FORM RD 2006-46 (Rev. 01-98)

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                       MANUAL    ISSUE No.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                    WSAL      PN 476

Washington, D.C  20250                                                               DATE

                                                                                     May 14, 2015

 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE NOTICE

 

  

 

 


 

RD MANUAL CHANGES

INSERT RD INS 440.1
(WSAL)


INTEREST RATES, AMORTIZATION, GUARANTEE FEE, ANNUAL CHARGE, AND FIXED PERIOD.  This Instruction is partially revised as follows:

Exhibit B, to update various program rates and the Treasury Judgement Rate effective November 1, 2014; and

REMOVE                                INSERT
Exhibit B:  Pages 1 & 2 (Rev 68),    
Exhibit B:  Pages 1 & 2 (Rev 69).

 

 

INSERT RD INS 1951-C
(WSAL)


Offsets of Federal Payments to USDA Agency Borrowers
.  Sections 1951.102 (a), (b) and (c), 1951.103, 1951.104, 1951.106, 1951.122 through 1951.135 are removed and being transferred to 7-FLP.

REMOVE                                INSERT
Table of Contents; and                Table of Contents revised; and
Pages 1 through 24.                   Pages 1 through 19 revised 05-14-15.

 

 

INSERT RD INS 1956-B
(WSAL)


Debt Settement - Farm Loan Programs and Multi-Family Housing
.  This Instruction is partially revised to remove sections 1956.57(f), 1956.84(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) and to add the Sec. 7 FLP, part 11 to section 1956.84.

REMOVE                                INSERT
Table of Contents;                    Table of Contents revised;
Pages 1 through 20; and               Pages 1 through 19 revised; and
Exhibit A:  Pages 1 & 2.              Exhibit A:  Pages 1 & 2 (Rev 1).

 

 

INSERT RD INS 2024-A
(WSAL)


ACQUISITION, SALES, LEASING AUTHORITY AND PROGRAM LOAN COSTS
.  This Instruction is partially revised as follows:

- Activation of a new program authority code (PAC): S5E8 Auctioneer Services; and

- Update of the link at the end of the narrative portion of the Instruction sending the user to the current set of
PAC Tables (now residing in the RD SharePoint site).

REMOVE                                INSERT
Exhibit D,                            Exhibit D,
  Table D-1;                            Table D-1;
  Table D-5; and                        Table D-5; and
  Table D-6.                            Table D-6.
 

 

RD HANDBOOK CHANGES

INSERT RD HB-1-3550
(WSAL)

DIRECT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS FIELD OFFICE HANDBOOK
.  This Handbook is partially revised. Specific revisions include:

Chapter 3:

Section 1, Paragraph 3.3.B., to update what CAIVRS stands for and to replace MortgageServ's Borrower Cross Reference screen with the SSN CROSS REFERENCE softlink key as the proper method used to perform the cross reference.  (NOTE: These changes will be reflected in pending revisions to Chapter 4.)

Section 3, Paragraph 3.6, to give examples of “date stamped”.

Section 3, Paragraph 3.7, to add information about the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the requirement to provide applicants a notification of their right to receive a copy of the appraisal report.

Attachment 3-D, to remove the Rural Development logo and to update the definition of rural area.

Attachment 3-E, to specify that the Housing Program Director should review a request to reopen a rejected application and either approve or deny the request. 

Attachment 3-G, to replace MortgageServ's Borrower Cross Reference screen with the SSN CROSS REFERENCE softlink key; to remove "Participating Lender Ordered" from the Credit section in advance of implementing an automated underwriting system; to expand upon acceptable forms of identification; to add checking the USDA Address Verification website to the Property Eligibility section; to rename Attachment 3-I; and to instruct staff to provide copy of the appraisal along with agency lending decision.

Attachment 3-I, to add the “Notification of Right To Receive a Copy of the Appraisal” and rename the attachment. 

Pages 15 - 24, to renumber pages.

Chapter 6:

Attachment 6-A, to replace MortgageServ's Borrower Cross Reference screen with the SSN CROSS REFERENCE softlink key as a form of credit history documentation (see above PN material for 3.3.B.)

Chapter 12
:

Paragraph 12.4.B., to update what CAIVRS stands for.

