We have received several recent questions regarding flood insurance. Declaration Page – Are we still required to compare the risk rating on our flood determination to the risk rating on the flood insurance policy? FEMA has revised the declaration page for flood insurance policies. Among the changes, the risk rating has been removed. It is no longer possible to compare the risk rating from the Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form to the declaration page of […]
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FOLLOW-UP TO RECENT CMG MEETING
During one of our February 16, 2018 CMG meetings regarding Private Flood Insurance we received an interesting comment and an insightful question. Comment – The comment, submitted privately, stated, ” I just wanted to let you all know that I just finished my compliance exam and we had to write memos for the loan files explaining that have reviewed and determined that our customers with higher flood deductibles are able to afford them.” While I […]
NEW FLOOD HAZARD DETERMINATION FORM
On July 27, 2016 FEMA made available on its website an updated Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF). The SFHDF is required for all federally backed loans and is used by lenders to determine the flood risk for their building loans. The previous form which expired on May 30, 2015 can continue to be used during the phase in period of the new form. The phase-in period has not been detailed at this time. The new form […]