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    12 USC Sec. 1703                                            01/05/2009

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    TITLE 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
    CHAPTER 13 - NATIONAL HOUSING
    SUBCHAPTER I - HOUSING RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

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    Sec. 1703. Insurance of financial institutions

STATUTE

    (a) Authority to insure financial institutions
      The Secretary is authorized and empowered upon such terms and
    conditions as he may prescribe, to insure banks, trust companies,
    personal finance companies, mortgage companies, building and loan
    associations, installment lending companies and other such
    financial institutions, which the Secretary finds to be qualified
    by experience or facilities and approves as eligible for credit
    insurance, against losses which they may sustain as a result of
    loans and advances of credit, and purchases of obligations
    representing loans and advances of credit, made by them for the
    purpose of (i) financing alterations, repairs, and improvements
    upon or in connection with existing structures or manufactured
    homes, and the building of new structures, upon urban, suburban, or
    rural real property (including the restoration, rehabilitation,
    rebuilding, and replacement of such improvements which have been
    damaged or destroyed by earthquake, conflagration, tornado,
    hurricane, cyclone, flood, or other catastrophe), by the owners
    thereof or by lessees of such real property under a lease expiring
    not less than six months after the maturity of the loan or advance
    of credit; and for the purpose of (ii) financing the purchase of a
    manufactured home to be used by the owner as his principal
    residence or financing the purchase of a lot on which to place such
    home and paying expenses reasonably necessary for the appropriate
    preparation of such lot, including the installation of utility
    connections, sanitary facilities, and paving, and the construction
    of a suitable pad, or financing only the acquisition of such a lot
    either with or without such preparation by an owner of a
    manufactured home; and for the purpose of financing the
    preservation of historic structures, and, as used in this section,
    the term "historic structures" means residential structures which
    are registered in the National Register of Historic Places or which
    are certified by the Secretary of the Interior to conform to
    National Register criteria; and the term "preservation" means
    restoration or rehabilitation undertaken for such purposes as are
    approved by the Secretary in regulations issued by him, after
    consulting with the Secretary of the Interior. Other than in
    connection with a manufactured home or a lot on which to place such
    a home (or both), in no case shall the insurance granted by the
    Secretary under this section to any such financial institution on
    loans, advances of credit, and purchases made by such financial
    institution for such purposes exceed 10 per centum of the total
    amount of such loans, advances of credit, and purchases. With
    respect to any loan, advance of credit, or purchase, the amount of
    any claim for loss on any such individual loan, advance of credit
    or purchase paid by the Secretary under the provisions of this
    section to a lending institution shall not exceed 90 per centum of
    such loss.
      After August 2, 1954, (i) the Secretary shall not enter into
    contracts for insurance pursuant to this section except with
    lending institutions which are subject to the inspection and
    supervision of a governmental agency required by law to make
    periodic examinations of their books and accounts, and which the
    Secretary finds to be qualified by experience or facilities to make
    and service such loans, advances or purchases, and with such other
    lending institutions which the Secretary approves as eligible for
    insurance pursuant to this section on the basis of their credit and
    their experience or facilities to make and service such loans,
    advances or purchases; (ii) only such items as substantially
    protect or improve the basic livability or utility of properties
    shall be eligible for financing under this section, and therefore
    the Secretary shall from time to time declare ineligible for
    financing under this section any item, product, alteration, repair,
    improvement, or class thereof which he determines would not
    substantially protect or improve the basic livability or utility of
    such properties, and he may also declare ineligible for financing
    under this section any item which he determines is especially
    subject to selling abuses; and (iii) the Secretary is authorized
    and directed, by such regulations or procedures as he shall deem
    advisable, to prevent the use of any financial assistance under
    this section (1) with respect to new residential structures (other
    than manufactured homes) that have not been completed and occupied
    for at least six months, or (2) which would, through multiple
    loans, result in an outstanding aggregate loan balance with respect
    to the same structure exceeding the dollar amount limitation
    prescribed in this subsection for the type of loan involved:
    Provided, That this clause (iii) may in the discretion of the
    Secretary be waived with respect to the period of occupancy or
    completion of any such new residential structures. The Secretary is
    hereby authorized and directed, with respect to manufactured homes
    to be financed under this section, to (i) prescribe minimum
    property standards to assure the livability and durability of the
    manufactured home and the suitability of the site on which the
    manufactured home is to be located; and (ii) obtain assurances from
    the borrower that the manufactured home will be placed on a site
    which complies with the standards prescribed by the Secretary and
    with local zoning and other applicable local requirements.
      The insurance authority provided under this section may be made
    available with respect to any existing manufactured home that has
    not been insured under this section if such home was constructed in
    accordance with the standards issued under the National
    Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
    [42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.] and it meets standards similar to the
    minimum property standards applicable to existing homes insured
    under subchapter II of this chapter.
      Alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in connection with
    existing structures may include the provision of fire safety
    equipment, energy conserving improvements, or the installation of
    solar energy systems. Alterations, repairs, and improvements upon
    or in connection with existing structures may also include the
    evaluation and reduction of lead-based paint hazards. As used in
    this section -
        (1) the term "fire safety equipment" means any device or
      facility which is designed to reduce the risk of personal injury
      or property damage resulting from fire and is in conformity with
      such criteria and standards as shall be prescribed by the
      Secretary;
        (2) the term "energy conserving improvements" means the
      purchase and installation of weatherization materials as defined
      in section 6862(9) of title 42; and (!1)
        (3) the term "solar energy system" means any addition,
      alteration, or improvement to an existing or new structure which
      is designed to utilize wind energy or solar energy either of the
      active type based on mechanically forced energy transfer or of
      the passive type based on convective, conductive, or radiant
      energy transfer or some combination of these types to reduce the
      energy requirements of that structure from other energy sources,
      and which is in conformity with such criteria and standards as
      shall be prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the
      Secretary of Energy.(!2)
        (4) the terms "evaluation", "reduction", and "lead-based paint
      hazard" have the same meanings given those terms in section 4851b
      of title 42.
    (b) Conditions for denial of insurance
      (1) Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, no
    insurance shall be granted under this section to any such financial
    institution with respect to any obligation representing any such
    loan, advance of credit, or purchase by it if the amount of such
    loan, advance of credit, or purchase exceeds -
        (A)(i) $25,000 if made for the purpose of financing
      alterations, repairs and improvements upon or in connection with
      existing single-family structures; and
        (ii) $25,090 if made for the purpose of financing alterations,
      repairs and improvements upon or in connection with existing
      manufactured homes;
        (B) $60,000 or an average amount of $12,000 per family unit if
      made for the purpose of financing the alteration, repair,
      improvement, or conversion of an existing structure used or to be
      used as an apartment house or a dwelling for two or more
      families;
        (C) $69,678 if made for the purpose of financing the purchase
      of a manufactured home;
        (D) $92,904 if made for the purpose of financing the purchase
      of a manufactured home and a suitably developed lot on which to
      place the home; and (!1)
        (E) $23,226 if made for the purpose of financing the purchase,
      by an owner of a manufactured home which is the principal
      residence of that owner, of a suitably developed lot on which to
      place that manufactured home, and if the owner certifies that he
      or she will place the manufactured home on the lot acquired with
      such loan within 6 months after the date of such loan.(!3)
        (F) $15,000 per family unit if made for the purpose of
      financing the preservation of an historic structure; and
        (G) such principal amount as the Secretary may prescribe if
      made for the purpose of financing fire safety equipment for a
      nursing home, extended health care facility, intermediate health
      care facility, or other comparable health care facility.
