Mortgagees must inform mortgagors of interest paid and taxes disbursed from the escrow account for income tax purposes. Servicing lenders must maintain a toll free number, and servicing personnel for mortgagors' enquiries. Mortgagees must provide interest accounting in such a way as to allow the homeowner to easily identify the amount of any subsidy HUD paid on behalf of the homeowner.
The burden has decreased again since the last submission because of advanced technology; the processing of these annual statements are well under a minute. In addition, the number of respondents has decreased sharply due to mergers and consolidations and we expect the number of respondents to continue to decrease. The number of FHA insured loans has also diminished
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Robert Juenger 202 708-1672
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.