedule in Investor Transactions
87-36Homeowner's Fact Sheet-One-time Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) Refunds and Distributive Shares
87-35Single Family Production--Revisions to Interest Buydown Policy
87-32Single Family Processing Procedures -- Shared Equity Identity of Interest Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) Sales Data Prohibited Kickback Payments Mortgagor Borrowing Funds for the Required Investment
87-25Fraud Alert - Fictitious Notices of Mortgage Transfer or Sale
87-24Refinance Transactions -- Additional Instructions and Clarifications
87-23Replacement Mortgage Insurance Certificates
87-21Debenture Interest Rates
87-20Claims without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT); Bidding Requirements for Foreclosure Sales
87-6Single Family Development - Streamlined Refund Process for Refinance Transactions
87-5Additional Processing instructions for Determining Creditworthiness of Assuming Mortgagors- Mortgagee Letter 86-15
87-2SCorrections Needed for Errors in Reporting on the 90 or More Days Delinquent Loan Report, Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS)
87-2Changes in Reporting Requirements for the Single Family Default Monitoring System (SFDMS)
1986 Mortgagee Letters
86-15Changes to Single Family Programs
86-14Tax Bills on Single Family Properties and Mortgages Assigned to the Department
86-10Mortgagee Letter 86-10, Single Family Production, Requiring Signatures on HUD-1 Settlement Statement
86-9Single Family Development - Streamlined Refund Process for Refinance Transactions
86-5Single Family Production - Investor Transactions
86-4Single Family Production Processing of Refinance Transactions
1985 Mortgagee Letters
85-21Equity Skimming
85-20Ferrell v. Pierce, 73 C 334, N.D. ILL. Assignment Reprocessing
85-19New Single Family Claims Payment System Form HUD-27011, Single Family Application for Insurance Benefits - Title II Mortgages
85-12High Risk Mortgages - Investor Refinances
85-10Single Family Origination: Lower Down Payment for Properties Under $50,000
85-3Growing Equity Mortgages (GEMs)
85-2Implementation of New Single Family Claims Payment System (Title II mortgages)
1984 Mortgagee Letters
84-28Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM) Mortgage Servicing Procedures
84-19Inducements to Purchase Offered by Sellers
84-18Post Office Box Number for Submission of Claims for Single Family Mortgage Insurance Benefits
84-14Optional use of Private Courier Services for Remittance of Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP)
84-12Reporting Defaulted Mortgagors to Credit Bureaus
84-10Single Family Claims for Insurance Benefits
84-6Single Family Condominium Provisions of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983
84-2Termination of Assignment Option Under Section 221(g)(4) of the National Housing Act
84-1Capitalization Accounting
1983 Mortgagee Letters
83-28One-Time Mortgage Insurance Premium - Mortgage Modifications
83-9Computorized Processing of Mortgage Credit Data - Reimbursement of Real Estate Brokers
83-8Withholding of Interest on HUD Debentures
1982 Mortgagee Letters
82-23Refinancing existing HUD-insured mortgages for minimal risk applications
82-12Microfilming, Retention, and Disposition of Documents of Single Family HUD-Insured Mortgage
82-10Initiatives Designed to Provide Economic Stimulus to the Housing Industry
82-7Mortgagee Letter 81-23, Escrows Established to Reduce Monthly Interest Charges to the Buyer
82-6Revision to Mortgagee Remittance Requirements for Single Family Mortgage Insurance Premiums
1981 Mortgagee Letters
81-40Redemption of Debentures in Exchange for the Payment of Mortgage Insurance Premiums
81-28The Proper Utilization of Escrow Accounts - Clarifications
81-26Property Inspection Fees
81-25HUD-Approved Forms
81-14Microfilming, Retention, and Disposition of Documents in Single Family HUD-Insured Mortgage Files
81-7Mortgage Record Change Key Punch Instructions
1980 Mortgagee Letters
80-46Payment of Claims - Mortgages Insured Under Title X
80-33Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Section 245
1979 Mortgagee Letters
79-15Single Family Coinsurance
1978 Mortgagee Letters
78-13Amendment to Mortgagee's Certificate, Form FHA-2434
78-8Amendatory Clause for Sales Contracts
1976 Mortgagee Letters
76-7Application of Mortgage Payments Prior to Final Endorsement