FHA TO ACCEPT MORE DOCUMENTS WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES;ACTION CONTINUES BROADER EFFORT TO MODERNIZE FHA'S PROCESSES

摘要

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced January 30, 2014, that it is granting expanded authority to lenders to accept electronic signatures (e-Signatures) on documents associated with mortgage loans. The new policy allows e-Signatures on origination, servicing, and loss mitigation documents, as well as FHA insurance claims, REO sales contracts and related addenda. Current FHA policy allows for electronic signatures only on third party documents such as sales contracts and other documents not controlled by the lender.