U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

H O U S I N G

Special Attention of: Notice H 97-23 (HUD)

All Directors, Office of Housing Issued: April 1, 1997

Expires: April 30, 1998

Cross References:

Subject: Deposit of FHA Funds

PURPOSE

The purpose of this memorandum is to introduce a change in

procedure designed to improve the collection, recording, and reporting

of FHA miscellaneous deposits.

BACKGROUND

Currently Field offices receive payments for miscellaneous

transactions that can not be forwarded to one of the existing FHA

lockboxes. These payments are deposited by Field Staff, in a Federal

Reserve Bank or a local bank approved by the Department of Treasury as

a Treasury General Account. A copy of the Deposit Ticket and the

supporting data are sent to FHA by mail for recording and reporting.

This procedure results in missing documentation and our inability

to give the remitter credit for the payment.

The process can be improved by having all FHA miscellaneous

collections sent to a lockbox for deposit. The payment and the

supporting documentation will be kept together. The Field will be

able to send all FHA payments received to a lockbox, including

Miscellaneous Collections, and will not have to travel to local banks,

prepare a Deposit Ticket, or send a Schedule of Collection and the

supporting data to Headquarters.

CHANGES IN PROCEDURES

Effective April 1, 1997, all FHA collections received in the

Field shall be processed as follows:

1\. Record the payment on a HUD-235, Collection Register, upon

receipt. Do not endorse. This payment is not being deposited,

but only forwarded to our lockbox contractor who will endorse,

deposit and schedule the payment on FHA\'s behalf.

2\. Sign and include your office phone number on the HUD-235.

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3\. Identify the payment by case, project or claim number, if

appropriate, for proper credit to the remitter\'s account.

Contact remitter if clarification is needed.

4\. Determine if the payment can be sent to one of the existing FHA

or General Lockboxes. (See Attachment)

5\. Send the payment, if it can not be sent to an existing lockbox,

to:

FHA Miscellaneous Collections

PO Box 198762

Atlanta, GA 30384

6\. Mail the payment, a copy of the HUD-235, and documentation

received with the payment, within 24 hours, by regular first

class mail, to the lockbox designated for the particular payment

type.

7\. USE A LOCKBOX, DO NOT DEPOSIT FHA COLLECTIONS IN YOUR LOCAL

TREASURY GENERAL ACCOUNT OR FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.

Your cooperation in implementing this change will be greatly

appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Betty Gray on

\(202\) 755-7540 x 152 or Patricia Moss on (202) 755-7540 x178.

Attachment

Assistant Secretary for Housing-

Federal Housing Commissioner

ATTACHMENT I

GENERAL PROGRAMS 86010300

(LOCKBOX PAYMENTS)

LOCKBOX NAME & REMITTER FORM WITH PAYMENT

ADDRESSES

Excess Financing Housing Authority Billing Letter

P.O. Box 100144

Atlanta, GA 30384

Excess Rental Income Mortgagee HUD-93104, Monthly

Report P.O. Box 360333M of Excess

Rental Income

Pittsburgh, PA 15250

FAD Atlanta Misc. Inc.

P.O. Box 277304

Atlanta, GA 30384-7304

FAD Boston Misc. Inc.

P.O. Box 641516

Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1516

FAD Ft. Worth Misc. Inc.

P.O. Box 277303

Atlanta, GA 30384-7303

FAD New York Misc. Inc.

P.O. Box 641515

Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1515

FAD San Francisco Misc. Inc.

P.O. Box 72930

San Francisco, CA 94160-2930

Indian Loan Guarantee HUD-53038

P.O. Box 198353

Atlanta, GA 30384-8353

Interstate Land Sales HUD-1513

P.O. Box 100655

Atlanta, GA 30384

Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing Form-301, Request

for

Inspection Builder Labels

Fee NCBCS

P.O. Box 198225

Atlanta, GA 30384

Nehemiah Housing Form Letter

P.O. Box 277022

Atlanta, GA 30384-7022

Residual Receipts Housing Authority Billing Letter

P.O. Box 198603

Atlanta, GA 30384

Section 202 Payment Mortgagor No Form

P.O. Box 360539

Pittsburgh, PA 19251-6539

Section 235 Payments Mortgagees HUD-235

P.O. Box 198778

Atlanta, GA 30384-8788

Section 312 Mortgagors OCR Scan Form

P.O. Box 740181

Atlanta, GA 30684

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ATTACHMENT 2

FHA PROGRAMS 8609300

(LOCKBOX PAYMENTS)

LOCKBOX NAME & REMITTER FORM WITH PAYMENT

ADDRESSES

HECM Assigned MTGE. No Form

P.O. Box 956222

St. Louis, MO 63195-6222

Indemnification Special Form

P.O. Box 956404

St. Louis, MO 63195-6222

Manufactured Housing Manufactured Housing No Form

Product Builder

Suitability Fee

P.O. Box 954199

St. Louis, MO 63195

Multifamily Fees Field Office HUD-27038 & 3416

& Premiums

P.O. Box 277167

Atlanta, GA 30384

Multifamily Mortgage Mortgagee HUD-27032, Billing

Insurance Premium Statement &

P.O. Box 198045 Reconciliation

Atlanta, GA 30384

Multifamily Mortgage Mortgagor HUD-2771, Statement

Note of Multifamily

P.O. Box 70764 Mortgage Account

Chicago, IL 60673

Multifamily Property Area Management Broker PMS-100

(PMS) PMS-101

P.O. Box 640381 PMS-102

Pittsburgh, PA 15264-0381

Post Audit Reviews Special Form

P.O. Box 966397

St. Louis, MO 63195-6397

Repurchase Debt Collection Form

P.O. Box 956215

St. Louis, MO 63195-6215

Section 312 Delinquent Mortgagors Special Form

P.O. Box 956894

St. Louis, MO 63195-6894

Single Family Claims Mortgagees No Form

P.O. Box 954507

St. Louis, MO 63195-4507

Single Family Def. Mortgagor Field Office Debt Collection Form

Judgement

P.O. Box 953856

St. Louis, MO 63195-3856

Single Family Err. Mortgagee Debt Collection Form

Premium Refund

P.O. Box 953954

St. Louis, MO 63195-3954

Single Family Mortgage Mortgagor OCR Scan Bill

Payment

P.O. Box 105652

Atlanta, GA 30348

Single Family Property Field Office SAMS-1100

Payment

P.O. Box 952484

St. Louis, MO 63195-2484

Single Family Property Rents Debt Collection Form

P.O. Box 954899

St. Louis, MO 63195-4899

Single Family Unsecured Debt Debt Collection Form

P.O. Box 956089

St. Louis, MO 63195-6089

Title I Lender Title I Lender HUD-235

Application Fee

P.O. Box 198608

Atlanta, GA 30384

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Title I Lender Title I Lender HUD-92001LVM Title I

Recertification Fee Yearly Report

Verification

P.O. Box 100922

Atlanta, GA 30384

Title I Notes Title I Debtor Trustee OCR Scan Bill

P.O. Box 105664

Atlanta, GA 30348

Tide II Mortgagee Field Office HUD-235

Application Fee

P.O. Box 198619

Atlanta, GA 30384

Title II Mortgagee Mortgagee Annual Bill

Recertification Fee

P.O. Box 100170

Atlanta, GA 30384

Restitution

P.O. Box 955452

St. Louis, MO 63195-5452

Unclaimed Funds State Governments No Form

P.O. Box 954710

St. Louis, MO 63195-4710

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