FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part III — s. Demand Assignment (04/29/2024)
FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part III — s. Demand Assignment (04/29/2024).
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FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part III — s. Demand Assignment (04/29/2024)
s. Demand Assignment (04/29/2024) i. Definition Demand Assignment refers to an assignment option where the Mortgagee chooses to assign a HECM, or a portfolio of HECMs, because the Mortgagee is unable or unwilling to reimburse HUD for payments to the Borrower made by HUD. ii. Standard For cases involving a Mortgagee that fails to make payments to the Borrower, HUD may demand assignment. If the Borrower or Mortgagee notifies HUD that a payment was not received and HUD determines that the Mortgagee cannot or will not make the required payment, HUD will make the payment and proceed with communicating to the Mortgagee that a demand assignment could occur. After HUD makes the necessary payment, HUD may issue a written Demand Letter to the Mortgagee, requiring the Mortgagee to: • resume making payments under the HECM; and • reimburse HUD for the amount of the total payment, with interest from the date of the payment to the date reimbursement is received by HUD. III. SERVICING AND LOSS MITIGATION B. Title II Insured Housing Programs Reverse Mortgages 1. Servicing of FHA-Insured HECMs Handbook 4000.1 1481 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 HUD will specify an amount, date of payment, and a per diem interest rate, set in conformance with the Treasury Financial Manual. If the Mortgagee is unable or unwilling to reimburse HUD or resume making payments under the HECM, the Mortgagee may: • submit an assignment request, in accordance with the Optional Assignment requirements, to HUD within 30 Days; • limit the Borrower’s liability to payments actually made to or on behalf of the Borrower and the MIP remitted on the HECM; and • exclude any interest accrued on the HECM from the Borrower’s liability. If the Mortgagee fails to reimburse HUD or assign the HECM within 30 Days of the Demand Letter, the contract of HECM insurance will be terminated. If the contract of insurance is terminated, all payments made by HUD will be secured by the second HECM lien. iii. Required Documentation The Mortgagee must follow the documentation instructions for Optional Assignments.