24 CFR 203.356 : Housing And Urban Development (§ 0.1 To Parts 4101-4199) — (§ 200.1 To Parts 403-499) — Regulations Relating To Housing And Urban Development (Continued) (§ 200.1 To Parts 403-499) — Office Of Assistant Secretary For Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner, Department Of Housing And Urban Development (§ 200.1 To Parts 292-299) — Mortgage And Loan Insurance Programs Under National Housing Act And Other Authorities (§ 201.1 To § 267.22) — Single Family Mortgage Insurance (§ 203.1 To § 203.681) — Contract Rights And Obligations (§ 203.251 To § 203.499) — Claim Procedure (§ 203.355 To § 203.371) — Notice of foreclosure and pre-foreclosure sale; reasonable diligence requirements.

(a) Notice of foreclosure and pre-foreclosure sale. The mortgagee must give notice to the Secretary, in a format prescribed by the Secretary, within 30 days after the institution of foreclosure proceedings. The mortgagee must give notice to the Secretary, in a format prescribed by the Secretary, within the time-frame prescribed by the Secretary, of the acceptance of any mortgagor into the pre-foreclosure sale procedure.

(b) Reasonable diligence. The mortgagee must exercise reasonable diligence in prosecuting the foreclosure proceedings to completion and in acquiring title to and possession of the property. A time frame that is determined by the Secretary to constitute “reasonable diligence” for each State is made available to mortgagees.