Atlanta Homeownership Center Principal Staff Directory
Mailing Address:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Atlanta Homeownership Center
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building (MLK FOB)
77 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Toll Free Customer Service: (800) 225-5342 or (800) CALL-FHA
| OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Deputy Director |
Linn Lawrence (Acting)
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(800) CALLFHA |
| The Atlanta Homeownership Center serves the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. | ||
| OPERATIONS & CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| OCSD provides administrative support, quality control oversight and management consulting internally to the Homeownership Center staff. The Customer Service Branches provide assistance to the public and the housing industry related to HUD's single family FHA programs. | ||
| PROCESSING & UNDERWRITING DIVISION | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Insuring and Underwriting Branch I | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Insuring and Underwriting Branch II | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Insuring and Underwriting Branch III | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Technical Support Branch I - Jurisdiction: PR, FL, NC, SC, TN | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Technical Support Branch II - Jurisdiction: AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS | (800) CALLFHA | |
| The PUD is responsible for insurance endorsement of FHA loans and, monitoring lenders (through post endorsement and pre-closing technical reviews) and appraisers (through desk and field reviews of appraisals) for compliance with FHA underwriting, insurance endorsement and appraisal guidelines and regulations. PUD provides annual FHA Update Seminars and training sessions for lenders, appraisers and other housing industry professionals throughout the Atlanta HOC jurisdiction. | ||
| QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Branch I - Jurisdiction: AL, IL, IN, KY, MS, TN | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Branch II - Jurisdiction: FL, PR/VI | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Branch III - Jurisdiction: GA, NC, SC | (800) CALLFHA | |
| The QAD is responsible for evaluating and monitoring lenders in its territory to ensure that HUD/FHA approved lenders are originating quality loans and servicing FHA-insured loans in compliance with the Department's requirements. | ||
| PROGRAM SUPPORT DIVISION | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| The PSD's key function is promoting the Department's mission of providing affordable housing opportunities with the use of FHA's Single Family programs for Nonprofits and Governmental Entities. PSD administers and provides oversight of these programs; and offers FHA outreach and education. | ||
| REAL ESTATE OWNED (REO) DIVISION | ||
| Director | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Branch I - Jurisdiction: IL, IN, KY, NC, and SC | (800) CALLFHA | |
| Branch II - Jurisdiction: AL, FL, GA, MS, TN, PR, and VI | (800) CALLFHA | |
| REO is responsible for oversight of the sale of Single Family FHA foreclosed properties for a 13-state area, which includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. REO focuses on selling to owner occupants with the ultimate goal of minimizing the cost to the FHA Fund. | ||