ࡱ> q I5bjbjt+t+ 0ZAA0]    h h h  8  D aL L  v f L (&(((((($%rLh T T " Ln  L nnn   8 &|      &nnnYG P & ( $fs)  April 23, 2004 MORTGAGEE LETTER 2004-18 TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES ALL FHA APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES SUBJECT: Refinancing Existing Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) and Revision to the HECM Calculation SoftwareSingle Family This Mortgagee Letter informs Mortgagees and Housing Counseling Agencies that provide HECM Counseling of statutory changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) HECM Program and revisions to the HECM Calculation Software. The Mortgagee Letter provides guidance regarding implementation of new procedures related to the refinancing of existing HECMs. In order to comply with the statutorily mandated anti-churning disclosure requirement, only borrowers with refinance loan applications dated on or after April 26, 2004 are eligible to refinance under FHAs new authority. Section 201 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-569, approved December 27, 2000) (AHEOA) made several statutory changes to the FHA HECM Program. On March 25, 2004, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published an interim rule amending 24 CFR Part 206 to implement these statutory changes. The Department urges Mortgagees and HECM Counselors to review the entire published interim rule 24 CFR part 206 on the Federal Register website at  HYPERLINK "http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html" http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. To find the HECM Interim Rule on the site, insert FR-4667-I-02, HECM in the Quick Search Box. Highlights of the interim rule include: Authorization for refinancing of existing HECMs and new limitation on the initial Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP), Requirement that lenders provide borrowers an anti-churning disclosure that informs the borrower of the total cost of the refinancing and the new principal limit, Provision with conditions under which FHA will permit the HECM counseling requirement to be waived, and The HECM origination fee. HECM Refinancing for Existing HECMs and Limitation on the Initial MIP The HECM Program helps homeowners 62 years of age or older who have paid off their mortgages, or have small mortgage balances, to stay in their homes using some of their equity to 2 pay for various living expenses. HECM borrowers are able to withdraw equity from their home using a payment method of their choice. Options includes payments for life, a fixed term, or at intervals through a line of credit (a line of credit is prohibited in Texas). The purpose of the legislation in section 201 of AHEOA was to authorize the refinancing of existing HECM loans and to reduce the cost to borrower for refinancing. The new legislation allows FHA to reduce the costs to HECM borrowers, by collecting a lower upfront mortgage insurance premium for the refinanced HECM. 24 CFR 206.53 (c) provides that the initial MIP for refinancing an existing HECM may not exceed 2 percent of the increase in the maximum claim amount (i.e., the difference between the maximum claim amount for the new HECM loan and the maximum claim amount for the existing HECM being refinanced). Therefore the initial MIP is set at 2 percent of the increase in the maximum claim amount. Anti-Churning Disclosure Requirement For HECM loans that are closed-end lines of credit, an Anti-Churning Disclosure form must be issued concurrently with issuance of the Good Faith Estimate form which is required to be provided under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and HUDs RESPA regulations at 24 C.F.R. 3500.7. In the case of HECM loans that are open-end lines of credit, the Anti-Churning Disclosure must be provided concurrently with such other disclosure forms that can be provided in lieu of the GFE under HUDs RESPA regulations at 24 C.F.R. 3500.7(f), i.e., disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z. The mortgagee is responsible for determining whether a particular HECM loan is an open-end or closed-end line of credit, and whether the RESPA or TILA and Regulation Z disclosure requirements are applicable to the transaction. This official HUD form HUD-92901 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Anti-Churning Disclosure is attached to this Mortgagee Letter. The Anti-Churning Disclosure form must be signed by the borrower(s) and included in the HECM Endorsement binder. The purpose of this form is to ensure that the borrower(s) is not being induced to refinance his existing HECM without benefit to the borrower(s) and/or solely for the benefit of the Mortgagee. To ensure that the HECM refinance will benefit the borrower, the Mortgagee shall provide to the mortgagor(s) its best estimate of: The total cost of the refinancing to the mortgagor; and The increase in the mortgagors principal limit as measured by the estimated initial principal limit on the mortgage to be insured less the current principal limit on the HECM that is being refinanced. In addition, to ensure that the mortgagor is provided with information to assist in understanding the amount of new funding that will be available after closing costs and other fees associated with refinancing the existing HECM, the mortgagee shall provide a best estimate of funds available to the borrower minus