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  authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide F-1-07 — Handling Property Forfeitures and
    Seizures
  description: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide F-1-07 — Handling Property Forfeitures and
    Seizures.
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  section: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide F-1-07 — Handling Property Forfeitures and Seizures
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    authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide F-1-07 — Handling Property Forfeitures and
      Seizures
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    paragraph_quote: 'F-1-07, Handling Property Forfeitures and Seizures (11/12/2014)
      Introduction This Servicing Guide Procedure contains the following: Responding
      When Contacted by DOJ Representative Prior to Property Forfeiture or Seizure
      Responding to Notiﬁcation by DOJ Representative After Property Forfeiture or
      Seizure Responding to Contact by Parties Other than Law Enforcement Responding
      When Contacted by DOJ Representative Prior to Property Forfeiture or Seizure
      When contacted in regards to a property forfeiture or seizure, the servicer
      must take action in accordance with D1-6-03, Handling Property Forfeitures and
      Seizures. If the servicer is contacted by a representative of the DOJ prior
      to the initiation of forfeiture or seizure of a property, it must follow the
      steps outlined in the following table. Step Servicer Action 1 Verify that the
      caller is an authorized representative of the DOJ before releasing any information
      related to a Fannie Mae mortgage loan. To verify, contact the appropriate DOJ
      representative that the caller indicated. Use the telephone number in the telephone
      directory, rather than the number provided by the caller. The appropriate party
      to contact is the • Forfeiture Analyst if the caller identiﬁed themselves as
      an FBI representative, or • Asset Removal Team if the caller identiﬁed themselves
      as a DEA representative. Published May 13, 2026 575 Step Servicer Action 2 Provide
      the DOJ representative with the following contact information for its Fannie
      Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02, List of Contacts): • name, • address,
      and • telephone number. 3 Do not provide any information about the borrower,
      the mortgage loan, or the property unless the DOJ representative provides a
      subpoena, summons, search warrant, or formal written request. If the servicer
      no longer has the individual mortgage loan ﬁle because it sent the ﬁle to Fannie
      Mae following its acquisition of the property through a foreclosure sale or
      acceptance of a Mortgage Release, the servicer must • refer the caller to Fannie
      Mae''s SF CPM division (see F-4-02, List of Contacts), and • send the documents
      presented by the requesting agency to Fannie Mae’s SF CPM division (see F-4-02,
      List of Contacts). Note: The servicer must inform the requesting agency that
      it must also submit a written certiﬁcation that it has complied with the provisions
      of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act, unless the request for information
      relates to a grand jury subpoena or a case involving crimes against a ﬁnancial
      institution (pursuant to Section 3413(1) of 12 USCA). 4 Report its contact with
      the DOJ’s representatives to Fannie Mae. To notify Fannie Mae, the servicer
      must take the actions described in the following table. ✔ Servicer Action Call
      its Fannie Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02, List of Contacts). Send
      a letter that describes the • nature of the contact, • information that was
      requested, • information that was provided, and • date of the referral to Fannie
      Mae. Transmit the mortgage loan servicing ﬁle for the property in question.
      Note: Once Fannie Mae receives the mortgage loan servicing ﬁle, it assumes the
      responsibility for handling all inquiries related to the property. Published
      May 13, 2026 576 Step Servicer Action 5 Prior to or after seizure of a property,
      the servicer must not, without ﬁrst contacting Fannie Mae • have any other direct
      contact with the DOJ representative, or • provide any additional information
      about the property or the borrower to the DOJ representative. Note: The servicer
      must promptly notify its Fannie Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02, List
      of Contacts) about all contacts related to the property that are initiated by
      DOJ representatives. Responding to Notiﬁcation by DOJ Representative After Property
      Forfeiture or Seizure When contacted in regards to a property forfeiture or
      seizure, the servicer must take action in accordance with D1-6-03, Handling
      Property Forfeitures and Seizures. If the DOJ does not contact the servicer
      before it initiates forfeiture or seizure proceedings, but does provide the
      servicer with notice when the property is seized or the forfeiture proceedings
      are instituted, the servicer must take the actions described in the following
      table. ✓ Servicer Action Verify that the caller is an authorized representative
      of the DOJ before releasing any information related to a Fannie Mae mortgage
      loan, if applicable. To verify, contact the appropriate party at the DOJ that
      the caller indicated. Use the telephone number in the telephone directory, rather
      than the number provided by the caller. The appropriate party to contact is
      the • Forfeiture Analyst if the caller identiﬁed themselves as an FBI representative,
      or • Asset Removal Team if the caller identiﬁed themselves as a DEA representative.
      Contact its Fannie Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02, List of Contacts)
      as soon as it receives the notice. Inform its Fannie Mae Servicing Representative
      (see F-4-02, List of Contacts) about all deadlines and requirements speciﬁed
      in the notice. Provide its Fannie Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02,
      List of Contacts) a copy of the notice and any accompanying documents. Responding
      to Contact by Parties Other than Law Enforcement If the servicer is notiﬁed,
      by a party other than law enforcement, of a possible connection between illegal
      drug Published May 13, 2026 577 activity and a speciﬁc property, the servicer
      must take action in accordance with D1-6-03, Handling Property Forfeitures and
      Seizures. When the servicer receives information about activity from a source
      other than a law enforcement oﬃcial, such as a neighbor, the servicer must take
      the actions described in the following table. ✓ Servicer Action Promptly call
      the Asset Removal Team in the closest DEA oﬃce. Disclose to the DEA the information
      permitted under state or federal law applicable to the situation. Maintain in
      the mortgage loan servicing ﬁle the following records: • the oﬃce contacted,
      • the name of the DEA representative with whom the servicer spoke, • the date
      of the contact, and • any other relevant details. Promptly contact its Fannie
      Mae Servicing Representative (see F-4-02, List of Contacts) and provide the
      following information: • the type of information that was received from the
      contacting source, • the source of the information, • the DEA regional oﬃce
      that the servicer contacted, • the speciﬁc DEA representative that the servicer
      contacted, and • any other relevant details. If any information is requested,
      follow the appropriate procedure for responding when contacted by DOJ representatives.
      Recent Related Announcements There are no recently issued Announcements related
      to this topic.'
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