On January 5, 2011, HUD-FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2011-04, which notifies mortgagees that HUD will begin collecting the unique identifiers assigned by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) to individuals and entities participating in the origination of loans submitted for insurance by the FHA.

FHA-approved mortgagees and their employees must comply with the NMLS registration requirements of the states and entities with jurisdiction over their activities, and must register in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the NMLS.

Additionally, Sponsoring Third Party Originators are now required to ensure that their Sponsored Third Party Originators obtain and maintain an NMLS unique identifier (NMLS ID), as is required by the states and entities with jurisdiction over their activities and in accordance with the registration guidelines set forth by the NMLS.

Please also note that under the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111-22), the failure of an FHA-approved lender to comply with requirements of the Safe Act (12 U.S.C. 5101-5116) and applicable state law is cause for withdrawal of FHA lender approval or loss of authorization to participate in FHA lending programs.

HUD expects mortgagees to comply with applicable federal and state requirements governing NMLS licensing and registration. For more information on your state’s NMLS requirements and implementation plans, you can visit the NMLS Resource Center.

HUD will capture NMLS IDs at a number of points in the lender approval and loan origination processes, which we have indicated below.

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