The above captioned Mortgagee Letter was issued June 20, 2008 to remind lenders of existing FHA policy regarding the use of non FHA-approved mortgage brokers when originating FHA-insured mortgages. A copy of ML 2008-17 is attached.
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Mortgage Broker/Loan Officer- Revised Rules
In order to implement the recent legislative changes to the Mortgage Broker License Act (Chapter 156, Finance Code, herein the “Act”) made by House Bills 1716 and 2783 (see our Legislative Update dated August 6, 2007), the Finance Commission of Texas (“Finance Commission”) published in the November 2, 2007 issue of the Texas Register amendments to the following mortgage broker rules: 7 TAC §§80.1 – 80.7 (Licensing), §§80.12 – 80.14 (Administration and Records), §§80.20 and 80.21 (Inspections and Investigations), and §80.23 (Annual Reports). These amended rules become effective November 11, 2007.