OAR 813-020-0056
Approved Servicers
(1)
A bank, savings bank or other financial institution that is authorized under the laws of a state or of the United States to engage in the business of servicing loans for residential housing may apply to become a loan servicer under the Single-Family Mortgage Program by submitting the following to the Department:(a)
An application in the form prescribed by the Department;(b)
An opinion by the counsel of the applicant regarding the power and authority of the applicant to enter into a loan servicing agreement with the Department;(c)
A list of the authorized officers of the applicant and the signature of each officer;(d)
The most recent audited financial statements of the applicant;(e)
Documentation evidencing bond and insurance coverage;(f)
An application charge in an amount established by the Department for its costs of evaluation and administration; and(g)
Documentation indicating the volume of residential loans produced by the applicant’s mortgage lending offices in Oregon.(2)
An applicant under section (1) of this rule must demonstrate to the Department’s satisfaction that:(a)
One of the applicant’s principal functions is servicing loans secured by residential real estate;(b)
Such servicing is a customary and regular business activity of the applicant;(c)
The applicant is qualified to engage in servicing mortgage loans for the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and is, if required, a mortgagee approved by the Federal Housing Administration or Veterans’ Administration;(d)
The applicant deposits funds to accounts in depositories that comply with the requirements of ORS 295.002 (Deposit of public funds), 295.005, 295.015 (Maintenance of securities by qualified depository) to 295.018 (Increase in required collateral of qualified depository) and 295.205 (Accounts in financial institutions outside Oregon) and that are insured to the full extent legally possible by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other similar federal insuring Department; and(e)
The applicant will maintain servicing facilities adequately staffed with trained personnel familiar with all rules, regulations and requirements pertaining to or affecting program loans.(3)
An applicant may service program loans if the Department determines that an applicant is qualified to service program loans and if the applicant enters into an agreement with the Department to service program loans according to a standard form prescribed by the Department.(4)
A program loan servicer may assign program loan servicing to another servicer upon written approval by the Department.
Source:
Rule 813-020-0056 — Approved Servicers, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=813-020-0056.