HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2016-10. Under the Mortgagee Letter, the compounding interest rate (commonly referred to as the growth rate) used when calculating the servicing fee set-aside with respect to a HECM is revised to use the note rate (rather than the expected average mortgage rate and the annual MIP rate). The Mortgagee Letter also permits servicers of HECM loans to pass costs of obtaining third party verification of an applicant’s property tax payment history to the borrower. In addition, the Mortgagee Letter provides a revised HECM Financial Assessment and Property Charge Guide.
FHA
FHA Revises and Streamlines Policy Established in Mortgagee Letters 2024-24 and 2025-12
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-14 revising and streamlining policy established in ML 2024-24 (Modernization of Engagement with Borrowers in Default) and providing clarifications to
June 4, 2025
