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§ 3751. —  Findings and purpose.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC3751]

 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
             CHAPTER 38A--SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
 
Sec. 3751. Findings and purpose


(a) Findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the disparate State laws under which mortgages are 
    foreclosed on behalf of the Secretary covering 1- to 4-family 
    residential properties--
            (A) burden certain programs administered by the Secretary;
            (B) increase the costs of collecting obligations; and
            (C) generally are a detriment to the community in which the 
        properties are located;

        (2) the long periods required to complete the foreclosure of 
    such mortgages under certain State laws--
            (A) lead to deterioration in the condition of the properties 
        involved;
            (B) necessitate substantial Federal holding expenditures;
            (C) increase the risk of vandalism, fire loss, depreciation, 
        damage, and waste with respect to the properties; and
            (D) adversely affect the neighborhoods in which the 
        properties are located;

        (3) these conditions seriously impair the ability of the 
    Secretary to protect the Federal financial interest in the affected 
    properties and frustrate attainment of the objectives of the 
    underlying Federal program authority;
        (4) the availability of uniform and more expeditious procedures, 
    with no right of redemption in the mortgagor or others, for the 
    foreclosure of these mortgages by the Secretary will tend to 
    ameliorate these conditions; and
        (5) providing the Secretary with a nonjudicial foreclosure 
    procedure will reduce unnecessary litigation by removing many 
    foreclosures from the courts if they contribute to overcrowded 
    calendars.

(b) Purpose

    The purpose of this chapter is to create a uniform Federal 
foreclosure remedy for single family mortgages that--
        (1) are held by the Secretary pursuant to title I or title II of 
    the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1702 et seq., 1707 et seq.]; or
        (2) secure loans obligated by the Secretary under section 1452b 
    \1\ of title 42.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Pub. L. 103-327, title II, Sept. 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2316.)

                       References in Text

    The National Housing Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act June 
27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, as amended. Titles I and II of the Act 
are classified generally to subchapters I (Sec. 1702 et seq.) and II 
(Sec. 1707 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 13 of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1701 of 
this title and Tables.
    Section 1452b of title 42, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 101-625, title II, Sec. 289(b)(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 
104 Stat. 4128.

                          Codification

    Section is based on section 802 of title VIII of S. 2281, One 
Hundred Third Congress, as reported July 13, 1994, which was enacted 
into law by Pub. L. 103-327.


                             Effective Date

    Title II of Pub. L. 103-327, Sept. 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2316, 
provided in part that title VIII of S. 2281, One Hundred Third Congress, 
as reported July 13, 1994, which is classified to this chapter, is 
incorporated into Pub. L. 103-327 and deemed enacted into law upon 
enactment of Pub. L. 103-327, which was approved Sept. 28, 1994.


                               Short Title

    Section 801 of title VIII of S. 2281, One Hundred Third Congress, as 
reported July 13, 1994, which was enacted into law by title II of Pub. 
L. 103-327, Sept. 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2316, provided in part, that: 
``This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Single Family 
Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994'.''



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