1272
Authority of Secretary to fix premium charge*
Investigation of ^ p l i c a t i o n s, etc.
Deposits.
Defaults.
PUBLIC LAW 7 8 1 - S E P T. 3, 1954
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STAT.
economically sound, and no mortgage or loan, unless made pursuant to a prior commitment, shall be insured unless the Secretary of Commerce finds, at or prior to the time the insurance becomes effective, that the property or project with respect to which the mortgage or the loan is executed will be in his opinion economically sound. " (d) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to fix a premium charge for the insurance of mortgages and loans under this title. I n the case of any mortgage insured under section 1103(a) (46 U.S.C. 1273 (a)), such charge shall not be less than one-half of 1 per centum per annum nor more than 1 per centum per annum of the average principal amount of the mortgage outstanding. In the case of loans insured under section 1103(b) (46 U.S.C. 1273 (b)), such charge shall not be less than one-quarter of 1 per centum per annum nor more than one-half of 1 per centum per annum of the average principal amount of the loan outstanding. Premium payments shall be made when moneys are first advanced under the mortgage or loan agreement and on each anniversary date thereafter. All such premium charges shall be computed and shall be payable to the Secretary of Commerce under such regulations as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe. "(e) The Secretary of Commerce shall charge and collect such amounts as he may deem reasonable for the investigation of applications for insurance, for the appraisal of properties offered for insurance, for the issuance of commitments, and for the inspection of such properties during construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning: Provided, That such charges shall not aggregate more than one-half of 1 per centum of the original principal amount of the mortgage or loan to be insured. Unless otherwise agreed, the charge for any such services shall be paid by the mortgagor or the borrower. "(f) All moneys received under the provisions of sections 11011109 (46 U.S.C. 1271-1279) of this title shall be deposited in the fund." SEC. 5. Section 1105 (46 U.S.C. 1275) is amended to read as follows: " (a)(1) I n the event of any act or failure to act which gives the mortgagee the right to foreclose, any such events being herein called defaults, and failure on the part of the mortgagor to remove and remedy the default within thirty days, the mortgagee shall have the right (i) in the case of a default in respect of the payment of principal or interest or the payment of any amount to provide for the payment of premium charges for mortgage insurance, to demand at or before the expiration of sixty days after any such default, and (ii) in the case of any other default, to demand at any time during the continuance of such default, payment by the Secretary of Commerce of the insured portion of the unpaid principal amount of said mortgage and of the unpaid interest thereon to the date of payment: Provided, That an assignment of the mortgage and of the obligations secured by the mortgage be tendered to the Secretary of Commerce at the time such demand is made. The Secretary of Commerce may at any time during the continuance of any default notify the mortgagee in writing, specifying the default, that by reason of such default the Secretary of Commerce intends to terminate the insurance contract sixty days after such notice is received by the mortgagee, and the mortgagee shall be entitled to demand payment by the Secretary of Commerce as above provided at any time during said sixty-day period, whether or not the default is removed and remedied, and if the mortgagee shall fail to make such demand, the insurance contract may be terminated by the Secretary of Commerce on or after the expiration of such period. Within a period of thirty days from the date of any such demand, the Secretary of Commerce shall accept the assignment and promptly
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