source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-i-b-providing-information-to-fha
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part I — b. Providing
    Information to FHA (05/09/2022)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part I — b. Providing
    Information to FHA (05/09/2022).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-i-b-providing-information-to-fha-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-i-b-providing-information-to-fha-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part I — b. Providing
    Information to FHA (05/09/2022)
  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 I — b. Providing
      Information to FHA (05/09/2022)
    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: 'b. Providing Information to FHA (05/09/2022) Once approved,
      a Mortgagee must provide the following information to FHA using LEAP. The Mortgagee
      has an obligation to keep the information up to date. i. Addresses for Correspondence
      The Mortgagee must provide the following office addresses: • Mailing - address
      of home office • Geographic - street address(es) where its home and branch offices
      are physically located • Administrative - street address to which HUD administrative
      notices from the HOC Quality Assurance and Processing and Underwriting Divisions,
      Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance, Mortgagee Review Board (MRB),
      Office of General Counsel (OGC), and Office of Inspector General (OIG) are sent,
      including requests and/or demands for indemnification • Premium - address to
      which FHA insurance premium correspondence is sent • Payee - address to which
      FHA claim correspondence is sent • Servicing - street address of the main servicing
      office • Computerized Homes Underwriting Management System (CHUMS) - address
      to which FHA originating, underwriting, endorsing, and closing correspondence
      is sent • Endorsement - address to which all FHA mortgage endorsement correspondence
      is sent, including the Mortgage Insurance Certificate (MIC) I. DOING BUSINESS
      WITH FHA A. FHA Lenders and Mortgagees (09/20/2021) 6. Post-approval Operations
      Handbook 4000.1 50 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 ii. Point of Contact The Mortgagee
      must provide a primary administrative contact and an associated email address.
      The administrative contact is the point of contact associated with the Mortgagee’s
      administrative address and is the primary contact for all interaction between
      the Mortgagee and FHA. All HUD administrative notices from the HOC Quality Assurance
      and Processing and Underwriting Divisions, Office of Lender Activities and Program
      Compliance, MRB, OGC, and OIG will be sent to the administrative contact, including
      requests and/or demands for indemnification. Point of contact information is
      optional for all other addresses listed above. iii. All Other Contact and Identification
      Information The Mortgagee must provide all other required contact and identification
      information requested in LEAP, including phone, fax, email, and NMLS ID. iv.
      Branch Office Information For each registered branch office, the Mortgagee must
      provide the branch’s address, phone number, email address, DBA name, and branch
      and regional managers. v. Title II Mortgagee Principal/Authorized Agent Relationships
      The Title II Mortgagee must identify its principal/authorized agent relationships
      in LEAP. vi. Sponsor/Sponsored Third-Party Originator Relationships The Mortgagee
      must identify its sponsored TPOs on the Sponsored Originator Maintenance screen
      in FHAC if the sponsored TPO is not on the registry. The sponsored TPO’s legal
      name and EIN must be included. vii. Cash Flow and Electronic Funds Transfer
      Accounts The Mortgagee must use the Cash Flow Account Setup function in LEAP
      to provide its bank account information for the following payment types: • Title
      I, Single Family Upfront Premiums • Title I, Single Family (Periodic) Annual
      Premiums • Title II, Single Family Upfront Premiums • Title II, Single Family
      (Periodic) Monthly Premiums • Title II, Single Family Claim Remittance Amounts
      The Mortgagee must use the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Account Setup function
      in LEAP to provide its bank account information for FHA Insurance benefits payments.
      I. DOING BUSINESS WITH FHA A. FHA Lenders and Mortgagees (09/20/2021) 6. Post-approval
      Operations Handbook 4000.1 51 Last Revised: 11/26/2025 viii. Title II Mortgagee
      Loan Review System Authorizations The Title II Mortgagee must grant the Loan
      Review System (LRS) authorizations in FHAC to staff it deems qualified to perform
      the relevant function(s). The Title II Mortgagee must grant the LRS Indemnification
      authorization to individuals authorized by the Title II Mortgagee to sign indemnification
      agreements.'
  judgment: false
