24 CFR § 203.616 - Mortgage modification.

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title: "24 CFR § 203.616 - Mortgage modification."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "203.616"
section_name: "Mortgage modification."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MORTGAGE AND LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "203"
part_name: "SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE"
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regulatory_source: "36 FR 24508, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 203.616 Mortgage modification.

The mortgagee may modify a mortgage for the purpose of changing the amortization provisions by recasting the total unpaid amount due for a term not exceeding 480 months. The mortgagee must notify HUD of such modification in a format prescribed by HUD within 30 days of the execution of the modification agreement.

[62 FR 60130, Nov. 6, 1997, as amended at 88 FR 14259, Mar. 8, 2023]