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US CodeTitle 12Chapter 13

Chapter 13

NATIONAL HOUSING

Title 12 - Banks and Banking

222 sections

Sections

§ 1701

Short title

Very short

§ 1701a

Short title of amendment of 1938

Very short

§ 1701b

Short title of amendment of 1942

Very short

§ 1701c

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Medium

§ 1701d–4

Exchange and assembly of housing and urban planning and development data; payment of expenses; acceptance of funds, services, facilities, materials, and other donations; approval of Secretary of State for international programs and activities

Short

§ 1701g–5

Revolving fund in connection with liquidating programs

Medium

§ 1701g–5a

Transfer of New Communities Fund assets and liabilities

Very short

§ 1701g–5b

Liquidation of New Communities Program; cancellation of debt

Medium

§ 1701g–5c

Transfer of rehabilitation loan fund assets and liabilities

Short

§ 1701h

Advisory committees; payment of transportation and other expenses

Very short

§ 1701h–1

Housing for elderly persons advisory committee

Very short

§ 1701j–1

Builder’s certification as to construction

Medium

§ 1701j–2

National Institute of Building Sciences

Very long

§ 1701j–3

Preemption of due-on-sale prohibitions

Long

§ 1701k

Right to redeem property on which United States has lien

Very short

§ 1701l

Limitation on interest rates of insured mortgages; terms of sales

Short

§ 1701l–1

Mortgage proceeds fraudulently misappropriated by mortgagor; recovery of deficiency after foreclosure

Very short

§ 1701m

Credit and cancellation of notes transferred from Reconstruction Finance Corporation; net loss computation

Short

§ 1701n

Reduction of vulnerability of congested urban areas to enemy attack

Very short

§ 1701o

Annual report of Secretary

Short

§ 1701p

Contents of report to President and Congress

Very short

§ 1701p–1

Periodic report on residential mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures

Short

§ 1701p–2

Default and foreclosure database

Medium

§ 1701q

Supportive housing for the elderly

Very long

§ 1701q–1

Civil money penalties against mortgagors under

Long

§ 1701q–2

Grants for conversion of elderly housing to assisted living facilities and other purposes

Long

§ 1701q–3

Funds for housing for elderly and persons with disabilities available for cost of maintenance and disposal of such properties

Very short

§ 1701r

Congressional findings respecting housing for senior citizens

Short

§ 1701r–1

Pet ownership in assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped

Medium

§ 1701s

Repealed

Rent supplement payments for qualified lower income families

Long

§ 1701t

Congressional affirmation of national goal of decent homes and suitable living environment for American families

Short

§ 1701u

Economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons

Long

§ 1701v

Congressional findings and declaration for improved architectural design in Government housing programs

Short

§ 1701w

Budget, debt management, and related counseling services for mortgagors; authorization of appropriations

Short

§ 1701x

Assistance with respect to housing for low- and moderate-income families

Very long

§ 1701x–1

Home inspection counseling

Medium

§ 1701x–2

Legal assistance for foreclosure-related issues

Medium

§ 1701y

National Homeownership Foundation

Very long

§ 1701z

New technologies in the development of housing for lower income families

Medium

§ 1701z–1

Research and demonstrations; authorization of appropriations; continuing availability of funds

Very short

§ 1701z–10

Model rehabilitation guidelines in inspection and approval of rehabilitated properties; report to Congress

Short

§ 1701z–10a

Biennial survey of economic and housing market conditions

Very short

§ 1701z–11

Management and disposition of multifamily housing projects

Very long

§ 1701z–12

Housing access

Short

§ 1701z–13

Solar energy for single-family and multifamily housing units

Medium

§ 1701z–14

Lower cost technology demonstration program

Very short

§ 1701z–15

Approval of individual residential water purification or treatment units

Short

§ 1701z–16

Energy efficient mortgages pilot program

Long

§ 1701z–17

Increasing access and understanding of energy efficient mortgages

Medium

§ 1701z–2

Advanced technologies, methods, and materials for housing construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance

Long

§ 1701z–3

Experimental housing allowance payment program

Short

§ 1701z–4

Abandoned properties demonstration proj­ect

Medium

§ 1701z–5

Demonstrations of heating or cooling residential housing utilizing solar energy

Short

§ 1701z–6

Special housing need research and demonstration authority

Medium

§ 1701z–7

Studies to determine extent of need for counseling to mortgagors; report to Congress

Short

§ 1701z–8

Energy conservation and renewable-resource demonstration

Long

§ 1701z–9

Expansion of home ownership opportunities in urban areas

Very short

§ 1702

Administrative provisions

Medium

§ 1703

Insurance of financial institutions

Very long

§ 1705

Allocation of funds

Very short

§ 1706b

Taxation of real property held by Secretary

Very short

§ 1706c

Insurance of mortgages

Long

§ 1706d

Applicability

Very short

§ 1706f

Prohibition against kickbacks and unearned fees

Short

§ 1707

Definitions

Medium

§ 1708

Federal Housing Administration operations

Very long

§ 1709

Repealed

Insurance of mortgages

Very long

§ 1709–1a

State constitutional and legal limits upon interest chargeable on loans, mortgages, or other interim financing arrangements; applicability; covered arrangements