    The Secretary shall, by regulation, annually increase the dollar
    amount limitations in subparagraphs (A)(ii), (C), (D), and (E) (as
    such limitations may have been previously adjusted under this
    sentence) in accordance with the index established pursuant to
    paragraph (9).
      (2) Because of prevailing higher costs, the Secretary may, by
    regulation, in Alaska, Guam, or Hawaii, increase any dollar amount
    limitation on manufactured homes or manufactured home lot loans
    contained in this subsection by not to exceed 40 per centum. In
    other areas, the maximum dollar amounts specified in subsections
    (b)(1)(D) and (b)(1)(E) of this section may be increased on an area-
    by-area basis to the extent the Secretary deems necessary, but in
    no case may such limits, as so increased, exceed the lesser of (A)
    185 percent of the dollar amount specified, or (B) the dollar
    amount specified as increased by the same percentage by which 95
    percent of the median one-family house price in the area (as
    determined by the Secretary) exceeds $67,500.
      (3) No insurance shall be granted under this section to any such
    financial institution with respect to any obligation representing
    any such loan, advance of credit, or purchase by it if the term to
    maturity of such loan, advance of credit or purchase exceeds -
        (A)(i) twenty years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose
      of financing alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in
      connection with an existing single-family structure; and
        (ii) fifteen years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose
      of financing alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in
      connection with an existing manufactured home;
        (B) twenty years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose of
      financing the alteration, repair, improvement or conversion of an
      existing structure used or to be used as an apartment house or a
      dwelling for two or more families;
        (C) twenty years and thirty-two days (twenty-three years and
      thirty-two days in the case of a manufactured home composed of
      two or more modules) if made for the purpose of financing the
      purchase of a manufactured home;
        (D) twenty years and thirty-two days (twenty-five years and
      thirty-two days in the case of a manufactured home composed of
      two or more modules) if made for the purpose of financing the
      purchase of a manufactured home and a suitably developed lot on
      which to place the home;
        (E) twenty years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose of
      financing the purchase, by the owner of a manufactured home which
      is the principal residence of that owner, of a suitably developed
      lot on which to place that manufactured home;
        (F) fifteen years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose
      of financing the preservation of an historic structure;
        (G) such term to maturity as the Secretary may prescribe if
      made for the purpose of financing the construction of a new
      structure for use in whole or in part for agricultural purposes;
      and
        (H) such term to maturity as the Secretary may prescribe if
      made for the purpose of financing fire safety equipment for a
      nursing home, extended health care facility, intermediate health
      care facility, or other comparable health care facility.
      (4) For the purpose of this subsection -
        (A) the term "developed lot" includes an interest in a
      condominium project (including any interest in the common areas)
      or a share in a cooperative association;
        (B) a loan to finance the purchase of a manufactured home or a
      manufactured home and lot may also finance the purchase of a
      garage, patio, carport, or other comparable appurtenance; and
        (C) a loan to finance the purchase of a manufactured home or a
      manufactured home and lot shall be secured by a first lien upon
      such home or home and lot, its furnishings, equipment,
      accessories, and appurtenances.
      (5) No insurance shall be granted under this section to any such
    financial institution with respect to any obligation representing
    any such loan, advance of credit, or purchase by it unless the
    obligation has such maturity, bears such insurance premium charges,
    and contains such other terms, conditions, and restrictions as the
    Secretary shall prescribe, in order to make credit available for
    the purpose of this subchapter. Any such obligation with respect to
    which insurance is granted under this section shall bear interest
    at such rate as may be agreed upon by the borrower and the
    financial institution.
      (6)(A) Any obligation with respect to which insurance is granted
    under this section may be refinanced and extended in accordance
    with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, but
    in no event for an additional amount or term in excess of any
    applicable maximum provided for in this subsection.
      (B) The owner of a manufactured home lot purchased without
    assistance under this section but otherwise meeting the
    requirements of this section may refinance such lot under this
    section in connection with the purchase of a manufactured home if
    the borrower certifies that the home and lot is or will be his or
    her principal residence within six months after the date of the
    loan.
      (C) The owner-occupant of a manufactured home or a home and lot
    which was purchased without assistance under this section but which
    otherwise meets the requirements of this section may refinance such
    home or home and lot under this section if the home was constructed
    in accordance with standards established under section 604 of the
    National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
    of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5403].
      (7) With respect to the financing of alterations, repairs, and
    improvements to existing structures or the building of new
    structures as authorized under clause (i) of the first sentence of
    subsection (a) of this section, any loan broker (as defined by the
    Secretary) or any other party having a financial interest in the
    making of such a loan or advance of credit or in providing
    assistance to the borrower in preparing the loan application or
    otherwise assisting the borrower in obtaining the loan or advance
    of credit who knowingly (as defined in section 1735f-14(g) of this
    title) submits to any such financial institution or to the
    Secretary false information shall be subject to a civil money
    penalty in the amount and manner provided under section 1735f-14 of
    this title with respect to mortgagees and lenders under this
    chapter.
      (8) Insurance benefits for manufactured housing loans. - Any
    contract of insurance with respect to loans, advances of credit, or
    purchases in connection with a manufactured home or a lot on which
    to place a manufactured home (or both) for a financial institution
    that is executed under this subchapter after July 30, 2008, by the
    Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of the eligibility of such
    financial institution for insurance, and the validity of any
    contract of insurance so executed shall be incontestable in the
    hands of the bearer from the date of the execution of such
    contract, except for fraud or misrepresentation on the part of such
    institution.
      (9) Annual indexing of manufactured housing loans. - The
    Secretary shall develop a method of indexing in order to annually
    adjust the loan limits established in subparagraphs (A)(ii), (C),
    (D), and (E) of this subsection. Such index shall be based on the
    manufactured housing price data collected by the United States
    Census Bureau. The Secretary shall establish such index no later
    than 1 year after July 30, 2008.
      (10) Financial soundness of manufactured housing program. - The
    Secretary shall establish such underwriting criteria for loans and
    advances of credit in connection with a manufactured home or a lot
    on which to place a manufactured home (or both), including such
    loans and advances represented by obligations purchased by
    financial institutions, as may be necessary to ensure that the
    program under this subchapter for insurance for financial
    institutions against losses from such loans, advances of credit,
    and purchases is financially sound.
