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Welcome to the FHA Connection. This Quick
Start page is an overview that also directs you to more detail
on:
 FHA
Connection loan processing capabilities and benefits
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The FHA Connection is an interactive
system on the Internet that gives approved Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) lenders and other HUD-approved business partners real-time
access to data residing in a number of HUD FHA systems. The FHA
Connection is the recipient of the Hammer Award as a cost-effective,
secure electronic means for the lending community to do business
with HUD, supporting the entire loan processing life cycle.
The
FHA Connection:
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facilitates
loan processing via use of a familiar Web browser and an Internet
connection |
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reduces processing time and ensures data integrity |
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streamlines
and expedites mortgage processing efforts via a user-friendly
menu system and well-designed pages, online user aids and
help, and numerous information resources |
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provides
over 100 online processing functions, supporting the entire
loan processing life cycle, e.g., see
function descriptions for Single
Family Origination, Single
Family Servicing, Property
Improvement/Manufactured Housing, and
Lender Functions |
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processes
over 180,000 transactions daily |
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supports
lenders in performance of over 99% of FHA underwriting
tasks |
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as online system, receives
software updates immediately, directly from centralized server
with no delay or user inconvenience |
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User
system requirements
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User system requirements for the FHA Connection are:
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a
personal computer with access to the Internet using a modem
or network that accesses an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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an Internet Web browser, e.g., current version of Internet
Explorer, Netscape, or Mozilla Firefox, that is compliant
with the Internet standard protocol, Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL), for secure data transmission |
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Security
FHA
Connection security: | • |
uses
SSL communications protocol to ensure data security. The SSL
protocol offers provisions for server authentication, encryption
of data in transit, and client authentication. SSL is currently
implemented on several different commercially available browsers,
e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Mozilla Firefox. |
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protects transmissions between a user's terminal and the HUD
Internet server using data
encryption |
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authentication to the user that they are connected to HUD | | • |
requires
unique user IDs and password security measures for access
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provides
carefully controlled access to FHA Connection functions between
HUD and the lender organization |
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enforces
efficient, protected security administration and maintenance
online via the ID Maintenance function for password change,
authorization update, Service Bureau Authorization, and Application
Coordinator look up. |
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FHA
Connection functions
The
FHA Connection's functions facilitate FHA-approved lenders in originating and
servicing FHA-insured single family home mortgages and updating their lender information.
FHA Connection Main Menu options reached
upon sign on are:
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Single Family FHA, which provides
access to the online business areas used to originate, process,
insure, and service FHA loans |
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Multifamily
FHA, which provides access to the Multifamily Delinquency
and Default Reporting System (MDDR), Physical Assessment Subsytem
(PASS), and Line of Credit Control Systems (eLOCCS) system |
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Lender Functions, which provides
access to information on record for HUD/FHA-approved lending
institutions providing or servicing loans under National Housing
Act Title I (home improvement and mobile homes) and Title
II (single family homes) |
Refer to the
Functions
Defined section of the Quick
Start Guide's Home page for more detail.
The HUD FHA Business
to Government (B2G) application provides a direct, XML-based interface between
the FHA Connection and lender Loan Origination Systems (LOS). For more information,
see the FHAC B2G
information site which also lists single family origination and approval list
functions currently available via B2G and provides links to technical information
about these functions. |
FHA
Connection user assistance and training tools
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FHA Connection users have at their fingertips
a wide variety of user assistance and training resources. In
summary, the FHA Connection Home page provides the following direct
user assistance links:
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user
ID and log on information and assistance |
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direct
e-mail to sfadmin@hud.gov |
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contact
information for the FHA Resource Center and for numerous other
resources |
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information
links (Getting Started section of the Home page) |
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training links (References
section of the Home page) |
Refer to the following pages in this
Quick Start Guide, and also
to the FHA Connection Guide
(in-depth, illustrated coverage of all FHA Connection functions,
how to use them, and user resources):
See
also the FHA Connection Detailed Information Resources table. |
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