Short

§ 1709–2

Equity skimming; penalty; persons liable; one dwelling exemption

Short

§ 1709a

Determination of loan-to-value ratios

Short

§ 1710

Repealed

Payment of insurance

Very long

§ 1711

General Surplus and Participating Reserve Accounts

Medium

§ 1712

Investment of funds

Short

§ 1712a

Indexing of FHA multifamily housing loan limits

Short

§ 1713

Repealed

Rental housing insurance

Very long

§ 1714

Taxation

Very short

§ 1715

Statistical and economic surveys

Short

§ 1715b

Rules and regulations

Very short

§ 1715c

Labor standards

Medium

§ 1715d

Insurance of mortgages on property in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and Virgin Islands

Medium

§ 1715e

Repealed

Cooperative housing insurance

Very long

§ 1715f

Process of applications and issuance of commitments

Short

§ 1715g

Insurance of mortgage where mortgagor is not occupant of property

Short

§ 1715k

Repealed

Rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance

Very long

§ 1715l

Repealed

Housing for moderate income and displaced families

Very long

§ 1715n

Miscellaneous mortgage insurance

Very long

§ 1715o

Interest rate on debentures; method of establishment

Medium

§ 1715p

Insurance of advances under open-end mortgages; payment of charges; eligibility and conditions

Short

§ 1715q

Delivery of statement of appraisal or estimates to home buyers

Short

§ 1715r

Requirement of builder’s cost certification; definitions

Long

§ 1715s

Treatment of mortgages covering tax credit projects

Medium

§ 1715t

Voluntary termination of insurance

Short

§ 1715u

Repealed

Authority to assist mortgagors in default

Long

§ 1715v

Repealed

Insurance of mortgages for housing for elderly persons

Long

§ 1715w

Mortgage insurance for nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes

Very long

§ 1715x

Experimental housing insurance

Long

§ 1715y

Repealed

Mortgage insurance for condominiums

Long

§ 1715z

Homeownership or membership in cooperative association for lower income families

Very long

§ 1715z–1

Repealed

Rental and cooperative housing for lower income families

Very long

§ 1715z–11

Sale to cooperatives of multifamily housing projects acquired by Secretary; acceptance of purchase money mortgage for sale or insurance of mortgage; principal amount of mortgage; expenditures for repairs, etc., prior to sale

Short

§ 1715z–11a

Disposition of HUD-owned properties

Long

§ 1715z–12

Single-family mortgage insurance on Hawaiian home lands

Medium

§ 1715z–13

Single family mortgage insurance on Indian reservations

Long

§ 1715z–13a

Loan guarantees for Indian housing

Very long

§ 1715z–13b

Loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing

Very long

§ 1715z–14

Risk-sharing demonstration

Medium

§ 1715z–15

Limitation on prepayment of mortgages on multifamily rental housing

Short

§ 1715z–16

Adjustable rate single family mortgages

Medium

§ 1715z–17

Shared appreciation mortgages for single family housing

Medium

§ 1715z–18

Shared appreciation mortgages for multifamily housing

Medium

§ 1715z–19

Equity skimming penalty

Short

§ 1715z–1a

Repealed

Assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects

Very long

§ 1715z–1b

Tenant participation in multifamily housing projects

Medium

§ 1715z–1c

Regulation of rents in insured projects

Short

§ 1715z–20

Insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners

Very long

§ 1715z–21

Delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgagees

Medium

§ 1715z–22

Multifamily mortgage credit programs

Very long

§ 1715z–22a

Definitions

Short

§ 1715z–23

HOPE for Homeowners Program

Very long

§ 1715z–24

Pilot program for automated process for borrowers without sufficient credit history

Short

§ 1715z–25

Mortgage modification data collecting and reporting

Medium

§ 1715z–3

Special Risk Insurance Fund

Long

§ 1715z–4

Modifications in terms of mortgages covering multifamily projects; requests for extensions to cure defaults or for modification of mortgage terms; regulations

Short

§ 1715z–4a

Double damages remedy for unauthorized use of multifamily housing project assets and income

Long

§ 1715z–5

Purchase of fee simple title from lessors

Medium

§ 1715z–6

Repealed

Supplemental loans for multifamily projects

Long

§ 1715z–7

Mortgage insurance for hospitals

Long

§ 1715z–8

Mortgage assistance payments for middle-income families

Long

§ 1715z–9

Repealed

Co-insurance of eligible mortgage, advance, or loan

Long

§ 1716

Declaration of purposes of subchapter

Short

§ 1716b

Partition of Federal National Mortgage Association into Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association; assets and liabilities; operations

