Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/1247

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PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 "(3)(A) the Secretary may require an Indian tribe, only as a condition of insurance made under this title pursuant to this section, to pledge income from tribal resources or income from tribal assets not subject to a restriction by the Secretary of the Interior or pledge grants under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 or any other Federal grant program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be used to reimburse the Secretary for any mortgage insurance claims paid in connection with resi- dences insured pursuant to this section; or "(B) in the case of an individual Indian mortgagor, the Secre- tary may require a pledge of his or her share of distributed income from tribal resources or income from tribal assets, excluding any Federal grants received by the tribe. "(c) The Secretary may not refuse to insure a mortgage under this section to an individual home purchaser because there is no distrib- uted tribal or trust fund income attributable to that purchaser. "(d) Before making any commitment to insure a mortgage under this section with respect to property located on tribal or trust land, the Secretary shall require a showing by the tribe that it has adopted eviction procedures to be used in the event of a default. "(e) A mortgage insured under this section may be assumed, subject to credit approval by the lender and the consent of the tribe to an assumption of the existing lease or the grant of a new lease, without an adjustment of the interest rate. Any other sale of a property subject to a mortgage insured under this section may be made only if a new lease is granted, except that a sale following a foreclosure may be accompanied by an assumption of the lease with the consent of the tribe. "(f)(1) The Secretary shall make information regarding the status and payment history of loans insured under this section available to local credit bureaus and prospective creditors. Prior to accepting assignment of a mortgage, the Secretary shall require mortgagees to submit documentation that mortgagors have been counseled in a face-to-face interview, informed of the provisions of this subsection or other available assistance, and provided with the names and addresses of officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to whom further communications shall be addressed. "(2) Notwithstanding the requirement for conveyance of title under section 204, a mortgagee under this section shall be entitled to receive the benefit of insurance under this section in the case of a mortgage which is more than 90 days in default upon conveyance of the lease agreement and the mortgage documents. "(3) In the event that any default is cured, the Secretary shall seek to reinstate the loan with the mortgagee or another mortgagee. For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide appropri- ate financial incentives to reinstate the loan commensurate with sound management of the insurance fund. "(4) If the Secretary determines that a mortgagor is not making a good-faith effort to cure a default, and that trust fund or tribal income is available under subsection (b)(3)(B), the Secretary shall commence proceedings for the garnishment of the mortgagor's dis- tributed share of tribal or trust fund income in order to collect loan payments that are past due. Proceedings under this paragraph maj be instituted in a tribal court, court of competent jurisdiction desig- nated by the tribe, or Federal district court. 97 STAT. 1215 Grants. 42 USC 5301. Eviction procedures. Loan information, availability. Mortgagee counseling. 12 USC 1710. Garnishment.