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 Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5634-N-01]
 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: In accordance with HUD regulations, this notice announces changes of the mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) for certain Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Housing, Health Care Facilities, and Hospital Mortgage Insurance programs for commitments to be issued or reissued in FY 2013. The MIP for market-rate New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation loans under Sections 207, 213, 220, 221(d)(4), 231, 232, and 242 is proposed to increase by 20 basis points and 223(a)(7) loans by 5 basis points; with a 15 basis point increase for all other market-rate multifamily housing, health care facility, and hospital loans. The increases will not apply to Low Income Housing Tax Credit Loans, other affordable housing loans for HUD-assisted properties, or loans insured under FHA's Risk Sharing programs. These MIP increases will not only provide additional protection for the GI/SRI fund and increase receipts to the Treasury, but will also encourage private lending to return to the market by ensuring FHA is not under-pricing its risk. In addition to announcing MIPs for FY 2013, this notice also announces that a positive credit subsidy obligation will not be required in FY 2013 for loans under any of the active mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing or health care facilities.
 DATES: *Comment Due Date:*
                         May 10, 2012.
 ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this Notice to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Interested persons also may submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov,*
                         referencing the docket number for this Notice. Commenters should follow the instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit their comments electronically through 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov.*
                         The comments received through this portal are posted and can be easily viewed. Facsimile (Fax) comments are not acceptable. In all cases, communications must refer to the docket number and title. All comments and communications submitted will be available, without change, for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, please schedule an appointment to review the public comments by calling the Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of electronically filed comments are also available for inspection and downloading at 
                        *http://www.regulations.gov.*
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of Multifamily Housing Development, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000; telephone: 202-402-6130 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access these numbers through TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  I. Background HUD's mortgage insurance regulation at 24 CFR 207.254 provides as follows: Notice of future premium changes will be published in the 
                        **Federal Register**
                        . The Department will propose MIP changes for multifamily mortgage insurance programs and provide a 30-day public comment period for the purpose of accepting comments on whether the proposed changes are appropriate. Pursuant to this 30-day comment procedure, this notice announces changes for FY 2013 in the MIP for programs authorized under the National Housing Act (the Act) (12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(1)). These changes will not apply to loans combined with Low Income Housing Tax Credits, other affordable housing loans for HUD-assisted properties, or loans insured under FHA's Risk Sharing programs. “Other affordable housing loans for HUD-assisted properties” include those for properties with an active project-based Section 8 contract covering any of its units. These changes will be effective and apply to any Firm Commitments issued or reissued after October 1, 2012. II. MIPs for FHA's Mortgage Insurance Programs for FY2013 In the chart set forth below, this Notice announces the MIPs which will be in effect during FY 2013 for the multifamily housing, health care facilities, and hospital mortgage insurance programs authorized under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713 
                    *et seq.*). The multifamily housing programs are administered by FHA's Office of Multifamily Housing Programs. The health care facilities and the hospital insurance programs are administered by FHA's Office of Healthcare Programs. The programs 
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                    administered by these offices are listed separately on the chart. III. Positive Credit Subsidy Positive credit subsidy will no longer be required for loans under any of the active mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing or health care facilities. Beginning on October 1, 2012, commitments issued for Section 223(d) operating loss loans for health care facilities and Section 241(a) supplemental loans to FHA-financed multifamily housing will be reported under the budget risk category of their respective, primary FHA mortgages, all of which will generate negative credit subsidy in FY 2013. In addition, the Department will suspend issuance and reissuance commitments under two other programs that had previously required positive credit: Section 221(d)(3) multifamily housing loans for projects with non-profit sponsors or for Section 223(d) operating loss loans to multifamily housing projects with a primary FHA mortgage. The mortgage insurance premiums to be in effect for FHA firm commitments issued or reissued in FY 2013 are shown in the chart below. Fiscal Year 2013 MIP Rates—Multifamily Housing, Health Care Facilities and Hospital Insurance Programs
Current
                             basis points
FY13
                             basis 
                             pointsFHA Apartments:207 Multifamily Housing New Construction/Sub Rehab without LIHTC
50
70207 Multifamily Housing New Construction/Sub Rehab with LIHTC
45
45207 Manufactured Home Parks without LIHTC
50
70207 Manufactured Home Parks with LIHTC
45
45221(d)(3) New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation (NC/SR) for Nonprofit/Cooperative mortgagor without LIHTC
80
N/A221(d)(3) Limited dividend with LIHTC
45
45221(d)(4) NC/SR without LIHTC
45
65221(d)(4) NC/SR with LIHTC
45
45220 Urban Renewal Housing without LIHTC
50
70220 Urban Renewal Housing with LIHTC
45
45213 Cooperative
50
70207/223(f) Refinance or Purchase for Apartments without LIHTC
* 45
* 60207/223(f) Refinance or Purchase for Apartments with LIHTC
* 45
* 45223(a)(7) Refinance of Apartments without LIHTC
45
50223(a)(7) Refinance of Apartments with LIHTC
45
45223d Operating Loss Loan for Apartments
80
N/A231 Elderly Housing without LIHTC
50
70231 Elderly Housing with LIHTC
45
45241(a) Supplemental Loans for Apartments/coop without LIHTC
80
95241(a) Supplemental Loans for Apartments/coop with LIHTC
45
45FHA Health Care Facilities (Nursing Homes, ALF & B&C):232 NC/SR Health Care Facilities without LIHTC
57
77232 NC/SR—Assisted Living Facilities with LIHTC
45
45232/223(f) Refinance for Health Care Facilities without LIHTC
* 50
* 65232/223(f) Refinance for Health Care Facilities with LIHTC
* 45
* 45223(a)(7) Refinance of Health Care Facilities without LIHTC
50
55223(a)(7) Refinance of Health Care Facilities with LIHTC
45
45223d Operating Loss Loan for Health Care Facilities
80
95241(a) Supplemental Loans for Health Care Facilities without LIHTC
57
72241(a) Supplemental Loans for Health Care Facilities with LIHTC
45
45FHA Hospitals:242 Hospitals
50
70223(a)(7) Refinance of Existing FHA-insured Hospital
50
55223(f) Refinance or Purchase of Existing Non-FHA-insured Hospital
50
65241(a) Supplemental Loans for Hospitals
50
65* The first year MIP for the Section 207/223(f) loans for apartments is 100 basis (one percent) points for the first year, as specified in sections 24 CFR 207.252b(a). The first year MIP for a Section 232/223(f) health care facility remains at 100 basis points (one percent).
 Dated: April 3, 2012. Carol Galante, Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.


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