      (11) Leasehold requirements. - No insurance shall be granted
    under this section to any such financial institution with respect
    to any obligation representing any such loan, advance of credit, or
    purchase by it, made for the purposes of financing a manufactured
    home which is intended to be situated in a manufactured home
    community pursuant to a lease, unless such lease -
        (A) expires not less than 3 years after the origination date of
      the obligation;
        (B) is renewable upon the expiration of the original 3 year
      term by successive 1 year terms; and
        (C) requires the lessor to provide the lessee written notice of
      termination of the lease not less than 180 days prior to the
      expiration of the current lease term in the event the lessee is
      required to move due to the closing of the manufactured home
      community, and further provides that failure to provide such
      notice to the mortgagor in a timely manner will cause the lease
      term, at its expiration, to automatically renew for an additional
      1 year term.
    (c) Handling and disposal of property
      (1) Authority of Secretary
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may -
          (A) deal with, complete, rent, renovate, modernize, insure,
        or assign or sell at public or private sale, or otherwise
        dispose of, for cash or credit in the Secretary's discretion,
        and upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration
        as the Secretary shall determine to be reasonable, any real or
        personal property conveyed to or otherwise acquired by the
        Secretary, in connection with the payment of insurance
        heretofore or hereafter granted under this subchapter,
        including any evidence of debt, contract, claim, personal
        property, or security assigned to or held by him in connection
        with the payment of insurance heretofore or hereafter granted
        under this section; and
          (B) pursue to final collection, by way of compromise or
        otherwise, all claims assigned to or held by the Secretary and
        all legal or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in
        connection with the payment of such insurance, including unpaid
        insurance premiums owed in connection with insurance made
        available by this subchapter.
      (2) Advertisements for proposals
        Section 5 of title 41 shall not be construed to apply to any
      contract of hazard insurance or to any purchase or contract for
      services or supplies on account of such property if the amount
      thereof does not exceed $25,000.
      (3) Delegation of authority
        The power to convey and to execute in the name of the
      Secretary, deeds of conveyance, deeds of release, assignments and
      satisfactions of mortgages, and any other written instrument
      relating to real or personal property or any interest therein
      heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the
      provisions of this subchapter may be exercised by an officer
      appointed by the Secretary without the execution of any express
      delegation of power or power of attorney. Nothing in this
      subsection shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from
      delegating such power by order or by power of attorney, in the
      Secretary's discretion, to any officer or agent the Secretary may
      appoint.
    (d) Authority to transfer insurance
      The Secretary is authorized and empowered, under such regulations
    as he may prescribe, to transfer to any such approved financial
    institution any insurance in connection with any loans and advances
    of credit which may be sold to it by another approved financial
    institution.
    (e) Authority to waive compliance with regulations
      The Secretary is authorized to waive compliance with regulations
    heretofore or hereafter prescribed by him with respect to the
    interest and maturity of and the terms, conditions, and
    restrictions under which loans, advances of credit, and purchases
    may be insured under this section and section 1706a (!4) of this
    title, if in his judgment the enforcement of such regulations would
    impose an injustice upon an insured institution which has
    substantially complied with such regulations in good faith and
    refunded or credited any excess charge made, and where such waiver
    does not involve an increase of the obligation of the Secretary
    beyond the obligation which would have been involved if the
    regulations had been fully complied with.
    (f) Premium charges; manufactured home loans
      (1) Premium charges
        The Secretary shall fix a premium charge for the insurance
      hereafter granted under this section, but in the case of any
      obligation representing any loan, advance of credit, or purchase,
      such premium charge shall not exceed an amount equivalent to 1
      per centum per annum of the net proceeds of such loan, advance of
      credit, or purchase, for the term of such obligation, and such
      premium charge shall be payable in advance by the financial
      institution and shall be paid at such time and in such manner as
      may be prescribed by the Secretary.
      (2) Manufactured home loans
        Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of a loan, advance
      of credit, or purchase in connection with a manufactured home or
      a lot on which to place such a home (or both), the premium charge
      for the insurance granted under this section shall be paid by the
      borrower under the loan or advance of credit, as follows:
          (A) At the time of the making of the loan, advance of credit,
        or purchase, a single premium payment in an amount not to
        exceed 2.25 percent of the amount of the original insured
        principal obligation.
          (B) In addition to the premium under subparagraph (A), annual
        premium payments during the term of the loan, advance, or
        obligation purchased in an amount not exceeding 1.0 percent of
        the remaining insured principal balance (excluding the portion
        of the remaining balance attributable to the premium collected
        under subparagraph (A) and without taking into account
        delinquent payments or prepayments).
          (C) Premium charges under this paragraph shall be established
        in amounts that are sufficient, but do not exceed the minimum
        amounts necessary, to maintain a negative credit subsidy for
        the program under this section for insurance of loans, advances
        of credit, or purchases in connection with a manufactured home
        or a lot on which to place such a home (or both), as determined
        based upon risk to the Federal Government under existing
        underwriting requirements.
          (D) The Secretary may increase the limitations on premium
        payments to percentages above those set forth in subparagraphs
        (A) and (B), but only if necessary, and not in excess of the
        minimum increase necessary, to maintain a negative credit
        subsidy as described in subparagraph (C).
    (g) Finality of payment for loss
      Any payment for loss made to an approved financial institution
    under this section shall be final and incontestable after two years
    from the date the claim was certified for payment by the Secretary,
    in the absence of fraud or misrepresentation on the part of such
    institution, unless a demand for repurchase of the obligation shall
    have been made on behalf of the United States prior to the
    expiration of such two-year period.
    (h) Authority to regulate
      The Secretary is authorized and directed to make such rules and
    regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
    subchapter.
    (i) "Manufactured home" defined
      For purposes of this section, the term "manufactured home"
    includes any elder cottage housing opportunity unit that is small,
    freestanding, barrier-free, energy efficient, removable, and
    designed to be installed adjacent to an existing 1- to 4-family
    dwelling.

SOURCE

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    Stat. 1187; Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 234, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1234; Apr. 22,
    1937, ch. 121, Sec. 2, 50 Stat. 71; Feb. 3, 1938, ch. 13, Sec. 2,
    52 Stat. 9; June 3, 1939, ch. 175, Secs. 1, 2, 53 Stat. 804, 805;
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    ch. 319, Sec. 13, 56 Stat. 305; Mar. 23, 1943, ch. 21, Sec. 2, 57
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    title I, Secs. 101(a), 122, 64 Stat. 48, 59; Mar. 10, 1953, ch. 5,
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    88 Stat. 680, 681, 685; Pub. L. 93-449, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 18, 1974,
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    1027; Pub. L. 95-60, Sec. 1(a), June 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 257; Pub.
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    2101; Pub. L. 95-619, title II, Sec. 241, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat.
