Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Owner of Record and Re-sale Data to Preclude Predatory Lending Practices (Property Flipping), etc.
Federal Register: May 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 99)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Docket No. FR-5376-N-43
Owner of Record and Re-Sale Data To Preclude Predatory Lending
Practices (Property Flipping) on FHA Insured Mortgages
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
For all loans for purchase money mortgages, lenders must obtain and submit to HUD documentation that the seller is the owner of record and that the transaction does not involve any sale or assignment of the sales contract. For properties resold within one year of acquisition by the seller (with limited exceptions), or if the sales price exceeds
HUD's threshold for an area, additional appraisal requirements may apply. HUD uses the information to ensure that purchasers are not victims of predatory sales or lending practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0547) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKinney, Jr., Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Leroy McKinney,
Jr. at Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov or telephone (202) 402-5564. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. McKinney.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Owner of Record and Re-sale Data To Preclude
Predatory Lending Practices (Property Flipping) on FHA Insured
Mortgages.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0547.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
For all loans for purchase money mortgages, lenders must obtain and submit to HUD documentation that the seller is the owner of record and that the transaction does not involve any sale or assignment of the sales contract. For properties resold within one year of acquisition by the seller (with limited exceptions), or if the sales price exceeds
HUD's threshold for an area, additional appraisal requirements may apply. HUD uses the information to ensure that purchasers are not victims of predatory sales or lending practices.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Number of
Annual
Hours per respondents
responses
x
response
=
Burden hours
Reporting Burden..................................
13,000
88.461 ...............
0.0378 ...............
43,500
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 43,500.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: May 18, 2010.
Leroy McKinney, Jr.,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
FR Doc. 2010-12449 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am
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