2001 US Code
Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 28 - EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF
Sec. 2707 - Authority of Secretary
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING CHAPTER 28 - EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF Sec. 2707 - Authority of Secretary |
Contains | section 2707 |
Date | 2001 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 22, 2002 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 94-50, title I, §108, July 2, 1975, 89 Stat. 252. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 89 Stat. 252 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 94-50 |
§2707. Authority of Secretary (a) Rules and regulations
The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Payment of expenses and charges relating to acquisition, handling, improvement, or disposal of real and personal propertyNotwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the acquisition, handling, improvement, or disposal of real or other property by the United States, the Secretary shall have power, for the protection of the interest of the fund authorized under this chapter, to pay out of such fund all expenses or charges in connection with the acquisition, handling, improvement, or disposal of any property, real or personal, acquired by the Secretary as a result of recoveries under security, subrogation, or other rights.
(c) Powers with respect to property rights held by SecretaryIn the performance of, with respect to, the functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary by this chapter, the Secretary shall—
(1) have the power, notwithstanding any other provision of law, whether before or after default, to provide by contract or otherwise for the extinguishment upon default of any redemption, equitable, legal, or other right, title in any mortgage, deed, trust, or other instrument held by or held on behalf of the Secretary under the provisions of this chapter; and
(2) have the power to foreclose on any property or commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon the Secretary by law, contract, or other agreement, and bid for and purchase at any foreclosure or other sale any property in connection with which assistance has been provided pursuant to this chapter. In the event of any such acquisition, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the acquisition, handling, or disposal of real property by the United States, complete, remodel and convert, dispose of, lease, and otherwise deal with, such property. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary also shall have power to pursue to final collection by way of compromise or otherwise all claims acquired by him in connection with any security, subrogation, or other rights obtained by him in administering this chapter.
(Pub. L. 94–50, title I, §108, July 2, 1975, 89 Stat. 252.)
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