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ACE Active Corps of Executives

 

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children

 

ARM Adjusted Rate Mortgage

 

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BOCA
Building Officials and Code Administrators

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CABO
Council of American Building Officials

CAIVRS
Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System

CBRA
Coastal Barrier Resources Act

CBRS
Coastal Barrier Resources System

CFR
Code of Federal Regulations

CSC
Centralized Servicing Center

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DLOS
Dedicated Loan Origination and Servicing System

DSS
Decent, Safe, and Sanitary

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EA
Environmental Assessment

ECOA
Equal Credit Opportunity Act

EIR
Equivalent Interest Act

EIS
Environmental Impact Statement

EPA
Environmental Impact Agency

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FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

FHA
Federal Housing Administration

FMHCSS
Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards

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GRH
Guaranteed Rural Housing

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HHS
Health and Human Services

HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development

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ICBO
International Congress of Building Officials

INA
Immigration and Nationality Act

INS
Immigration and Nationality Act

IRA
Individual Retirement Account

IRS
Internal Revenue Service

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LTV
Loan-to-Value Ratio

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MCC
Mortgage Credit Certificates

MLS
Multiple Listing Service

MSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area

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NAD
National Appeals Division

NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act

NFIP
National Flood Insurance Program

NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service

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OGC
Office of General Council

OIG
Office of Inspector General

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PI
Principal and Interest

PITI
Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance

PUD
Planned Unit Development

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RD
Rural Development

REO
Real Estate Owned

RESPA
Real Estate and Settlement Procedures Act

RHS
Rural Housing Service

RMCR
Residential Mortgage Credit Report

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SBCCI
Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.

 

SCORE
Service Corps of Retired Executives

 

SF
Standard Form

 

SFH
Single Family Housing

 

SFHA
Special Flood Hazard Area

 

SHPO
State Historic Preservation Officer

 

SPM
Servicing and Property Management

 

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TD
Total Debt

TDD
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

TSQ
Transaction Screen Questionnaire

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U.S.C.
United States Code

USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture

USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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VA
Department of Veteran Affairs

VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America

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WH
White House

WWD
Water and Waste Disposal

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