Short

§ 1717

Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association

Very long

§ 1717a

Prohibition against sale of obligations by Federal departments and agencies after , without compliance with requirements of or without approval by Secretary of the Treasury; exemption

Very short

§ 1718

Capitalization of Federal National Mortgage Association

Medium

§ 1719

Secondary market operations

Very long

§ 1721

Management and liquidation functions of Government National Mortgage Association

Long

§ 1722

Benefits and burdens incident to administration of functions and operations under sections 1720 and 1721

Short

§ 1723

Management

Medium

§ 1723a

Repealed

General powers of Government National Mortgage Association and Federal National Mortgage Association

Very long

§ 1723b

Investment of funds

Very short

§ 1723c

Obligations, participations, or other instruments as lawful investments; acceptance as security; exempt securities

Short

§ 1723d

Transfer of certain functions to Association

Very short

§ 1723i

Civil money penalties against issuers

Long

§ 1731a

Penalties

Medium

§ 1731b

Prohibition against transient housing

Long

§ 1732

Separability

Very short

§ 1733

Application of other laws

Short

§ 1734

Amendment, extension, or increase of commitment amounts

Very short

§ 1735

Payment of certain funds to Treasury

Short

§ 1735a

Prepayment of mortgages by nonprofit educational institutions; refunds

Short

§ 1735b

Expenditures to correct or reimburse for structural or other major defects in mortgaged homes

Long

§ 1735c

General Insurance Fund

Medium

§ 1735d

Payment of insurance benefits in cash or debentures; borrowing money from Treasury to make payments

Short

§ 1735e

Acceptance of materials or products used in structures

Short

§ 1735e–1

Use of American materials and products

Very short

§ 1735f

Water and sewerage facilities

Short

§ 1735f–1

Waiver of deduction on assignment of property to Secretary in lieu of foreclosure

Very short

§ 1735f–10

Change of mortgagee status

Short

§ 1735f–11

Review of mortgagee performance and authority to terminate

Medium

§ 1735f–12

Assurance of adequate processing of applications for loan and mortgage insurance

Short

§ 1735f–13

Prohibition of requirement of minimum principal loan amount

Very short

§ 1735f–14

Civil money penalties against mortgagees, lenders, and other participants in FHA programs

Long

§ 1735f–15

Civil money penalties against multifamily mortgagors

Long

§ 1735f–16

Annual audited financial statements

Very short

§ 1735f–17

Examinations and sanctions for certain violations

Short

§ 1735f–18

Information regarding early defaults and foreclosures on insured mortgages

Medium

§ 1735f–19

Partial payment of claims on defaulted mortgages and in connection with mortgage restructuring

Short

§ 1735f–2

Uniform rehabilitation standards for housing within and without urban renewal areas

Very short

§ 1735f–20

Authorization of appropriations for General and Special Risk Insurance Funds

Short

§ 1735f–3

Insurance of mortgage proceeds advanced during construction or rehabilitation or prior to final endorsement of project mortgage

Short

§ 1735f–4

Minimum property standards

Short

§ 1735f–5

Prohibition against discrimination on account of sex in extension of mortgage assistance; consideration of combined income of husband and wife for purpose of extending mortgage credit; definitions

Short

§ 1735f–6

Secondary mortgages held by State or local governmental agency on insured properties

Very short

§ 1735f–7

Exemption from State usury laws; applicability

Short

§ 1735f–7a

State constitution or laws limiting mortgage interest, discount points, and finance or other charges; exemption for obligations made after

Long

§ 1735f–8

Time of payment of premium charges

Short

§ 1735f–9

Limitation on commitments to insure loans and mortgages

Short

§ 1735g

Mortgage relief for homeowners who are unemployed as result of closing of Federal installation

Long

§ 1736

Definitions

Short

§ 1738

Insurance of mortgages

Long

§ 1739

Mortgage insurance benefits

Long

§ 1741

State taxation of realty held by Secretary

Very short

§ 1742

Rules and regulations

Very short

§ 1743

Insurance of mortgages

Long

§ 1744

Insurance of loans for manufacture of houses

Long

§ 1745

Insurance of mortgages on sales of Government housing; limits and conditions; Greenbelt towns; State housing

Short

§ 1746

Insurance on mortgages on large-scale housing projects

Medium

§ 1746a

Termination of commitment authority under this subchapter

Very short

§ 1747

Purpose of subchapter; authorization; terms and conditions; expiration of insurance contract

Short

§ 1747a

Eligibility for insurance

Short

§ 1747b

Premium charges; fees for examination and inspection

Short

§ 1747c

Rent schedules

Short

§ 1747d

Excess earnings used for amortization of original investment

Short

§ 1747e

Financial statements by Secretary

Short

§ 1747f

Payment of claims; assignment of benefits by investors

Short

§ 1747g

Debentures

Long

§ 1747h

Termination of insurance contract by investor

Short

§ 1747j

Taxation of real property

Very short

§ 1747k

Rules and regulations

Short

§ 1747l

Definitions

Long
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