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A. TITLE II INSURED HOUSING PROGRAMS FORWARD MORTGAGES
The Title II Insured Housing Programs Forward Mortgages, Origination through Post- closing/Endorsement section in this FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (Handbook 4000.1) provides the origination, underwriting, closing, post-closing, and endorsement standards and procedures applicable to all Single Family (one- to four-units) Mortgages insured under Title II of the National Housing Act, except for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM). The Mortgagee must fully comply with all of the following standards and procedures in originating, underwriting, and closing for obtaining Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance on a Mortgage. If there are any exceptions or program-specific standards or procedures that differ from those set forth below, the exceptions or alternative program or product specific standards and procedures are explicitly stated. Terms and acronyms used in this Handbook 4000.1 have their meanings defined in the Glossary and Acronyms and in the specific section of Handbook 4000.1 in which the definitions are located.