24 CFR §266.620
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- (a)The contract of insurance shall terminate if any of the following occurs:
- (1)The mortgage is paid in full;
- (2)The HFA acquires the mortgaged property and notifies the Commissioner that it will not file an insurance claim;
- (3)A party other than HFA acquires the property at a foreclosure sale;
- (4)The HFA notifies the Commissioner of Termination of Insurance (voluntary termination);
- (5)The HFA or its successors commit fraud or make a material misrepresentation to the Commissioner with respect to information culminating in the contract of insurance on the mortgage or while the contract of insurance is in existence;
- (6)The receipt by the Commissioner of an Application for Final Claims Settlement;
- (7)If the HFA acquires the mortgaged property and fails to make an initial claim.
- (b)In lieu of termination of the mortgage insurance contract pursuant to paragraph (a)(5) of this section, the Commissioner may, in his or her full discretion, permit a Level I participant rated “A” or higher to indemnify HUD, or otherwise reimburse HUD in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner, for the full amount of the mortgage claim.