    3228; Pub. L. 96-71, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 501; Pub.
    L. 96-105, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 8, 1979, 93 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 96-153,
    title III, Secs. 301(a), 313(a), Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1111,
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    Stat. 1638, 1640; Pub. L. 97-35, title III, Secs. 331(a), 338(a),
    339B(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 412, 414, 417; Pub. L. 97-289,
    Sec. 1(a), Oct. 6, 1982, 96 Stat. 1230; Pub. L. 98-35, Sec. 1(a),
    May 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 197; Pub. L. 98-109, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 1,
    1983, 97 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 98-181, title IV, Secs. 401(a),
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    L. 99-120, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 99-156,
    Sec. 1(a), Nov. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 815; Pub. L. 99-219, Sec. 1(a),
    Dec. 26, 1985, 99 Stat. 1730; Pub. L. 99-267, Sec. 1(a), Mar. 27,
    1986, 100 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 99-272, title III, Sec. 3007(a), Apr.
    7, 1986, 100 Stat. 104; Pub. L. 99-289, Sec. 1(b), May 2, 1986, 100
    Stat. 412; Pub. L. 99-345, Sec. 1, June 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 673;
    Pub. L. 99-430, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 100-122,
    Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1987, 101 Stat. 793; Pub. L. 100-154, Nov. 5,
    1987, 101 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 100-170, Nov. 17, 1987, 101 Stat. 914;
    Pub. L. 100-179, Dec. 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 100-200,
    Dec. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 100-242, title IV, Sec.
    401(b), Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1898; Pub. L. 101-235, title I,
    Sec. 134(a), Dec. 15, 1989, 103 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 101-625, title
    III, Sec. 340(b)(1), (c), title VIII, Sec. 806(a), Nov. 28, 1990,
    104 Stat. 4147, 4323; Pub. L. 102-389, title II, Oct. 6, 1992, 106
    Stat. 1592, 1593; Pub. L. 102-550, title V, Sec. 503(c)(1), title
    X, Sec. 1012(k)(1), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3779, 3906; Pub. L.
    106-569, title IX, Sec. 901, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3026; Pub. L.
    110-289, div. B, title I, Secs. 2143, 2144(a), 2145-2148(a), 2150,
    July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2844-2848.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

      The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
    Standards Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a), is title VI of
    Pub. L. 93-383, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 700, as amended, which is
    classified generally to chapter 70 (Sec. 5401 et seq.) of Title 42,
    The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this
    Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5401 of
    Title 42 and Tables.
      Section 1706a of this title, referred to in subsec. (e), was
    repealed by act June 3, 1939, ch. 175, Sec. 3, 53 Stat. 805, eff.
    July 1, 1939.

CODIFICATION

      References to "mobile homes", wherever appearing in text, were
    changed to "manufactured homes" in view of the amendment of the
    National Housing Act by section 308(c)(1) of Pub. L. 96-399
    requiring the substitution of "manufactured home" for "mobile home"
    wherever appearing in the National Housing Act, and section 339B(c)
    of Pub. L. 97-35 (set out below) providing that the terms "mobile
    home" and "manufactured home" shall be deemed to include the terms
    "mobile homes" and "manufactured homes", respectively.

AMENDMENTS

      2008 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2147(a), in first
    undesignated par., struck out "on and after July 1, 1939," after
    "made by them" and after "institution for such purposes" and struck
    out "made after August 2, 1954" after "credit, or purchase".
      Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2143, in first undesignated par.,
    substituted "Other than in connection with a manufactured home or a
    lot on which to place such a home (or both), in no case" for "In no
    case" and ". With" for ": Provided, That with".
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2145(c), substituted
    "Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, no" for
    "No" in introductory provisions and inserted concluding provisions.
      Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2145(a)(1),
    substituted "$25,090" for "$17,500".
      Subsec. (b)(1)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2145(a)(2)-(5),
    realigned margins and substituted "$69,678" for "$48,600" in
    subpar. (C), "$92,904" for "$64,800" in subpar. (D), and "$23,226"
    for "$16,200" in subpar. (E).
      Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2144(a), added par. (8).
      Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2145(b), added par. (9).
      Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2148(a), added par. (10).
      Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2150, added par. (11).
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2147(b), amended subsec. (c)
    generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to the
    Secretary's powers with respect to any debt, contract, claim,
    personal property, or security assigned or held in connection with
    the payment of insurance.
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110-289, Sec. 2146, designated existing
    provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).
      2000 - Subsec. (b)(3)(E). Pub. L. 106-569 substituted "twenty
    years" for "fifteen years".
      1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 1012(k)(1), which
    directed amendment of fifth undesignated par. by inserting
    "Alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in connection with
    existing structures may also include the evaluation and reduction
    of lead-based paint hazards.", and by adding par. (4), was executed
    to fourth undesignated par. to reflect the probable intent of
    Congress.
      Subsec. (b)(1)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 503(c)(1), added
    subpars. (C) to (E) and struck out former subpars. (C) to (E) which
    read as follows:
      "(C) 70 percent of the median 1-family house price in the area,
    as determined by the Secretary under section 1709(b)(2) of this
    title, if made for the purpose of financing the purchase of a
    manufactured home;
      "(D) 80 percent of the median 1-family house price in the area,
    as determined by the Secretary under section 1709(b)(2) of this
    title, if made for the purpose of financing the purchase of a
    manufactured home and a suitably developed lot on which to place
    the home;
      "(E) the greater of (i) 20 percent of the median 1-family house
    price in the area, as determined by the Secretary under section
    1709(b)(2) of this title, or (ii) $13,500, if made for the purpose
    of financing the purchase, by an owner of a manufactured home which
    is the principal residence of the owner, of a suitably developed
    lot on which to place that manufactured home, and if the owner
    certifies that the owner will place the manufactured home on the
    lot acquired with such loan within 6 months after the date of such
    loan;".
      Pub. L. 102-389 added subpars. (C) to (E) and struck out former
    subpars. (C) to (E) which read as follows:
      "(C) $40,500 if made for the purpose of financing the purchase of
    a manufactured home;
      "(D) $54,000 if made for the purpose of financing the purchase of
    a manufactured home and a suitably developed lot on which to place
    the home;
      "(E) $13,500, if made for the purpose of financing the purchase,
    by an owner of a manufactured home which is the principal residence
    of that owner, of a suitably developed lot on which to place that
    manufactured home, and if the owner certifies that he or she will
    place the manufactured home on the lot acquired with such loan
    within six months after the date of such loan;".
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-389 substituted "but in no case may
    such limits, as so increased, exceed the lesser of (A) 185 percent
    of the dollar amount specified, or (B) the dollar amount specified
    as increased by the same percentage by which 95 percent of the
    median one-family house price in the area (as determined by the
    Secretary) exceeds $67,500" for "but not to exceed the percentage
    by which the maximum mortgage amount of a one-family residence in
    the area is increased by the Secretary under section 1709(b)(2) of
    this title".
