source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-iv-a-withdrawal-of-application-for-insurance-benefits
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part IV — a. Withdrawal
    of Application for Insurance Benefits (09/30/2016)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part IV — a. Withdrawal
    of Application for Insurance Benefits (09/30/2016).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-iv-a-withdrawal-of-application-for-insurance-benefits-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-iv-a-withdrawal-of-application-for-insurance-benefits-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part IV — a. Withdrawal
    of Application for Insurance Benefits (09/30/2016)
  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 IV — a. Withdrawal
      of Application for Insurance Benefits (09/30/2016)
    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: 'a. Withdrawal of Application for Insurance Benefits (09/30/2016)
      If the claim has not yet been paid, the Mortgagee may apply in writing to HUD’s
      MCM for consent to withdraw an application of insurance benefits. The Mortgagee
      must agree to: • accept Reconveyance of the Property; • promptly file a Reconveyance
      for record; • accept the title evidence it furnished to HUD; and • reimburse
      HUD for expenses incurred in holding the Property.'
  judgment: false
