HUD Handbook 4000.1 Part II.A.7
HUD Handbook 4000.1 Part II.A.7 governs Pre-endorsement Review and Mortgagee Pre-endorsement Review Requirements for FHA Title II forward mortgages. Operative controls include independent-reviewer separation (review staff not involved in origination/processing/ underwriting), Uniform Case Binder Stacking Order completeness, case-binder documentation retention, legibility of all documents, and per-document verification (Note Authoritative Copy, borrower name match with HUD-92900-LT, security instrument execution, CD signature verification). Fills HUD 4000.1 Part II.A.7 chapter gap.
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HUD Handbook 4000.1 II.A.7.a — Pre-endorsement review per Uniform Case Binder Stacking Order
The Mortgagee must complete a pre-endorsement review of the mortgage file to ensure all applicable documents as described in the Uniform Case Binder Stacking Order are included in the endorsement submission.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 II.A.7.a — Pre-endorsement review by independent (non-origination) staff
This review must be conducted by staff not involved in the originating, processing, or underwriting of the Mortgage.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 II.A.7.a — Case binder contains all documentation supporting approval
The case binder must contain all documentation relied upon by the Mortgagee to justify its decision to approve the Mortgage.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 II.A.7.b — All pre-endorsement-review documents must be legible
All documents must be legible.
HUD Handbook 4000.1 II.A.7.b.iii — Note is Authoritative Copy + borrower name matches HUD-92900-LT + Model Note language
The Mortgagee must confirm that the Note is the Authoritative Copy, the Borrower name on the Note matches form HUD-92900-LT, and the required language from the Model Note is present.
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