any closing costs and other fees. 3 Housing Counseling Requirements Currently, the HECM Program requires all HECM borrowers to receive counseling from an eligible third party entity. For HECM refinance transactions, HUD will waive this requirement and allow a mortgagor to opt out of the HECM Housing Counseling Requirement only if all three of the following conditions are met: The mortgagor has received the required HUD Anti-Churning Disclosure form (attached to this Mortgagee Letter), The increase in the mortgagors principal limit (as estimated by the lender and provided to the borrower in Block #2 of the Anti-Churning Disclosure form) exceeds the total cost of the refinancing by an amount equal to five (5) times the cost of the transaction (Block #1 on Anti-Churning Disclosure Form), and The time between the closing on the original HECM that is to be refinanced and the application for refinancing does not exceed 5 years, even if less than five years have passed since a previous refinancing. In all cases where the borrower opts out of the counseling requirement, the mortgagee must include in the case binder documentation that the conditions for such a waiver have been met. Further clarification is included in Exhibit 1, an attachment, which provides an illustration of how to calculate the total cost of refinancing and how it is used in determining whether the housing counseling requirement may be waived. HECM Origination Fee Limit FHA limits the HECM origination fee amount to the greater of $2,000 or 2 percent of the maximum claim amount. HECM Servicers Requirements Provide Information to Mortgagees Originating HECM Refinance Loans During the origination of a HECM, the originating mortgagee will have to contact the HECM servicer for the below listed information. At the case number assignment screen, the originating mortgagee will be provided the name of the servicer. The contact information for the servicer is available in the FHA Connection under the Approval List screen or at HUDs website  HYPERLINK "http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecmservlist.pdf" http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecmservlist.pdf. Servicing mortgagees are required to provide the below listed information to the originating mortgagee. Maximum Claim Amount for the outstanding HECM that is to be refinanced. The Principal Limit of the outstanding HECM that is to be refinanced. The Payoff Amount for the outstanding HECM that is to be refinanced. 4 The originating mortgagee will use this information for input into the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Calculation Software V1.2 and to complete the Anti-Churning Disclosure Form. Terminate Prior HECM Loan Servicing mortgagees are required to terminate the HECM case that is to be refinanced and reconcile that mortgage to ensure all outstanding advances are properly recorded prior to its payoff. DATA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Case Number Assignment Screen The Case Number Assignment Screen in FHA Connection has been modified to accept HECM refinance information. Mortgagees must enter into the refinance data entry fields as follows: System Field Mortgagee Entry Is this a Purchase or Refinance? Select Refinance If Refinance: Was prior loan FHA Insured? Select Yes All Refinances: Select Streamline refinance type: Select Not Streamlined Prior FHA and prior REO cases: Enter case Number of previous case: Enter prior HECM case number Revised Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Calculation Software Modified for Refinance Transactions The HECM Calculation Software has been modified to process refinance transactions. The updated software is Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance (HECM) V1.2. The HECM Calculation Software will calculate the upfront premium on refinance transactions and net available proceeds for the borrower(s). Two fields are added. The HECM Calculation Software is modified to determine if the request is for a refinance transaction. If the request is for a refinance transaction, the originating mortgagee will be requested to input the Prior HECM Case Maximum Claim Amount. 5 This information is needed to properly calculate the upfront premium. In addition, the input field for the Initial Advance (formerly the Initial Draw field) requires the originating mortgagee to input the initial advance plus the funds to payoff the outstanding HECM. Modified to Change Principal Limit Factor The revised software also restricts the principal limit factor so that it is to be set no higher than the factor corresponding to the age of the youngest borrower and an expected rate of 5.5 percent. The Departments Handbook 4235.1 Rev-1, at paragraph 1-4, page 1-2, states that The principal limit at origination is based on the age of the youngest borrower, the expected average mortgage interest rate, and the maximum claim amount. Expected Average Mortgage Interest Rate (expected rate) . . . is fixed throughout the life of the loan and is used to determine payments to the borrower. For a fixed rate loan, the expected rate is the fixed interest rate. For an adjustable rate loan, the expected rate is the sum of the lenders margin and the U.S. Treasury Securities rate adjusted to a constant maturity of 10 years. The revised software does not affect the expected rate, but rather it restricts the principal limit