source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-v-1-direct-endorsement-underwriter
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — 1. Direct
    Endorsement Underwriter (03/14/2016)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — 1. Direct
    Endorsement Underwriter (03/14/2016).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-v-1-direct-endorsement-underwriter-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-v-1-direct-endorsement-underwriter-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — 1. Direct Endorsement
    Underwriter (03/14/2016)
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fha
  - hud-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — 1. Direct
      Endorsement Underwriter (03/14/2016)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
    snapshot_id: 8c03836f77f317e1
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
    content_hash: sha256:411430f29b13f9b54a2ebb0e6f6e7087ecd2b90d0da22eb0c8c792eaa2d7d0df
    paragraph_quote: '1. Direct Endorsement Underwriter (03/14/2016) Handbook 4000.1
      1717 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 B. QUALITY CONTROL OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS 1. Direct
      Endorsement Underwriter (03/14/2016) The Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriter
      is not required to perform any individual Quality Control (QC) reviews. The
      DE underwriter must review any finding made in the Mortgagee’s QC reviews performed
      in accordance with the Loan Level Quality Control Program Requirements concerning
      loans underwritten by the DE underwriter. 2. Nonprofits and Governmental Entities'
  judgment: false
