Aggregate amount of insurance; termination date
ProvidedAnd provided furthersection 1715h of this titleAnd provided furtherIn order to assist in relieving the acute shortage and urgent need for family housing which now exists at or in areas adjacent to military installations because of uncertainty as to the permanency of such installations and to increase the supply of necessary family housing accommodations for personnel at such installations, the Secretary is authorized, upon application of the mortgagee, to insure mortgages (including advances on such mortgages during construction) which are eligible for insurance as hereinafter provided, and, upon such terms as the Secretary may prescribe, to make commitments for so insuring such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement thereon: , That the aggregate amount of principal obligations of all mortgages insured under this subchapter (except mortgages insured pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter in effect prior to ) shall not exceed $2,300,000,000: , That the limitation in shall not apply to this subchapter: , That no more mortgages shall be insured under this section after , except pursuant to a commitment to insure before such date, and not more than twenty-eight thousand family housing units shall be contracted for after , pursuant to any mortgage insured under this section after such date.
Eligibility for insurance
Premium charges
ProvidedThe Secretary is authorized to fix a premium charge for the insurance of mortgages under this subchapter but in the case of any mortgage such charge shall not be less than an amount equivalent to one-half of 1 per centum per annum nor more than an amount equivalent to 1½ per centum per annum of the amount of the principal obligation of the mortgage outstanding at any time, without taking into account delinquent payments or prepayments. Such premium charges shall be payable by the mortgagee, either in cash, or in debentures issued by the Secretary under this subchapter at par plus accrued interest, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary: , That the Secretary may require the payment of one or more such premium charges at the time the mortgage is insured, at such discount rate as he may prescribe not in excess of the interest rate specified in the mortgage. If the Secretary finds, upon the presentation of a mortgage for insurance and the tender of the initial premium charge and such other charges as the Secretary may require, that the mortgage complies with the provisions of this subchapter, such mortgage may be accepted for insurance by endorsement or otherwise as the Secretary may prescribe. In the event that the principal obligation of any mortgage accepted for insurance under this subchapter is paid in full prior to the maturity date, the Secretary is authorized to refund to the mortgagee for the account of the mortgagor all, or such portion as he shall determine to be equitable, of the current unearned premium charges theretofore paid. The Secretary may reduce the payment of premiums provided for herein. The Secretary is further authorized to reduce the amount of the premium charge below one-half of 1 per centum per annum with respect to any mortgage on property acquired by the Secretary of Defense or his designee if the mortgage is insured pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter as in effect prior to .
Default by mortgagor; rights of mortgagee
The failure of the mortgagor to make any payment due under or provided to be paid by the terms of a mortgage insured under this subchapter shall be considered a default under such mortgage, and, if such default continues for a period of thirty days, the mortgagee shall be entitled to receive the benefits of the insurance as hereinafter provided, upon assignment, transfer, and delivery to the Secretary, within a period and in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of (1) all rights and interest arising under the mortgage so in default; (2) all claims of the mortgagee against the mortgagor or others, arising out of the mortgage transactions; (3) all policies of title or other insurance or surety bonds or other guaranties and any and all claims thereunder; (4) any balance of the mortgage loan not advanced to the mortgagor; (5) any cash or property held by the mortgagee, or to which it is entitled, as deposits made for the account of the mortgagor and which have not been applied in reduction of the principal of the mortgage indebtedness; and (6) all records, documents, books, papers, and accounts relating to the mortgage transaction. Upon such assignment, transfer, and delivery, the obligation of the mortgagee to pay the premium charges for mortgage insurance shall cease, and the Secretary shall, subject to the cash adjustment provided for in subsection (e) of this section, issue to the mortgagee debentures having a total face value equal to the value of the mortgage, and a certificate of claim as hereinafter provided. For the purposes of this subsection, the value of the mortgage shall be determined in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, by adding to the amount of the original principal obligation of the mortgage which was unpaid on the date of default, the amount the mortgagee may have paid for (A) taxes, special assessments, and water rates, which are liens prior to the mortgage; (B) insurance on the property; and (C) reasonable expenses for the completion and preservation of the property and any mortgage insurance premiums paid after default; less the sum of (i) any amount received on account of the mortgage after such date; and (ii) any net income received by the mortgagee from the property after such date.
