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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B AN K
O F N EW YORK

AT<3H?Ald-Yc&3
March

8, 1 9 7 8

F L O O D DISASTER P R O T EC T IO N A C T O F 1973
Mortgage Loan Closing Need Not Await Issuance of Flood Insurance Policy

To th e

C h ie f E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r o f E a c h S ta te M em b er B a n k

in th e S e c o n d F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t :

The National
of G o v e rnors
being held up
the

issuance

of S e c t i o n

102 of the
to t h e

Act requires
itself.

in c e r t a i n p a r t s
of flood

to alert y o u
application

Flood Insurance A d m i n i s t r a t i o n has

of the Federal Reserve System that mortgage
of the

country while

insurance policies pursuant
Flood Disaster

only proof that
for fl ood

o f 197 3 .

Alternatively,
agent's

check

c e r t i f i c a t i o n or l e t t e r

flood insurance would provide
been purchased

(Tel.

that

in p a y m e n t

the m o r t g a g o r

sufficient




th e

of the p o l i c y
Insurance"

o f t h e p r e m i u m o r an

has p u r c h a s e d the r e q u i s i t e

assurance that

in c o m p l i a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n 1 0 2 of

No.

asked

Flood Insurance Administration believes
issued

flood

i n surance has

t h e 1 9 7 3 Act.

Q u e s tio ns r e g a r d i n g this m a t t e r m a y be d i r e c t e d
Division

We have been

in t h e N a t i o n a l F l o o d I n s u r a n c e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s

the National

a c o p y of t h e m o r t g a g o r ' s

await

in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h

issuance

J u l y 17, 1 9 7 ^ g u i d e l i n e s e n t i t l e d " M a n d a t o r y P u r c h a s e o f F l o o d
( F e d e r a l R e g i s t e r , Vol. 39, 2 6 l 8 6 - 9 3 ) .

that

ar e

institutions

c o m p l i a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n 102 of the

it d o e s n o t r e q u i r e

covered

the Board

closings

to the c o m p l i a n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s

the premium has bee n paid

insurance;

This matter was

lending

Protection Act

fact that your bank's

informed
loan

to our

Consumer Affairs

212-791-5919)*

P aul A. V olcker,

President.