      1990 - Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 340(b)(1)(A),
    added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as
    follows: "$17,500 ($20,000 where financing the installation of a
    solar energy system is involved) if made for the purpose of
    financing alterations, repairs and improvements upon or in
    connection with existing single-family structures or manufactured
    homes;".
      Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 340(b)(1)(B),
    substituted "$60,000 or an average amount of $12,000 per family
    unit" for "$43,750 or an average amount of $8,750 per family unit
    ($50,000 and $10,000, respectively, where financing the
    installation of a solar energy system is involved)".
      Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 340(c)(1), added subpar.
    (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows:
    "fifteen years and thirty-two days if made for the purpose of
    financing alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in
    connection with an existing single-family structure or manufactured
    home;".
      Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 340(c)(2), substituted
    "twenty years" for "fifteen years".
      Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 806(a), added subsec. (i).
      1989 - Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 101-235 added par. (7).
      1988 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-242 struck out "and not later
    than March 15, 1988," after "made by them on or after July 1,
    1939,".
      1987 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-200 substituted "March 15, 1988"
    for "December 16, 1987".
      Pub. L. 100-179 substituted "December 16, 1987" for "December 2,
    1987".
      Pub. L. 100-170 substituted "December 2, 1987" for "November 15,
    1987".
      Pub. L. 100-154 substituted "November 15, 1987" for "October 31,
    1987".
      Pub. L. 100-122 substituted "October 31, 1987" for "September 30,
    1987".
      1986 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-430 substituted "September 30,
    1987" for "September 30, 1986".
      Pub. L. 99-345 substituted "September 30, 1986" for "June 6,
    1986".
      Pub. L. 99-289 substituted "June 6, 1986" for "April 30, 1986".
      Pub. L. 99-272 made amendment identical to Pub. L. 99-219. See
    1985 Amendment note below.
      Pub. L. 99-267 substituted "April 30, 1986" for "March 17, 1986".
      1985 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-219 substituted "not later than
    March 17, 1986" for "prior to December 16, 1985".
      Pub. L. 99-156 substituted "December 16, 1985" for "November 15,
    1985".
      Pub. L. 99-120 substituted "November 15, 1985" for "October 1,
    1985".
      1983 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 415, inserted new
    undesignated par. authorizing insurance be made available to
    existing manufactured homes not insured under this section if such
    homes were constructed in accordance with the standards issued
    under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
    Standards Act of 1974 and meet standards similar to the minimum
    property standards applicable to existing homes issued under
    subchapter II of this chapter.
      Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 401(a), substituted "October 1, 1985" for
    "December 1, 1983".
      Pub. L. 98-109 substituted "December 1, 1983" for "October 1,
    1983".
      Pub. L. 98-35 substituted "October 1, 1983" for "May 21, 1983".
      Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 416(a)(1), substituted
    "$40,500" for "$22,500 ($35,000 in the case of a manufactured home
    composed of two or more modules)".
      Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 416(a)(2), substituted
    "$54,000" for "$35,000 ($47,500 in the case of a manufactured home
    composed of two or more modules)".
      Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 416(a)(3), substituted
    "$13,500" for "such an amount as may be necessary, but not
    exceeding $12,500,".
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 416(b), substituted
    provision authorizing the Secretary, in other areas, to increase
    the maximum dollar amounts specified in subsec. (b)(1)(D) and (E)
    on an area-by-area basis as deemed necessary, but not to exceed the
    percentage by which the maximum mortgage amount of a one-family
    residence in the area is increased by the Secretary under section
    1709(b)(2) of this title for provision which authorized the
    Secretary, by regulation, in other areas where needed to meet the
    higher costs of land acquisition, etc., in connection with the
    purchase of a manufactured home or lot, to increase any dollar
    amount limitation otherwise applicable by an additional $7,500.
      Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 404(b)(1), amended par. (5)
    generally, substituting provision that any obligation with respect
    to which insurance is granted under this section bear interest at
    such rate as agreed upon by the borrower and the financial
    institution for provision that any such obligation bear interest
    and insurance premium charges as do not exceed an amount determined
    by a specified formula.
      Subsec. (b)(6)(C). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 417, added subpar. (C).
      1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-289 substituted "May 21, 1983" for
    "October 1, 1982".
      1981 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 331(a), substituted
    "1982" for "1981".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 338(a), completely revised and
    reorganized provisions respecting computations, adjustments,
    applicability, etc., for granting of insurance to financial
    institutions for obligations representing loans, advances of
    credit, or purchases.
      1980 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-399, Secs. 301(a), 308(c)(1),
    substituted "October 1, 1981" for "October 16, 1980", and
    substituted "manufactured home" for "mobile home" wherever
    appearing.
      Pub. L. 96-372 substituted "October 16, 1980" for "October 1,
    1980".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 308(a)-(c)(1), inserted
    provisions respecting areas of high land costs or high set-up
    costs, substituted "manufactured home" for "mobile home" wherever
    appearing, and increased amounts with respect to financing
    purchases of such homes from $18,000 to $20,000 (from $27,000 to
    $30,000 where there are two or more modules), where an undeveloped
    lot is concerned from $24,000 to $26,675 (from $33,000 to $36,675
    where there are two or more modules), where a suitably developed
    lot is concerned from $27,500 to $30,550 (from $36,500 to $40,550
    where there are two or more modules), and where a principal place
    of residence of the owner is concerned from $6,250 to $6,950 and
    $9,375 to $10,425, respectively, for undeveloped and developed
    lots.
      1979 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 301(a), substituted
    "October 1, 1980" for "December 1, 1979".
      Pub. L. 96-105 substituted "December 1, 1979" for "November 1,
    1979".
      Pub. L. 96-71 substituted "November 1, 1979" for "October 1,
    1979".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 313(a), substituted: in cl. (1)
    of first sentence of first unlettered paragraph "$18,000 ($27,000
    in the case of a mobile home containing" for "$16,000 ($24,000 in
    the case of a mobile home composing", in subpar. (A) of second
    unlettered paragraph "such an amount not exceeding $24,000 ($33,000
    in the case of a mobile home composed of two or more modules)" for
    "an amount not exceeding (i) the maximum amount under clause (1) of
    the first paragraph of this subsection, and (ii) such amount not to
    exceed $5,000 as may be necessary to cover the cost of purchasing
    the lot", in subpar. (B) of second unlettered paragraph "twenty
    years and thirty-two days (twenty-five" for "fifteen years and
    thirty-two days (twenty-three", in subpar. (A) of third unlettered
    paragraph "such an amount not exceeding $27,500 ($36,500 in the
    case of a mobile home composed of two or more modules)" for "an
    amount not exceeding (i) the maximum amount under clause (1) of the
    first paragraph of this subsection, and (ii) such amount not to
    exceed $7,500 as may be necessary to cover the cost of purchasing
    the lot", in subpar. (B) of such unlettered paragraph "twenty years
    and thirty-two days (twenty-five" for "fifteen years and thirty-two
    days (twenty-three", in subpar. (A) of the fourth unlettered
    paragraph "$6,250 in the case of an undeveloped lot, or (ii)
    $9,375" for "$5,000 in the case of an undeveloped lot, or (ii)
    $7,500", and in subpar. (B) of such paragraph "fifteen years and
    thirty-two days" for "ten years and thirty-two days".