Debentures; issuance; form and denomination
Debentures issued under this subchapter shall be in such form and denominations in multiples of $50, shall be subject to such terms and conditions, and shall include such provisions for redemption, if any, as may be prescribed by the Secretary, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and may be in coupon or registered form. Any difference between the value of the mortgage determined as herein provided and the aggregate face value of the debentures issued, not to exceed $50, shall be adjusted by the payment of cash by the Secretary to the mortgagee from the General Insurance Fund.
Debentures; execution; signature; negotiability; interest rate; tax exemption; guarantee
oDebentures issued under this subchapter shall be executed in the name of the General Insurance Fund as obligor, shall be signed by the Secretary, by either his written or engraved signature, and shall be negotiable. All such debentures shall be dated as of the date of default as determined in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, and shall bear interest from such date at a rate established by the Secretary pursuant to section 1715 of this title, payable semiannually on the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July of each year, and shall mature twenty years after the date thereof. Such debentures shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from all taxation (except surtaxes, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) now or hereafter imposed by any Territory, dependency, or possession of the United States or by the District of Columbia, or by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority. They shall be paid out of the General Insurance Fund, which shall be primarily liable therefor, and they shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, and such guaranty shall be expressed on the face of the debentures. In the event the General Insurance Fund fails to pay upon demand, when due, the principal of or interest on any debentures so guaranteed, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the holders the amount thereof which is authorized to be appropriated, and thereupon to the extent of the amount so paid the Secretary of the Treasury shall succeed to all the rights of the holders of such debentures.
Claim certificates
section 1739 of this titleThe certificate of claim issued by the Secretary to any mortgagee in connection with the insurance of mortgages under this subchapter shall be for an amount determined in accordance with subsections (e) and (f) of , except that any amount remaining after the payment of the full amount under the certificate of claim shall be retained by the Secretary and credited to the General Insurance Fund.
Laws applicable
lsection 1713(k) of this titleThe provisions of section 1713(k) and () of this title shall be applicable to mortgages insured under this subchapter and to property acquired by the Secretary hereunder, except that as applied to such mortgages and property, the reference in to subsection (g) shall be construed to refer to subsection (d) of this section.
Secretary’s additional powers to insure certain mortgages
The Secretary shall also have power to insure under this subchapter or subchapter II any mortgage executed in connection with the sale by him of any property acquired under this subchapter without regard to any limit as to eligibility, time or aggregate amount contained in this subchapter or subchapter II.
Conclusiveness and validity of insurance contract
Any contract of insurance executed by the Secretary under this subchapter shall be conclusive evidence of the eligibility of the mortgage for insurance and the validity of any contract of insurance so executed shall be incontestable in the hands of an approved mortgagee from the date of the execution of such contract, except for fraud or misrepresentation on the part of such approved mortgagee.
Certification as to overtime wages paid to laborers and mechanics
The Secretary shall not insure any mortgage under this section unless the principal contractor or contractors engaged in the construction of the project involved file a certificate or certificates (at such times, in the course of construction or otherwise, as the Secretary may prescribe) certifying that the laborers and mechanics employed in the construction of such project have been paid not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for employment in excess of eight hours in any one day or in excess of forty hours in any one week.
