SECTION 27.6. Criteria for Approving Participating Mortgage Lenders  


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  • (a) To be approved by the Department for participation in the program, a Mortgage Lender must meet the requirements in the Participation Packet to be a qualified Mortgage Lender as specified by:

    (1) FHA;

    (2) RHS;

    (3) VA; or

    (4) be a lender currently participating in the conventional home lending market for loans originated in accordance with Fannie Mae's and/or Freddie Mac's requirements.

    (b) As a condition for participation in the Program, a qualified Mortgage Lender must:

    (1) agree to originate Mortgage Loans and assign those loans and related Mortgages and servicing to the Department's master servicer;

    (2) originate, process, underwrite, close and fund originated loans; and

    (3) be an approved Mortgage Lender with the Program's master servicer.

Source Note: The provisions of this §27.6 adopted to be effective March 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 906