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Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102

§1712 Investment of Funds

Title 12 › CHAPTER 13 — NATIONAL HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER II — MORTGAGE INSURANCE › § 1712

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Extra money in the Fund that is not needed for HUD’s current insurance work must be placed with the U.S. Treasury or put into U.S. government bonds or bonds guaranteed by the government. To the most extent possible, those investments should directly support the residential mortgage market. With Treasury approval, the HUD Secretary may buy debentures on the open market if the purchase gives at least as much yield as other allowed investments; debentures bought this way are canceled and the related group accounts are charged for the purchase.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §1712

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Moneys in the Fund not needed for the current operations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development related to insurance under section 1709 of this title shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the Fund, or invested in bonds or other obligations of, or in bonds or other obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any agency of the United States: Provided, That such moneys shall to the maximum extent feasible be invested in such bonds or other obligations the proceeds of which will be used to directly support the residential mortgage market. The Secretary may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, purchase in the open market debentures issued under the provisions of section 1710 of this title. Such purchases shall be made at a price which will provide an investment yield of not less than the yield obtainable from other investments authorized by this section. Debentures so purchased shall be canceled and not reissued, and the several group accounts to which such debentures have been charged shall be charged with the amounts used in making such purchases.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–609 provided for guarantee as to principal and interest by any agency of the United States and for investment of monies in bonds or other obligations the proceeds of which will be used to directly support the residential mortgage market. 1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Department of Housing and Urban Development” and “Secretary” for “Federal Housing Administration” and “Commissioner”, respectively, and inserted “related to insurance under section 1709 of this title” before “shall be deposited”. 1950—Act Apr. 20, 1950, substituted “Commissioner” for “Administrator”. 1938—Act Feb. 3, 1938, among other changes, inserted “or in bonds or other obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by” in first sentence, and inserted third sentence.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 1712

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102