factors on those loans with expected rates of less than 5.5 percent to those factors, which would result if the expected rates were 5.5 percent. FHAs actuarial pricing model that produced the HECM principal limit factors produces unrealistically high factors with expected rates below 5.5 percent due to interactions with the models other pricing assumptions. Without this change, HECM loans written at expected rates below 5.5 percent could produce inordinate losses for the FHA-insurance fund. Therefore, this change is necessary to ensure the continued solvency of the FHA-insurance fund. If you have never installed the HECM software, it can be downloaded from  HYPERLINK "http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecminst.cfm" http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecminst.cfm. If you have installed the software, the upgrade can be downloaded from  HYPERLINK "http://www.hud.gov/pub/chums/hecm_upgrade.html" http://www.hud.gov/pub/chums/hecm_upgrade.html. Information Collection Requirements The information collection requirements referred to in this Mortgagee Letter have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The OMB number issued for this requirement is OMB 2502- 0546. 6 If you have any questions about this Mortgagee Letter, please contact your local Homeownership Center in Atlanta (888) 696-4687, Philadelphia (800) 440-8647, Santa Ana (888) 827-5605, or Denver (800) 543-9378 (these are all toll free numbers.) Sincerely, John C. 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'@Times New Romanxx6 K -.22  WASHINGTON, DC 20410-8000  .@Times New Romanxx 3 -@Times New Romanxx  - '@Times New Romanxx -{,.;2 {,  ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-   .,.52 , FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER   .@"Arialw yxxxw y - '&+ l.  --   &WordMicrosoft Word Courier Newxxx - @Times New Romanxx -    2  -&--y7- - w7-  2 6w / 2 6w /-'--- - &j C ~(???ϟϟϟϟ'π7~ϟw~ϟs~fϿ>g?oy3?o?>|???9y?`>??Ϝ??π~>|}ϿgϿ??~8p8p8p 8p{8p?8p?8p8p?8p8p8p8p8p98pq8p|8p>?8p?8p?8p?8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p}8p8p8p8p?8p8p8p8p8p8p8p?C8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p8p?p?p?p>?8p?;p?=;p?=?;p=?;p?;p??;p;p?;;;?;x;{;{;{;{0;{;{{>?{{{|{<{<{<{{{{{{{?{{w{g{{{{{{{c{G{{3￿{{?{{￿{￿{?{?{{{{?{7{;{۾{{?|{{?{{{{?x{????c?<8?cg~??>8??x.xl?d__&--5- - 4-   2 44 / 2 44 /-'-  - - '&-5. 2 5 April 23, 2004#  ../2  MORTGAGEE LETTER 2004-18+$ $##  .Y,.2 Y, TO: # .YX..2 YX ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES8# # $## +$ $##.X.M2 X, ALL FHA APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES# $" # $## $#$$# !#$### ##$ .B,.2 B, SUBJECT:#!  .BX.y2 BXI Refinancing Existing Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) and Revision       #%     + #!+    .}X.S2 }X0 to the HECM Calculation SoftwareSingle Family   #!+     #   & ..2 U This Mortgagee Letter informs Mortgagees and Housing Counseling Agencies that provide  +  % +  #    #    .,,.2 ,,U HECM Counseling of statutory changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) HECM#!+         #  #&    $" #!+.f,.2 f,V Program and revisions to the HECM Calculation Software. The Mortgagee Letter provides%       #!+     #  +   .,.2 ,Z guidance regarding implementation of new procedures related to the refinancing of existing    % %   #            .,.2 ,` HECMs. In order to comply with the statutorily mandated anti-churning disclosure requirement,#!,    $  $    %        % .,.2 ,` only borrowers with refinance loan applications dated on or after April 26, 2004 are eligible to  # $            #        .O,.A2 O,$ refinance under FHAs new authority.   $# #   ..2 N Section 201 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000     $%  #%$   &  $  #  .,.2 ,[ (Pub. L. 106-569, approved December 27, 2000) (AHEOA) made several statutory changes to thea    #%   "#$" %     .9,.2 9,U FHA HECM Program. On March 25, 2004, the Department of Housing and Urban Development$" #!+ $ $ +    $%  #   # $ %.s,.2 s,] published an interim rule amending 24 CFR Part 206 to implement these statutory changes. The    %   %   !    % %    .,.2 ,[ Department urges Mortgagees and HECM Counselors to review the entire published interim ruleh#%  +  # +     #       %  .,..2 , 24 CFR part 206 on the 8 !     .@Times New Romanxx~ --.#2  Federal Register ! .@?.2 ?  website at $   . .D2 & http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html $##    & .ۖ- !=!-  (.2 ( . To .ۖ- ! !- ",.2 ",] find the HECM Interim Rule on the site, insert FR-4667-I-02, HECM in the Quick Search Box.    #!+  % !         #!,   #    .\,.F2 \,' Highlights of the interim rule include:$      %     ..2  a).@"Arial xxx -. 2  &.- .2  Q Authorization for refinancing of existing HECMs and new limitation on the initial#           #!,  # &        . ' .=2 ! Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP),+  & % + . 'F .2 F  b).-E . 2 E  )$.-F .2 F W Requirement that lenders provide borrowers an anti-churning disclosure that informs the  %     #         % . ' .z2 J borrower of the total cost of the refinancing and the new principal limit,#            #     &  . ' .2  c).- . 2  )&.- .y2 I Provision with conditions under which FHA will permit the HECM counseling,   %      $  $# $ &   # +  . ' .72  requirement to be waived, and %   $  . '/ .2 /  d).-. . 2 .  )#.-/ .22 /  The HECM origination fee.  #!+      . 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