U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
                        Washington, D.C. 20410-8000
                             August 31, 1993

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER                         TI-426

     MEMORANDUM FOR:  ALL TITLE I LENDING INSTITUTIONS
                      Attn:  Installment Loan Department
     SUBJECT:  Termination of Toll-Free Telephone Service for Title I
               Lenders
 
          This is to notify you that the toll-free telephone service for
     Title I lenders is no longer available.  In the future, lenders will
     have to call directly to the HUD offices in Washington, D.C. on all
     Title I matters.
 
          As a quick reference, we have listed below the telephone numbers
     of the offices most frequently called by Title I lenders:
 
          .    For information on becoming a Title I lender or loan
               correspondent, adding branch offices, annual
               recertification, or other matters relating to lender
               approval, call 202-708-3976.
 
          .    For information on the status of pending claims or claim
               repurchases, or for questions on billing, premium payments
               or loan transfers, call 202-755-7545.
 
          .    For information or technical assistance on the program
               regulations and requirements, or for questions on expansion
               of lending area, dealer or borrower noncompliance, or
               subordination or release of security, call 202-755-7400.
 
          The toll-free telephone service will continue to be available to
     assist consumers who are requesting information about the program and
     need the names of approved Title I lenders and loan correspondents in
     their area.
 
          If you have any questions about this letter, please write to
     Robert J. Coyle, Director, Title I Insurance Division, 451 Seventh
     Street, S.W., Room B-133, Washington, D.C. 20410, or call the Division
     at 202-755-7400.
 
                                   Sincerely yours,
 
                                   Nicolas P. Retsinas
                                   Assistant Secretary for
                                   Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
 
*U.S. G.P.O.:1993-342-362:80185