24 CFR § 200.80 - Mortgage form.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s200.80"
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title: "24 CFR § 200.80 - Mortgage form."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "200.80"
section_name: "Mortgage form."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "200"
part_name: "INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1702-1715z-21; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 24467, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 200.80 Mortgage form.

The mortgage shall be:

(a) Executed on a form approved by the Commissioner for use in the jurisdiction in which the property securing the mortgage is situated, which form shall not be changed without the prior written approval of the Commissioner.

(b) Executed by an eligible mortgagor.

(c) A first lien on the property securing the mortgage, which property conforms with the property standards prescribed by the Commissioner.