1. A. Waiver. The Secretary may waive or vary particular provisions of these regulations to the extent that the waiver is not inconsistent with the Act or with agreements to which the Fund may be subject if:

   1. (1) Conformance to the requirements of any federal, State, or local program in connection with a loan necessitates a waiver or variance of a regulation; or

   2. (2) In the written determination of the Secretary, the:

      1. (a) Application of a regulation in a specific case or in an emergency situation would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Act,
      2. (b) Waiver would not be materially adverse to bondholders or others relying on the single family reserve of the Fund, and
      3. (c) Office of the Attorney General has approved the form and legal sufficiency of the waiver.
2. B. False Statements. A borrower or lender who knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or report, whether in the nature of an understatement or overstatement of financial condition or any other fact material to the Department's action, is subject to cancellation of insurance, in addition to the criminal penalties authorized by the Act.
3. C. Delegation. The Secretary may delegate to the Director of the Fund or to any other official or employee of the Department or the Fund the authority to execute or approve any insurance documents or the Fund certificates.

Authority: Housing and Community Development Article, Title 3, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 23, 1994 (21:10 Md. R. 841)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1319)

Regulation .02F amended as an emergency provision effective December 8, 1995 (22:26 Md. R. 2026); amended permanently effective July 1, 1996 (23:13 Md. R. 940)

Regulation .03B amended as an emergency provision effective December 8, 1995 (22:26 Md. R. 2026); amended permanently effective July 1, 1996 (23:13 Md. R. 940)

Regulation .04A amended effective November 3, 2008 (35:22 Md. R. 1956)

Regulation .04A, C amended effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md R. 317)

Regulation .06 amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1319)

Regulation .06B amended and C adopted as an emergency provision effective December 8, 1995 (22:26 Md. R. 2026); amended permanently effective July 1, 1996 (23:13 Md. R. 940)

Regulation .07D amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1319)

Regulation .14 amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1319)