30.60—Dealers or loan correspondents.
(a) General.
The Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, or his or her designee, may initiate a civil money penalty action against any dealer or loan correspondent who violates section 2(b)(7) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1703 ). Such violations include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Falsifying information on an application for dealer approval or reapproval submitted to a lender;
(2)
Falsifying statements on a HUD credit application, improvement contract, note, security instrument, completion certificate, or other loan document;
(3)
Failing to sign a credit application if the dealer or loan correspondent assisted the borrower in completing the application;
(4)
Falsely certifying to a lender that the loan proceeds have been or will be spent on eligible improvements;
(6)
Falsely certifying that a borrower has not been given or promised any cash payment, rebate, cash bonus, or anything of more than nominal value as an inducement to enter into a loan transaction;
(7)
Making a false representation to a lender with respect to the creditworthiness of a borrower or the eligibility of the improvements for which a loan is sought.
(b) Continuing violation.
Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(c) Amount of penalty.
The maximum penalty is $7,500 for each violation, up to a limit for any particular person of $1,375,000 during any one-year period.