---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 U.S.C. § 1715f"
title: "12"
title_heading: "Banks and Banking"
number: "1715f"
heading: "Process of applications and issuance of commitments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/12/1715f"
units:
  - "Chapter 13 — National Housing"
  - "Subchapter II — Mortgage Insurance"
---

# §1715f. Process of applications and issuance of commitments


The [Secretary](/usc/12/1715z–22a.md?p=4) is authorized to process applications and issue commitments with respect to insurance of [mortgages](/usc/12/1707.md?p=a) under [section 1706c of this title](/usc/12/1706c.md) and subchapter II, VI, VIII, or X of this chapter, even though the permanent [mortgage](/usc/12/1707.md?p=a) financing may not be insured under this chapter, and in the event the [mortgage](/usc/12/1707.md?p=a) is not so insured the [Secretary](/usc/12/1715z–22a.md?p=4) is authorized to charge an additional application fee determined by him to be reasonable. The [Secretary](/usc/12/1715z–22a.md?p=4) is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.


## Source credit

(June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title II, § 215, as added Apr. 20, 1950, ch. 94, title I, § 115, 64 Stat. 56; amended Sept. 1, 1951, ch. 378, title II, § 204, 65 Stat. 303; Pub. L. 90–19, § 1(a)(3), May 25, 1967, 81 Stat. 17.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1701 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Amendments

1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing.

1951—Act Sept. 1, 1951, inserted a reference to subchapter X of this chapter.