FHA INFO #15-70: Single Family Partial Claim Documentation and Delivery

Investor Update
September 2, 2015

Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published Mortgagee Letter 15-18, “Single Family Partial Claim Documentation and Delivery Requirements,” the purpose of which is to:

  • Remind mortgagees of the procedures for preparing and submitting Partial Claim documents to HUD;
  • Revise the required timeframe for mortgagees to submit to HUD the original promissory note associated with a Partial Claim; and
  • Describe the penalties for a mortgagee’s noncompliance with HUD’s Partial Claim requirements at 24 CFR § 203.371 and other published guidance.

The policies set forth in this Mortgagee Letter modify or supersede, where there is conflict, Mortgagee Letters 2013-32, 2013-19, 2012-22, 2009-23, 2008-21, and 2003-19 (Sections H, Q, and R).

The revisions to Mortgagee Letter 15-18 are effective immediately for all partial claim documents executed on or after September 1, 2015.

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