Attachment 12-C, to replace MortgageServ's Borrower Cross Reference screen with the SSN CROSS REFERENCE softlink key; to expand upon acceptable forms of identification; and, to remove verifying the applicant’s mailing address from the Post Closing section and add it to Property Eligibility section.

Glossary:

Page 2, to update what CAIVRS stands for.
Page 11, to update the definition of rural area

Acronyms:

Page 1, to update what CAIVRS stands for.

REMOVE                                INSERT
Chapter 3 dated 01-23-03:             Chapter 3 dated 01-23-03:
  Pages 3-1 & 3-2,                      Pages 3-1 thru 3-2,
  3-9 thru 3-23;                        3-9 thru 3-24 revised;
  Attachment 3-D:  Pages 1 & 2,        Attachment 3-D:  Pages 1 & 2 revised,
  Attachment 3-E,                       Attachment 3-E revised,
  Attachment 3-G,                       Attachment 3-G revised,
  Attachment 3-I;                       Attachment 3-I revised;
Chapter 6 dated 01-23-03:             Chapter 6 dated 01-23-03:
  Attachment 6-A                        Attachment 6-A revised;
Chapter 12 dated 01-23-03:            Chapter 12 dated 01-23-03:
  Pages 12-3 thru 12-4                  Pages 12-3 thru 12-4 revised,
  Attachment 12-C;                      Attachment 12-C revised;
Glossary dated 01-23-03:              Glossary dated 01-23-03:
  Pages 1 thru 2                        Pages 1 thru 2 and
  Pages 11 & 12; and                    11 & 12, revised; and
Acronyms dated 01-23-03:              Acronyms dated 01-23-03:
  Pages 1 & 2.                          Pages 1 & 2 revised 05-14-15.

 

 

INSERT RD HB-2-3550
(WSAL)


DIRECT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS CENTRALIZED SERVICING CENTER HANDBOOK
.  Chapter 7 is partially revised to clarify the originator of the satisfaction and/or debt release letter in accordance with the current process.

REMOVE                                INSERT
Chapter 7 dated 05-27-28:             Chapter 7 dated 05-27-28:
  Pages 7-25 & 7-26.                    Pages 7-25 & 7-26 revised 05-14-15.

 

 

REPLACEMENT

  FORM RD 1951-5
   (WSAL)

INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM/RURAL
DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND/RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
dated 01-15.  Prescribed in RD Instruction 1951-R.  The Form and FMI are revised to address recommendations resulting from an OIG audit (FY 2010).  Changes will provide better instruction to the field when conducting annual site visits as it relates to what information should be reviewed and verified, monitoring and servicing actions, matters relating to performance measures, etc.  The Form is also being modified to include the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program projects funded with a loan.  This Form and FMI are available on the Rural Development Instructions home page (http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/regulations-guidelines).  No paper copy distribution of this form will be made, and it will not be stocked in the warehouse.

REMOVE                              INSERT
FMI dated 05-08-02.                 FMI revised 05-14-15.

 

 

REPLACEMENT

  FORMS

RD *                                  The following Forms and FMIs are revised to
(WSAL)                              be in compliance with RD Instruction
                                    4279-A, 4279-B and 4280-B.  The Forms and FMIs are available on the Rural Development Instructions home page (http://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/regulations-guidelines).  No paper copy distribution of this form will be made, and it will not be stocked in the warehouse.

* FORM No.            REMOVE                    INSERT

4279-1                FMI dated 01-30-09.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-1A               FMI dated 01-30-09.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-3                FMI dated 09-03-08.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-4                FMI dated 12-01-06.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-5                FMI dated 07-18-05.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-6                FMI dated 10-03-05.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

4279-7                FMI dated 07-18-05.       FMI revised 05-14-15.

 

 

FORM LETTERS
(WSAL)


The following Form Letters are being made obsolete.

FL No.        TITLED
1951-C-1     
Administrative Offset Notice
1951-C-2      Notice of Debtor that Administrative Offset has been Exercised and
              Intent to Collect by Administrative Offset
1951-C-6      IRS Offset (60 day Due Process Notice)

 

 

NO SPECIAL PROCEDURE NOTICES RELEASED.

 

 

NO ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICES RELEASED.

 

 

 

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