Mortgage and loan insurance programs: Credit Watch Termination Initiative; list of mortgages whose Origination Approval Agreements have been terminated,

[Federal Register: March 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 47)]

[Notices]

[Page 11452-11454]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4513-N-15]

Credit Watch Termination Initiative

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice advises of the cause and effect of termination of Origination Approval Agreements taken by the HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) against HUD-approved mortgagees through the FHA Credit Watch Termination Initiative. This notice includes a list of mortgagees which have had their Origination Approval Agreements terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Quality Assurance Division, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room B133-P3214, Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone (202) 708-2830 (this is not a toll free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access that number through TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD has the authority to address deficiencies in the performance of lenders' loans as provided in HUD's mortgagee approval regulations at 24 CFR 202.3. On May 17, 1999 (64 FR 26769), HUD published a notice on its procedures for terminating Origination Approval Agreements with FHA lenders and placement of FHA lenders on Credit Watch status (an evaluation period). In the May 17, 1999 notice, HUD advised that it would publish in the Federal Register a list of mortgagees, which have had their Origination Approval Agreements terminated.

Termination of Origination Approval Agreement: Approval of a mortgagee by HUD/FHA to participate in FHA mortgage insurance programs includes an Origination Approval Agreement (Agreement) between HUD and the mortgagee. Under the Agreement, the mortgagee is authorized to originate single family mortgage loans and submit them to FHA for insurance endorsement. The Agreement may be terminated on the basis of poor performance of FHA-insured mortgage loans originated by the mortgagee. The termination of a mortgagee's Agreement is separate and apart from any action taken by HUD's Mortgagee Review Board under HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 25.

Cause: HUD's regulations permit HUD to terminate the Agreement with any mortgagee having a default and claim rate for loans endorsed within the preceding 24 months that exceeds 200 percent of the default and claim rate within the geographic area served by a HUD field office, and also exceeds the national default and claim rate. For the 17th review period, HUD is only terminating the Agreement of mortgagees whose default and claim rate exceeds both the national rate and 200 percent of the field office rate.

Effect: Termination of the Agreement precludes that branch(s) of the mortgagee from originating FHA-insured single family mortgages within the area of the HUD field office(s) listed in this notice. Mortgagees authorized to

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purchase, hold, or service FHA insured mortgages may continue to do so.

Loans that closed or were approved before the termination became effective may be submitted for insurance endorsement. Approved loans are (1) those already underwritten and approved by a Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriter employed by an unconditionally approved DE lender and (2) cases covered by a firm commitment issued by HUD. Cases at earlier stages of processing cannot be submitted for insurance by the terminated branch; however, they may be transferred for completion of processing and underwriting to another mortgagee or branch authorized to originate FHA insured mortgages in that area. Mortgagees are obligated to continue to pay existing insurance premiums and meet all other obligations associated with insured mortgages.

A terminated mortgagee may apply for a new Origination Approval Agreement if the mortgagee continues to be an approved mortgagee meeting the requirements of 24 CFR 202.5, 202.6, 202.7, 202.8 or 202.10 and 202.12, if there has been no Origination Approval Agreement for at least six months, and if the Secretary determines that the underlying causes for termination have been remedied. To enable the Secretary to ascertain whether the underlying causes for termination have been remedied, a mortgagee applying for a new Origination Approval Agreement must obtain an independent review of the terminated office's operations as well as its mortgage production, specifically including the FHA- insured mortgages cited in its termination notice. This independent analysis shall identify the underlying cause for the mortgagee's high default and claim rate. The review must be conducted and issued by an independent Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualified to perform audits under Government Auditing Standards as provided by the General Accounting Office. The mortgagee must also submit a written corrective action plan to address each of the issues identified in the CPA's report, along with evidence that the plan has been implemented. The application for a new Agreement should be in the form of a letter, accompanied by the CPA's report and corrective action plan. The request should be sent to the Director, Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room B133-P3214, Washington, DC 20410-8000 or by courier to 490 L'Enfant Plaza, East, SW., Suite 3214, Washington, DC 20024.

Action: The following mortgagees have had their Agreements terminated by HUD:

HUD office Termination Home ownership Mortgagee name

Mortgagee branch address jurisdictions effective date centers

American United Mtg Serv..... 4230 LBJ Freeway Ste 626 Dallas, TX...... 11/29/2003 Denver Dallas, TX 75244. American United Mtg Serv..... 4230 LBJ Freeway Ste 626 Fort Worth, TX.. 11/29/2003 Denver Dallas, TX 75244. Approval First Mortgage...... 3510 S Florida Ave Ste 102 Tampa, FL....... 12/26/2003 Atlanta Lakeland, FL 33803. BSM Financial LP............. 16479 Dallas Parkway, 211 Addision, TX 75001. Community Central Mortgage... 85 North Main St. Ste 301 Mt. Detroit, MI..... 12/26/2003 Philadelphia Clemens, MI 48083. Enterprise Mortgage.......... 14200 Northbrook Dr. San San Antonio, TX. 12/24/2003 Denver Antonio, TX 78232. Fortune Mortgage............. 955 Congress Park Dr.

Cincinnati, OH.. 12/29/2003 Philadelphia Centerville, OH 45459. Home Loan Corporation........ 1112 East Copeland Rd. Ste Dallas, TX...... 12/24/2003 Denver 550, Arlington, TX 76011. Legacy Mortgage.............. 12800 S Ridgeland Ste G Palos Chicago, IL..... 12/24/2003 Atlanta Heights, IL 60463. Meier Mortgage............... 7035 Bee Caves Road Ste 103 San Antonio, TX. 11/29/2003 Denver Austin, TX 78746. Metrociti Mortgage........... 4500 California Ave, 204 Bakersfield, CA 93309. New Freedom Mortgage......... 5248 So. Pinemont Dr. C-190 Murray, UT 84123. UT. Pinnacle Financial........... 2611 Technology Dr. Orlando, Tampa, FL.......

12/2/2003 Atlanta FL 32804. Prem Mortgage................ 8678 West Spring Mtn Rd, Las Vegas, NV... 12/24/2003 Santa Ana 130, Las Vegas, NV 89117. Premiere Service Mortgage.... 297 Buttermilk Pike Fort Cincinnati, OH.. 11/29/2003 Philadelphia Mitchell, KY 41017. Progressive Mortgage......... 5400 Transportation Blvd Ste Cleveland, OH... 12/24/2003 Philadelphia 8 Cleveland, OH 44125. RBC Mortgage Company......... 5801 Allentown Road Camp Baltimore, MD... 12/24/2003 Philadelphia Springs, MD 20746. Standard Home Mortgage....... 35787 Moravian Dr. Clinton Detroit, MI..... 12/29/2003 Philadelphia Twp, MI 48035. Sunpoint Corporation......... 2400 S. Cimarron Rd. Ste 130 Las Vegas, NV... 12/29/2003 Santa Ana Las Vegas, NV 89117.

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Dated: March 5, 2004. John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 04-5396 Filed 3-9-04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210-27-P

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