§1711 — Title 12 Banks and Banking | U.S. Code

Summary

Create two accounts in the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund on July 1, 1954: a General Surplus Account and a Participating Reserve Account. Assets from the old General Reinsurance Account and other group accounts were moved into these new accounts and the old accounts ended on that date. After that, any net profit or loss for each six-month period must go into either the General Surplus Account or the Participating Reserve Account as the Secretary decides, using sound actuarial and accounting rules. When an insured mortgage is paid off, the Secretary can give the borrower a share from the Participating Reserve. The amount and timing are decided to be fair and actuarially sound, but no payout can be more than the total scheduled annual premiums the borrower paid through the year the insurance ended. The Secretary must send written notice of eligibility to the borrower’s last known address; the borrower must apply for the payment within 6 years after that notice or lose the right, and any amounts no longer eligible move to the General Surplus Account. Borrowers and lenders do not have a guaranteed claim to account balances, and the Secretary’s payment decision is final. The Secretary must consider the Fund’s overall actuarial condition before deciding on distributions. The Secretary must make sure the Fund reaches a capital ratio of at least 1.25% within 24 months after November 5, 1990, and keeps it. The Secretary must try to reach 2.0% within 10 years after November 5, 1990, and then keep at least that level. After the first 24 months, the Secretary must report to Congress how they will reach the 2.0% goal. Definitions (one line each): “capital” means the Fund’s economic net worth as found in the annual audit; “capital ratio” means capital divided by unamortized insurance‑in‑force; “economic net worth” means current cash plus the net present value of expected future cash flows from outstanding mortgages; “unamortized insurance‑in‑force” means the remaining estimated obligation on the Fund’s outstanding mortgages.

Title 12, §1711

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(a)The Secretary shall establish as of July 1, 1954, in the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund a General Surplus Account and a Participating Reserve Account. All of the assets of the General Reinsurance Account shall be transferred to the General Surplus Account whereupon the General Reinsurance Account shall be abolished. There shall be transferred from the various group accounts to the Participating Reserve Account as of July 1, 1954, an amount equal to the aggregate amount which would have been distributed under the provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 1954, if all outstanding mortgages in such group accounts had been paid in full on said date. All of the remaining balances of said group accounts shall as of said date be transferred to the General Surplus Account whereupon all of said group accounts shall be abolished.

(b)The aggregate net income thereafter received or any net loss thereafter sustained by the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund in any semiannual period shall be credited or charged to the General Surplus Account and/or the Participating Reserve Account in such manner and amounts as the Secretary may determine to be in accord with sound actuarial and accounting practice.

(c)Upon termination of the insurance obligation of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund by payment of any mortgage insured thereunder, the Secretary is authorized to distribute to the mortgagor a share of the Participating Reserve Account in such manner and amount as the Secretary shall determine to be equitable and in accordance with sound actuarial and accounting practice: Provided, That, in no event, shall any such distributable share exceed the aggregate scheduled annual premiums of the mortgagor to the year of termination of the insurance. The Secretary shall not distribute any share to an eligible mortgagor under this subsection beginning on the date which is 6 years after the date the Secretary first transmitted written notification of eligibility to the last known address of the mortgagor, unless the mortgagor has applied in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary for payment of the share within the 6-year period. The Secretary shall transfer any amounts no longer eligible for distribution under the previous sentence from the Participating Reserve Account to the General Surplus Account.

(d)No mortgagor or mortgagee of any mortgage insured under section 1709 of this title shall have any vested right in a credit balance in any such account or be subject to any liability arising out of the mutuality of the Fund and the determination of the Secretary as to the amount to be paid by him to any mortgagor shall be final and conclusive.

(e)In determining whether there is a surplus for distribution to mortgagors under this section, the Secretary shall take into account the actuarial status of the entire Fund.

(f)(1)The Secretary shall ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains a capital ratio of not less than 1.25 percent within 24 months after November 5, 1990, and maintains such ratio thereafter, subject to paragraph (2).

(2)The Secretary shall endeavor to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains a capital ratio of not less than 2.0 percent within 10 years after November 5, 1990, and shall ensure that the Fund maintains at least such capital ratio at all times thereafter.

(3)Upon the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on November 5, 1990, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the actions the Secretary will take to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains the capital ratio required under paragraph (2).

(4)For purposes of this subsection:

(A)The term “capital” means the economic net worth of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, as determined by the Secretary under the annual audit required under section 1735f–16 of this title.

(B)The term “capital ratio” means the ratio of capital to unamortized insurance-in-force.

(C)The term “economic net worth” means the current cash available to the Fund, plus the net present value of all future cash inflows and outflows expected to result from the outstanding mortgages in the Fund.

(D)The term “unamortized insurance-in-force” means the remaining obligation on outstanding mortgages which are obligations of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, as estimated by the Secretary.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 110–289 struck out subsecs. (g) and (h) which related to annual independent audit of Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund and adjustment of premiums, respectively. 1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–550 inserted at end “The Secretary shall not distribute any share to an eligible mortgagor under this subsection beginning on the date which is 6 years after the date the Secretary first transmitted written notification of eligibility to the last known address of the mortgagor, unless the mortgagor has applied in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary for payment of the share within the 6-year period. The Secretary shall transfer any amounts no longer eligible for distribution under the previous sentence from the Participating Reserve Account to the General Surplus Account.” 1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–508, § 2104, added subsec. (e). Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 101–508, § 2105, added subsecs. (f) to (h). 1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) to (d) of this section. 1954—Act Aug. 2, 1954, amended section generally to eliminate the former group accounts and substitute therefor a general surplus account and participating reserve account. 1953—Subsec. (c). Act

June 30, 1953, inserted sentence relating to semi-annual transfer of group accounts, and, in remainder of section, changed the provisions relating to settlement of accounts. 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted “Commissioner” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1939—Subsec. (b). Act

June 3, 1939, inserted “prior to

July 1, 1939”. 1938—Subsecs. (a) to (f). Act Feb. 3, 1938, amended provisions generally, and among other changes, struck out subsec. (f). 1935—Subsec. (f). Act

May 28, 1935, substituted “annual premium charge” for “premium charge” in first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Exception to Statute of Limitations Pub. L. 102–550, title V, § 508(b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3782, provided that: “Notwithstanding the 6-year limitation on distribution of shares of the Participating Reserve Account under section 205(c) of the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1711(c)], the Secretary shall distribute a share to an otherwise eligible mortgagor in accordance with section 205(c), if the mortgagor applies for payment of the share within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 1992] in accordance with procedures in effect on such date.”

§1711 General Surplus and Participating Reserve Accounts