24 C.F.R. § 200.1525 Settlement agreements.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) HUD staff, as authorized, may negotiate a settlement agreement with a MAP lender before or after the issuance of a warning letter or referral to the MAP Lender Review Board. Once a matter has been referred to the MAP Lender Review Board, only the Board may approve a settlement agreement. (b) Settlement agreements may provide for: (1) Cessation of any violation; (2) Correction or mitigation of the effects of any violation; (3) Removal of lender staff from positions involving origination, underwriting, and/or construction loan administration; (4) Actions to collect sums of money wrongfully or incorrectly paid by the MAP lender to a third party; (5) Implementation or revision of a quality control plan or other corrective measure acceptable to HUD; and (6) Modification of the duration or provisions of any administrative sanction deemed to be appropriate by HUD. (c) A MAP lender's compliance with a settlement agreement is evidenced by the lender certifying its compliance with the conditions of the agreement, and HUD's determination that the lender is in compliance with the conditions of the agreement. (d) Failure by a MAP lender to comply with a settlement agreement may result in a probation, or suspension, or termination of MAP privileges, or referral to the Mortgagee Review Board.
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 200—INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS
Subpart Y—Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP): MAP Lender Quality Assurance Enforcement
§ 200.1525 Settlement agreements.
