MPF Announcement 2019-41

Clarifications to the MPF Traditional Servicing Guide

Effective Date: Immediately

Flood Insurance Servicing Requirements

Clarified that Servicers must have procedures to monitor all flood maps and community status changes for all Mortgaged Properties and must take appropriate actions as changes occur.

See MPF Traditional Servicing Guide section 4.3.2.

Loss Procedures

Updated the title for Section 4.6.5 of the MPF Traditional Servicing Guide. The title for the section has been updated from “Current Loan” to “Loss Settlement Approval” to clarify that the section applies to mortgages whether or not they are current. Please note, the policy for property damage/loss procedures has not changed.

Partial Property Release Requirements

Updated the language to clarify the following current eligibility requirements for partial releases:

• The Mortgage Loan was originated greater than 12 months prior to the date of the request;
• The Borrower's monthly Mortgage Loan payment must be current and cannot have been: 
  • over thirty (30) days past due more than once in the last twelve (12) month period, or
  • otherwise in default under the terms of the Mortgage Loan over the most recent 12-month period. 

For all other requirements for partial releases, see MPF Traditional Servicing Guide 6.6.1.

Lease of Oil, Gas, or Mineral Rights

Updated the current policy for processing requests for lease of oil, gas, or mineral rights, which included adding the following requirements:

• the exercise of rights does not expose the residents to health or safety hazards;
• the lease does not have a material impact on the value of the Mortgaged Property.

For all other requirements for lease of oil, gas, or mineral rights see MPF Traditional Servicing Guide section 6.8.

Voluntary Repurchase Request- Subordinate Liens

Incorporated a new voluntary repurchase policy, that during the Foreclosure process, the Servicer may submit a request to their MPF Bank to voluntarily repurchase a Mortgage Loan if it holds a subordinate lien interest in the Mortgaged Property that it is trying to mitigate losses for.

See MPF Traditional Servicing Guide 10.2.2.