      1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 301(a), substituted
    "October 1, 1979" for "November 1, 1978".
      Pub. L. 95-406 substituted "November 1, 1978" for "October 1,
    1978".
      Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-619 defined "energy conserving
    improvements" in terms of purchase and installation of
    weatherization materials as defined in section 6862(9) of title 42
    rather than additions, alterations, or improvements of an existing
    or new structure, designed to reduce the total energy requirements
    of a structure in conformity with standards prescribed by the
    Secretary.
      Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95-619 expanded definition of "solar
    energy system" to include the utilization of wind energy and added
    the distinction between active and passive types of energy systems.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 320, substituted "not in excess
    of $37,500 nor an average amount of $7,500 per family unit and
    having a maturity not in excess of fifteen years" for "not in
    excess of $25,000 nor an average amount of $5,000 per family unit
    and having a maturity not in excess of twelve years".
      1977 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 301(a), substituted
    "October 1, 1978" for "October 1, 1977".
      Pub. L. 95-80 substituted "October 1, 1977" for "August 1, 1977".
      Pub. L. 95-60 substituted "August 1, 1977" for "June 30, 1977".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 306, substituted: in cl. (1) of
    first sentence "$15,000" for "$10,000" and "$16,000 ($24,000" for
    "$12,500 ($20,000", and in cl. (2) "fifteen years" for "twelve
    years"; inserted at end of proviso in cl. (2) "(twenty-three years
    and thirty-two days in the case of a mobile home composed of two or
    more modules)"; substituted in subpar. (B) of the second and third
    paragraphs "twenty-three years" for "twenty years"; and inserted
    paragraph at end of subsec. (b) which authorized the Secretary to
    increase by regulation any dollar amount limitation on mobile homes
    or mobile home lot loans contained in this subsection by not to
    exceed 40 per centum.
      1975 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-173 substituted "$12,500 ($20,000"
    for "$10,000 ($15,000" in cl. 1.
      1974 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-449, Sec. 4(a)(1), inserted
    provisions relating to financing preservation of historic
    structures and defining "historic structures" and "preservation".
      Pub. L. 93-383, Secs. 309(b)(1), (2), (c), 316(a), substituted
    "June 30, 1977" for "October 1, 1974" in provisions preceding
    initially designated cl. (i), inserted "or mobile homes" after "in
    connection with existing structures" in initial cl. (i), provisions
    relating to the financing of the purchase of a lot on which a
    mobile home is to be placed and payment of reasonable expenses for
    the appropriate preparation of such lot, and paragraph relating to
    alteration, repair, and improvement upon or in connection with
    existing structures with respect to inclusion of fire safety
    equipment, etc.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-449, Sec. 4(a)(2), added par. relating to
    loans financing preservation of historic structures.
      Pub. L. 93-383, Sec. 309(a), (b)(3), (d), in cl. (1) substituted
    "exceeds $10,000" for "exceeds $5,000", in cl. (2) substituted
    provisions relating to maturity of obligation in excess of twelve
    years and thirty-two days for provisions relating to maturity of
    obligation in excess of three years and thirty-two days and
    authorization of increase to seven years and thirty-two days under
    conditions determined by the Secretary and substituted "fifteen
    years and thirty-two days" for "twelve years and thirty-two days
    (fifteen years and thirty-two days in the case of a mobile home
    composed of two or more modules)", in cl. (3) substituted "$25,000"
    for "$15,000", "$5,000" for "$2,500", and "twelve years" for "seven
    years", inserted provision relating to loans to finance fire safety
    equipment for a nursing home, etc., and inserted paragraphs
    relating to financing the purchase of a mobile home and an
    undeveloped lot on which the mobile home is to be placed, financing
    the purchase of a mobile home and a suitably developed lot on which
    the mobile home is to be placed, and financing the purchase by the
    owner of a mobile home of a lot on which the mobile home is to be
    placed.
      1973 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-117 substituted "October 1, 1974"
    for "October 1, 1973".
      Pub. L. 93-85 substituted "October 1, 1973" for "June 30, 1973".
      1972 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-503 substituted "June 30, 1973"
    for "October 1, 1972".
      1970 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-609, Sec. 101(a), substituted
    "October 1, 1972" for "January 1, 1971".
      Pub. L. 91-525 substituted "January 1, 1971" for "December 1,
    1970".
      Pub. L. 91-473 substituted "December 1, 1970" for "November 1,
    1970".
      Pub. L. 91-432 substituted "November 1, 1970" for "October 1,
    1970".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-609, Sec. 113(1), (2), in cl. (1)
    prohibited insurance with respect to obligations representing a
    loan where loan exceeds "($15,000 in the case of a mobile home
    composed of two or more modules)", and in cl. (2) prescribed
    maturity date for obligation financing purchase of a mobile home of
    "(fifteen years and thirty-two days in the case of a mobile home
    composed of two or more modules)".
      1969 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-152, Secs. 101(a), 103(c)(1)(4),
    substituted "October 1, 1970" for "January 1, 1970", designated as
    "(i)" provisions authorizing and empowering the Secretary to insure
    institutions financing alterations, repairs, and improvements,
    etc., inserted provisions designated as "(ii)" dealing with
    institutions which finance the purchase of mobile homes used by the
    owner as his principal residence, inserted "(other than mobile
    homes)" after "(1) with respect to new residential structures", and
    inserted provisions authorizing and directing the Secretary to
    prescribe minimum property standards and conformance to local
    zoning requirements with respect to mobile homes financed by
    insured institutions.
      Pub. L. 91-78 substituted "January 1, 1970" for "October 1,
    1969".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-152, Sec. 103(c)(5), (6), in cl. (1)
    inserted provision excepting obligations financing the purchase of
    mobile homes in an amount not exceeding $10,000, and in cl. (2)
    inserted proviso limiting obligations financing the purchase of
    mobile homes to a maturity date not in excess of twelve years and
    thirty-two days.
      Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 91-152, Sec. 103(c)(7), substituted "real
    or personal property" for "real property" wherever appearing.
      1968 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-448 substituted "$5,000" for
    "$3,500", "seven years" for "five years", "$5.50 discount" for "$5
    discount", and "$4.50 discount" for "$4 discount".
      1967 - Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 1(a)(3), substituted "Secretary" for
    "Commissioner" wherever appearing in subsecs. (a), (b), (c)(1),
    (2), and (d) to (h).
      Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 90-19, Sec. 1(d), substituted "an
    officer" for "the Commissioner or by any Assistant Commissioner".
