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h. Prohibited Payments (09/14/2015)
The Mortgagee, or any of the Mortgagee’s employees, must not pay or receive, or permit any other party involved in an FHA-insured mortgage transaction to pay or receive, any fee, kickback, compensation or thing of value to any person or entity in connection with an FHA- insured mortgage transaction, except for services actually performed and permitted by HUD. The Mortgagee must not pay a referral fee to any person or entity. The Mortgagee is not permitted to:
• advance funds to a real estate agent, real estate broker, mortgage broker, or packager as an advance of anticipated commissions on sales to be financed with an FHA- insured Mortgage to be provided by the Mortgagee;
• make low interest or no interest Mortgages to a real estate broker, real estate agent, mortgage broker, packager, builder or any other party from whom the Mortgagee accepts proposals involving FHA-insured Mortgages; or
• pay a gratuity or make a Gift valued above items that are customarily distributed in the normal course of advertising, public relations, or as a general promotion device, to any person or entity involved in the Mortgagee’s FHA-insured mortgage transactions.
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I. DOING BUSINESS WITH FHA A. FHA Lenders and Mortgagees (09/20/2021)
6. Post-approval Operations