[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10820-10821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04198]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5756-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Quality Control 
Requirements for Direct Endorsement Lenders

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin D. Burch, Director, Quality 
Assurance Division, Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 
B133-P3214, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202-708-1515 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to 
OMB may be obtained from Mr. Burch.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Quality Control Requirements for 
Direct Endorsement Lenders.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0600.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under 
24 CFR 202.8(3), Direct Endorsement (DE) lenders which sponsor third-
party originators (TPOs) are responsible to the Secretary for the 
actions of TPOs or mortgagees in originating loans or mortgages, unless 
applicable law or regulation requires specific knowledge on the part of 
the party to be held responsible. As a result, DE lenders are 
responsible for conducting quality control on TPO originations of FHA-
insured mortgage loans, and ensuring that their quality control plans 
contain appropriate oversight provisions. This creates an information 
collection burden on DE lenders, since these institutions must conduct 
quality control on all loans they originate and underwrite. In 
addition, under 24 CFR 203.255(c) and (e), HUD conducts both pre- and 
post-endorsement reviews of loans submitted for FHA insurance by DE 
lenders. As part of those reviews, the Secretary is authorized to 
determine if there is any information indicating that any certification 
or required document is false, misleading, or constitutes fraud or 
misrepresentation on the part of any party, or that the mortgage fails 
to meet a statutory or regulatory requirement. In order to assist the 
Secretary with this directive, FHA requires that lenders self-report 
all findings of fraud and material misrepresentation, as well any 
material findings concerning the origination, underwriting, or 
servicing of the loan that the lender is unable to mitigate or 
otherwise resolve. The obligation to self-report these findings creates 
an additional information collection burden on DE lenders.
    In accordance with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was initially 
published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2010 (Volume 75, 
Number 244, page 80066). At that time, FHA still allowed for loan 
correspondents to participate in its programs and had not yet 
transitioned to the use of TPOs. Therefore, FHA estimated information

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collection burdens based on the expected used of TPOs by DE lenders. 
Three years later, FHA has revised these estimates with real data, 
which has substantially reduced the information collection burden 
associated with OMB Control Number 2502-0600.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,831.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 135,682.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: .52.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 71,017.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: February 20, 2014.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2014-04198 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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