      1965 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-117, Sec. 202(a), substituted
    "October 1, 1969" for "October 1, 1965".
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89-117, Sec. 1108(a), struck out provisions
    directing the deposit of premium charges and fees and property held
    with respect to insurance into a United States Treasury account to
    be used to defray Federal Housing Administration expenses and to
    pay insurance claims and making allowance for transfer and merger
    of funds and disposition of surplus funds.
      1964 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 88-560 struck out "after December 31,
    1957," after "Any payment for loss made".
      1961 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-70 substituted "October 1, 1965"
    for "October 1, 1961".
      1960 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-788 substituted "October 1, 1961"
    for "October 1, 1960", and struck out provisions limiting the
    aggregate amount of all loans, advances of credit, and obligations
    purchased, with respect to which insurance could be granted under
    the section, at $1,750,000,000.
      1959 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-372 substituted "October 1, 1960"
    for "September 30, 1959".
      1957 - Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 85-104 added subsec. (g) and
    redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h).
      1956 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 7, 1956, Sec. 101(a), substituted
    "September 30, 1959" for "September 30, 1956" and proviso of second
    par. authorizing waiver of clause (iii) in discretion of
    Commissioner with respect to occupancy of completion of new
    residential structures, for former proviso providing that the
    clause (iii) occupancy requirement should not be mandatory with
    respect to new residences damaged by a major disaster.
      Act Feb. 10, 1956, removed the six months' occupancy requirement
    with respect to new residences damaged by a major disaster.
      Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 7, 1956, Sec. 101(b), (c), increased amount
    of loans which can be insured to $3,500 in lieu of former
    provisions providing $2,500 for improvement of existing structures
    and $3,000 for construction of new structures, increased maximum
    term of loans which can be insured from 3 years and thirty-two days
    to 5 years and thirty-two days, inserted proviso limiting interest
    and premium charges equivalent to $5 discount per $100 for proceeds
    of loan up to $2,500 and $4 discount per $100 for proceeds in
    excess of $2,500, and substituted "$15,000 nor an average amount of
    $2,500 per family unit" for "$10,000".
      1955 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 11, 1955, substituted "September 30,
    1956" for "August 1, 1955".
      Act June 30, 1955, substituted "August 1, 1955" for "July 1,
    1955".
      1954 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 2, 1954, Sec. 101(a), in second
    sentence, inserted proviso restricting claims for losses on
    individual loans, advances of credit, and purchases to 90 per
    centum of loss in each such case, and added second par.
      Subsec. (f). Act Aug. 2, 1954, Sec. 102, inserted last two
    sentences with respect to termination of the Title I Claims Account
    as of August 1, 1954.
      1953 - Subsec. (a). Act Mar. 10, 1953, increased the Subchapter I
    loan insurance authorization from $1,250,000,000 to $1,750,000,000.
      1950 - Act Apr. 20, 1950, Sec. 122, substituted "Commissioner"
    for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
      Subsec. (a). Act Apr. 20, 1950, Sec. 101(a)(1), (2), substituted
    "July 1, 1955" for "Mar. 1, 1950", and limited the total amount of
    outstanding loans with respect to which insurance is granted under
    this section to $1,250,000,000 outstanding at any one time.
      Subsec. (b)(1). Act Apr. 20, 1950, Sec. 101(a)(3), substituted
    "$3,000" for "$4,500".
      Subsec. (b)(2). Act Apr. 20, 1950, Sec. 101(a)(4), struck out
    "residential or" before "agricultural purposes".
      Subsec. (f). Act Apr. 20, 1950, Sec. 101(a)(5), substituted
    "section" for "subchapter" wherever appearing.
      1949 - Subsec. (a). Joint Res. Oct. 25, 1949, substituted "March
    1, 1950" for "November 1, 1949" in first sentence and
    "$225,000,000" for "$200,000,000" in last sentence.
      Act Aug. 30, 1949, substituted "November 1, 1949" for "September
    1, 1949".
      Act July 15, 1949, substituted "September 1, 1949" for "July 1,
    1949".
      1948 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 10, 1948, Sec. 101(s)(1),
    substituted "$200,000,000" for "$165,000,000".
      Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 10, 1948, Sec. 101(s)(2)-(4), substituted
    "$4,500" for "$3,000", struck out first proviso and inserted in
    lieu a new proviso, and struck out last sentence.
      1947 - Subsec. (a). Act June 26, 1947, extended provisions of
    section for two years from 1947 to 1949.
      1943 - Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 15, 1943, substituted "1947" for
    "1944" in first sentence.
      Act Mar. 23, 1943, substituted "1944" for "1943" in first
    sentence.
      Subsec. (f). Act Oct. 15, 1943, Sec. 4, struck out "three-fourths
    of" before "1 per centum" in first sentence.
      1942 - Subsec. (b). Act May 26, 1942, amended provisions
    generally.
      1941 - Subsec. (a). Act June 28, 1941, Secs. 1, 2, substituted
    "July 1, 1943" for "July 1, 1941" in first sentence; inserted "and
    other sources" after "premiums"; and substituted "$165,000,000" for
    "$100,000,000".
      Subsec. (b). Act June 28, 1941, Sec. 3, substituted "made for the
    purpose of financing the alteration, repair, or improvement of
    existing structures exceeds $2,500 (or in the case of the
    alteration, repair, or improvement of an existing dwelling designed
    or to be designed for more than one family, exceeds $5,000), or for
    the purpose of financing the construction of new structures exceeds
    $3,000" for "exceeds $2,500"; substituted in cl. (2) "where the
    loan, advance of credit, or purchase does not exceed $2,500, or has
    a maturity in excess of five years and thirty-two days, where the
    loan, advance of credit, or purchase exceeds $2,500 but does not
    exceed $5,000; except that such maturity limitations shall not
    apply if" for "unless"; and inserted proviso at end.
      Subsec. (c). Act June 28, 1941, Sec. 4, designated existing
    provisions as par. (1), inserted "personal" before "property", and
    added par. (2).
      Subsec. (f). Act June 28, 1941, Sec. 5, inserted "and all moneys
    collected by the Administrator as fees of any kind in connection
    with the granting of insurance as provided in this section, and all
    moneys derived from the sale, collection, disposition, or
    compromise of any evidence of debt, contract, claim, property, or
    security assigned to or held by the Administrator as provided in
    subsection (c) of this section with respect to insurance collected
    on and after July 1, 1939" in last sentence.
      1939 - Subsecs. (a), (b). Act June 3, 1939, Sec. 1, amended
    provisions generally.
      Subsecs. (f), (g). Act June 3, 1939, Sec. 2, added subsecs. (f)
    and (g).
      1938 - Subsecs. (a), (b). Act Feb. 3, 1938, amended provisions
    generally.
      1937 - Subsec. (a). Act Apr. 22, 1937, in third sentence, limited
    the total liability for all insurance under this section and former
    section 1026a of this title, not to exceed in the aggregate
    $100,000,000.