June 27, 1934, ch. 847Aug. 8, 1949, ch. 403, § 163 Stat. 571Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 37865 Stat. 312June 30, 1953, ch. 170, § 1067 Stat. 124June 29, 1954, ch. 410, § 1(2)68 Stat. 320Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 64968 Stat. 593June 30, 1955, ch. 251, § 1(2)69 Stat. 225Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 78369 Stat. 647Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 102970 Stat. 1109Pub. L. 85–104, title I, § 108(c)71 Stat. 297Pub. L. 85–364, § 3(b)72 Stat. 73Pub. L. 86–149, title IV, § 414(a)73 Stat. 322Pub. L. 86–372, title VII, § 70173 Stat. 682Pub. L. 86–500, title V, § 507(a)74 Stat. 185Pub. L. 87–57, title VI, § 607(a)75 Stat. 111Pub. L. 87–70, title VI, § 604(d)75 Stat. 177Pub. L. 87–623, § 176 Stat. 418Pub. L. 89–117, title XI, § 1108(u)79 Stat. 506Pub. L. 90–19, § 1(a)(3)81 Stat. 17Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 107(b)94 Stat. 2238(, title VIII, § 803, as added , ; amended , title VI, § 601(a)–(c), ; , ; , ; , title I, §§ 112(c), 128(a), 130, , 609; , ; , title IV, § 401, ; , title V, §§ 502–506(a), , 1110; , title V, §§ 501, 502, , , 303; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (c), , , 186; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (p), , , 19; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 1735c of this titleThe General Insurance Fund, referred to in text, was established by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–4701980—Subsec. (b)(2). struck out provision requiring the Secretary to report to the Committees on Banking and Currency of the Senate and the House of Representatives each instance in which he has required the Secretary of Defense to guarantee the General Insurance Fund and the reasons therefor.
Pub. L. 90–19, § 1(a)(3)1967—, substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing in subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (2), (3)(A), (B), following (C), and (c) to (k).
Pub. L. 90–19, § 1(p)(1)Subsec. (b)(2). –(4), substituted “Secretary of Defense” for “Secretary” in first, third, and fourth sentences.
Pub. L. 89–117, § 1108(u)(1)1965—Subsecs. (b)(1), (b)(2), (e), (f), (g). , substituted “General Insurance Fund” for “Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 89–117, § 1108(u)(2)lsection 1713 of this titleSubsec. (h). , struck out provision that, as applied to mortgages insured under this subchapter and to property acquired by the Commissioner hereunder, reference in subsecs. (k) and () of to the “Housing Fund” shall be construed to refer to the “Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund”.
Pub. L. 87–6231962—Subsec. (a). substituted “mortgages shall be insured under this section after ” for “mortgages shall be insured under this subchapter after ”.
Pub. L. 87–70Pub. L. 87–571961—Subsec. (a). made amendment identical to that made by .
Pub. L. 87–57 substituted “” for “”, and “twenty-eight thousand family units” for “twenty-five thousand family housing units”.
Pub. L. 86–500, § 507(a)1960—Subsec. (a). , substituted “twenty-five thousand family housing units” for “twenty thousand family housing units”.
Pub. L. 86–500, § 507(c)Subsec. (b)(3). , inserted proviso prohibiting, subject to the limitations of par. (B), the contracting for any family unit included in any mortgaged property after , if the cost of the unit exceeds $19,800.
Pub. L. 86–372, § 701(a)1959—Subsec. (a). , substituted “” for “”.
Pub. L. 86–149 inserted provisions in subsec. (a) to prohibit insurance of mortgages under this subchapter after , and to limit the number of housing units which may be contracted for after to not more than 20,000.
Pub. L. 86–372, § 701(b)Subsec. (b)(3). , (c), substituted “but not to exceed thirty years from the beginning of amortization of the mortgage” for “have a maturity of not to exceed twenty-five years”, and inserted provisions authorizing the property or project to include such nondwelling facilities as the Commission deems adequate to serve the occupants.
Pub. L. 86–372, § 701(d)Subsec. (c). , authorized the Commissioner to reduce the amount of the premium charge below one-half of 1 per centum per annum with respect to any mortgage on property acquired by the Secretary of Defense or his designee if the mortgage is insured pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter as in effect prior to .
Pub. L. 86–372, § 701(e)Subsec. (k). , added subsec. (k).
Pub. L. 85–3641958—Subsec. (b). increased the maximum amount of interest from 4 to 4½ per centum per annum.
Pub. L. 85–104, § 5011957—Subsec. (a). , substituted “” for “”.
Pub. L. 85–104, § 502Subsec. (b)(3)(B). , inserted proviso that should financing of housing to be constructed pursuant to a single invitation for bids be accomplished by two or more mortgages, any single mortgage may exceed an average of $16,500 if sum of all mortgages for such housing does not exceed average of $16,500.
