source:
  type: regulation
  id: usda-7cfr-3555.53
  authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.53 — Contracting for loan
    origination
  description: '7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, §3555.53 Contracting for loan
    origination. Captured section-complete (all subsections verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.53-full
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.53-full
  section: 7 CFR §3555.53
  description: 'Contracting for loan origination: Lenders may contract with mortgage brokers, non-approved lenders,
    or other entities for loan origination services, closing services, or both, provided the loan is transferred
    immediately after closing to an Agency approved lender to which the guarantee will be issued. The approved lender
    is responsi…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.53
    source_class: ecfr-xml
    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXV/part-3555
    snapshot_id: 60bd6fb03befa14c
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f1f884c828bb807baf369d30e1a9479648dfa62165e28511a0730ed785181a8b
    paragraph_quote: Lenders may contract with mortgage brokers, non-approved lenders, or other entities for loan
      origination services, closing services, or both, provided the loan is transferred immediately after closing
      to an Agency approved lender to which the guarantee will be issued. The approved lender is responsible for
      ensuring that the loan is properly underwritten, obtaining the conditional commitment, ensuring that the loan
      is properly closed, and ensuring that all closing costs, financing, and settlement fees meet Agency program
      requirements.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.53 (whole section) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
