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as of the date the mortgage is accepted for insurance, (ii) 90 per centum of such value in excess of $15,000 but not in excess of $20,000, and (iii) 85 per centum of such value in excess of $20,000; and". REFINANCING OF INSURED MORTGAGES
SEC. 213. Section 223(a)(7) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "section 608 of title VI prior to the effective date of the Housing Act of 1954 or under section 220, 221, 903, or section 908" and inserting in lieu thereof "this Act".
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CONSOLIDATION OF FHA INSURANCE FUNDS
SEC. 214. Title V of the National Housing Act is amended by i735b"^^ ^^^^^" adding at the end thereof the following new section: " ESTABLISHMENT O F GENERAL INSURANCE FUND
"SEC. 519. (a) There is hereby created a General Insurance F u n d which shall be used by the Commissioner, on and after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as a revolving fund for carrying out all the insurance provisions of this Act with the exception of those specified in subsection (e). All mortgages or loans insured under this Act pursuant to commitments issued on or after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, except those specified in subsection (e), and all loans reported for insurance under section 2 on or after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, shall be insured under the General Insurance Fund. The Commissioner shall transfer to the General Insurance Fund— "(1) the assets and liabilities of all insurance accounts and funds, except the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, existing under this Act immediately prior to the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; "(2) all outstanding commitments for insurance issued prior to the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, except those specified in subsection (e); "(3) the insurance on all mortgages and loans insured prior to the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, except insurance specified in subse-ction (e); and "(4) the insurance of all loans made by approved financial institutions pursuant to section 2 prior to the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965. " (b) The general expenses of the operations of the Federal Housing Administration relating to mortgages and loans which are the obligation of the General Insurance Fund may be charged to the General Insurance Fund. "(c) Moneys in the General Insurance Fund not needed for the current operations of the Federal Housing Administration with respect to mortgages and loans which are the obligation of the General Insurance Fund shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of such 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. The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, purchase in the open market debentures issued as obligations of the General Insurance F u n d or issued prior to the enactment of the Housing and Urban
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