      1936 - Subsecs. (a) to (d). Act Apr. 3, 1936, amended provisions
    generally.
      Subsec. (e). Act Apr. 17, 1936, added subsec. (e).
      1935 - Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 23, 1935, substituted "and the
    purchase and installation of equipment and machinery on real
    property" for "including the installation of equipment and
    machinery" in first sentence.
      Act May 28, 1935, substituted "April" for "January" in first
    sentence and inserted "including the installation of equipment and
    machinery", and amended generally the last sentence.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
      Pub. L. 110-289, div. B, title I, Sec. 2144(b), July 30, 2008,
    122 Stat. 2844, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection
    (a) [amending this section] shall only apply to loans that are
    registered or endorsed for insurance after the date of the
    enactment of this title [July 30, 2008]."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
      Section 340(b)(2) of Pub. L. 101-625 provided that: "The
    amendments made by this subsection [amending this section] shall
    apply to loans executed on or after June 1, 1991."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
      Section 134(b) of Pub. L. 101-235 provided that: "The amendment
    made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply only
    with respect to -
        "(1) violations referred to in the amendment that occur on or
      after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 15, 1989]; and
        "(2) in the case of a continuing violation (as determined by
      the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), any portion of a
      violation referred to in the amendment that occurs on or after
      such date."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
      Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section
    371 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an Effective Date note under
    section 3701 of this title.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT
      Section 101(b) of act Aug. 2, 1954, provided that, as used in the
    amendments made by such act (see 1954 Amendments note above), the
    words "effective date of the Housing Act of 1954 [Act Aug. 2,
    1954]" mean the first day after the first full calendar month
    following the date of approval of such act (Aug. 2, 1954).
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1950 AMENDMENT
      Section 101(b) of act Apr. 20, 1950, provided that "This section
    [amending this section] shall take effect as of March 1, 1950."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT
      Section 202 of title II of act July 15, 1949, provided that:
    "This title [amending this section and sections 1709 and 1738 of
    this title] shall take effect as of June 30, 1949."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1939 AMENDMENT
      Section 4 of act June 3, 1939, provided that: "The provisions of
    sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Act [amending this section and
    repealing section 1706a of this title] shall take effect on July 1,
    1939."
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1936 AMENDMENT
      Section 1 of act Apr. 3, 1936, provided that the amendment made
    by that section is effective Apr. 1, 1936.
                             INCONSISTENT LAWS
      Section 818 of act Aug. 2, 1954, provided that: "Insofar as the
    provisions of any other law are inconsistent with the provisions of
    this Act [see 1954 Short Title note set out under section 1701 of
    this title], the provisions of this Act shall be controlling."
        POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OF ACT AUGUST 2, 1954 AS CUMULATIVE;
                               SEPARABILITY
      Section 819 of act Aug. 2, 1954, provided that: "Except as may be
    otherwise expressly provided in this Act [see Short Title of 1954
    Amendments note set out under section 1701 of this title], all
    powers and authorities conferred by this Act shall be cumulative
    and additional to and not in derogation of any powers and
    authorities otherwise existing. Notwithstanding any other evidences
    of the intention of Congress, it is hereby declared to be the
    controlling intent of Congress that if any provisions of this Act,
    or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, shall
    be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
    such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder
    of this Act or its application to other persons and circumstances."
                                 PURPOSES
      Pub. L. 110-289, div. B, title I, Sec. 2142, July 30, 2008, 122
    Stat. 2844, provided that: "The purposes of this subtitle [subtitle
    B (Secs. 2141-2150) of title I of div. B of Pub. L. 110-289, see
    Short Title of 2008 Amendment note set out under section 1701 of
    this title] are -
        "(1) to provide adequate funding for FHA-insured manufactured
      housing loans for low- and moderate-income homebuyers during all
      economic cycles in the manufactured housing industry;
        "(2) to modernize the FHA title I insurance program for
      manufactured housing loans to enhance participation by Ginnie Mae
      and the private lending markets; and
        "(3) to adjust the low loan limits for title I manufactured
      home loan insurance to reflect the increase in costs since such
      limits were last increased in 1992 and to index the limits to
      inflation."
                                  TIMING
      Pub. L. 110-289, div. B, title I, Sec. 2148(b), July 30, 2008,
    122 Stat. 2847, provided that: "Not later than the expiration of
    the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
    title [July 30, 2008], the Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development shall revise the existing underwriting criteria for the
    program referred to in paragraph (10) of section 2(b) of the
    National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1703(b)(10)] (as added by
    subsection (a) of this section) in accordance with the requirements
    of such paragraph."
    "MOBILE HOME" AND "MANUFACTURED HOME" TO INCLUDE "MOBILE HOMES" AND
                           "MANUFACTURED HOMES"
      Section 339B(c) of Pub. L. 97-35 provided that: "For purposes of
    paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 308(c) of the Housing and
    Community Development Act of 1980 [amending sections 1703 and 1713
    of this title, and section 5401 et seq. of Title 42, The Public
    Health and Welfare], the term 'mobile home' and the term
    'manufactured home' shall be deemed to include the term 'mobile
    homes' and the term 'manufactured homes', respectively."
    DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING PROCEDURES RESPECTING MEAN AND MEDIAN
    SALES PRICES ON MANUFACTURED HOMES AND LOTS; DEVELOPMENT, CONTENTS,
                                   ETC.
      Section 308(e) of Pub. L. 96-399 provided that: "Not later than
    January 1, 1982, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    shall develop a procedure for collecting and regularly reporting
    data on the mean and median sales price for new manufactured homes,
    and, where available, data on the mean and median sales price for
    manufactured home lots and combination new manufactured home and
    lot packages. Such reports shall contain, to the maximum extent
    feasible, sales price information for the Nation, each census
    region, each State on an annual basis, and selected standard
    metropolitan statistical areas having sufficient activity on an
    annual basis."
             REPORT RESPECTING OWNERSHIP OF MOBILE HOME SITES
      Section 321 of Pub. L. 96-153, required the Secretary of Housing
    and Urban Development to submit a report to Congress by Mar. 31,
    1980, containing recommendations for programs and policies which
    encourage individual ownership of mobile home lots through several
    methods.
    REPAYMENT TO TREASURY ON CAPITAL ACCOUNT OF SUBCHAPTER I INSURANCE
                                   FUND
      Section 2 of act Mar. 10, 1953, authorized the Federal Housing
    Commissioner to pay out of the capital account of the Title I
    Insurance Fund to the Secretary of the Treasury, prior to June 30,
    1954, the sum of $8,333,313.65 either in one lump sum or in
    installments and that the first payment be made on July 1, 1953.

FOOTNOTE

    (!1) So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
    (!2) So in original. The period probably should be "; and".
    (!3) So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
    (!4) See References in Text note below.
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