Pub. L. 85–104, § 108(c)oSubsec. (f). , substituted, in second sentence, “established by the Commissioner pursuant to section 1715 of this title” for “determined by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, at the time the mortgage was accepted for insurance, but not to exceed 3 per centum per annum”.
1956—Subsec. (a). Act , §§ 502, 503, inserted “(except mortgages insured pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter in effect prior to )” and substituted “$2,300,000” for “$1,363,500,000” in first proviso and “” for “” in third proviso.
Subsec. (b)(2). Act , § 504, required approval of Commissioner, with determination of Secretary, that new units will not substantially curtail occupancy in existing houses covered by mortgages insured under this chapter, and provided that if Commissioner requires Secretary to guarantee the armed services housing mortgages insurance fund from loss, he shall report to the Committees on Banking and Currency of the Senate and House of Representatives each instance in which he required such a guarantee.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Act , § 505, substituted “$16,500” for “$13,500” in two places, and inserted “(including ranges, refrigerators, shades, screens, and fixtures)”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Act , § 506(a), substituted “eligible bidder with respect to” for “eligible builder of”.
1955—Subsec. (a). Act , increased authorization from $500,000,000 to $1,363,500,000, and extended from , to , period within which mortgages can be insured.
Act , extended termination date, with respect to authority to insure, from , to .
Subsec. (b). Act , authorized issuance of insurance for units necessary for reasons of safety, security, or other essential military requirements, or where adequate housing is not available at reasonable rentals within reasonable commuting distance, limited the amount of the mortgage to not more than the replacement cost of the property or project, restricted the amount of the mortgage to not more than an average of $13,500 for a family unit, and required the mortgage to mature in not more than 25 years.
Subsec. (c). Act , struck out authorization of Commissioner to require payment by mortgagee of an adjusted premium charge in event that principal obligation of mortgage is paid in full prior to maturity date.
Subsec. (d). Act , struck out provisions which authorized mortgagee to proceed to foreclose mortgage in event of a default, and which granted mortgagee right to elect benefits of insurance when the United States acquires, or commences condemnation proceedings to acquire, all or a substantial part, of mortgaged property.
Subsecs. (e) to (h). Act , substituted “Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund” for “Military Housing Insurance Fund,” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (i). Act , struck out the power of the Commissioner to insure under subchapter VI of this chapter.
Subsec. (j). Act , reenacted provisions without change.
Subsec. (k). Act , struck out provisions which authorized utilization of the powers of the Federal National Mortgage Association and of any other Federal corporation or other Federal agency to purchase, service, or sell any mortgages, or partial interest therein.
1954—Subsec. (a). Acts , § 128(a), and , extended termination date, with respect to authority to insure, from , to , and from , to , respectively.
section 1715r of this titleSubsec. (b). Act , § 130, in par. immediately following subpar. (C) of par. (3) of the subsection, substituted the requirement that the mortgagor shall enter into the agreement required by for former provisions relating to certification of builders’ costs, the certifications now being prescribed into section 1715r.
Subsec. (f). Act , § 112(c), in second sentence, substituted a twenty-year period for ten-year period, with respect to the maturity of debentures.
1953—Subsec. (a). Act , § 10(a), in second proviso substituted “” for “”.
Subsec. (b). Act , § 10(b), (c), inserted par. commencing “The mortgagor shall agree”; and, in first sentence of par. commencing “The mortgage shall provide”, substituted “4½ per centum” for “4 per centum”.
1951—Subsec. (a). Act , § 601(a), substituted “” for “” in second proviso.
Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Act , § 601(b), inserted proviso.
Subsec. (d). Act , § 601(c), inserted reference to the Atomic Energy Commission in last sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1954 Amendment
section 1710 of this titleAmendment by section 112(c) of act , as not applicable in any case where the mortgage involved was insured or the commitment for such insurance was issued prior to , see section 112(e) of that act, set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
Act Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, § 601(a)65 Stat. 312, , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .