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Parkwood-CS 900529 Memphis, TN _ 38118 ~~ .... coPPEnn, TX 7S019 n Re: Loan Num: 532764 b~' x ~'~ 000 357 PHILLIPS DRIVE COPPELL, TX 75019 Dear Customer: Through the use of an automated Flood Plain Analysis System and updated flood map information, it ~re~y been dete~ined that your property appears in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). Federal law has mandated that lending institutions who are federally insured, or use federally insured home mortgage loan funds, require flood insurance on all mortgage property lying in Special Flood Hazard'Areas, as required by the National Flood Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Act of 1973. We do not have evidence that your property is insured for the peril of flood. If you feel this determination is in error, you may submit proof from your local community permit official, registered professf6~~-~h~rT-or-"su~eyor"that-the-'proper~,. .... i~ not l~ '?~'~".-~ DP~ial Flood Hazard Area. I'f--f~Ut~nce-is-'fh-'~ffect or you obtain it is not required, please send the appropriate documentation///~ proof Flood Servicing Center %~ P.O. Box 34400 Bethesda, MD 20827 ,.. Please give this matter your earliest attention~ If we do not receive evidence that you have a flood insurance policy or proof that insurance is not required within TWENTY ONE (21) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, an individual policy will be issued and evidence of coverage provided. The premium for this flood policy will be assessed against your escrow account, and your monthly pa~ent amount will be adjusted accordingly. For more accurate rating and/or underwriting of your individual coverage, it is imperative for you to complete the enclosed Flood Questionnaire and return to the address listed above. This coverage may possibly be secured at a lower cost through your insurance agent. Coverage is applicable to REAL PROPERTY ONLY and does not extend to personal property or household contents. The amount of coverage provided is based upon Mortgagee records and MAY NOT BE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FULL MARKET VALUE OR REPLACEMENT COST OF YOUR PROPERTY. You may apply for additional coverage and/or coverage on personal property/household contents. If you have any questions regarding coverage limits or the flood zone determination, please call the Flood Insurance Center at: (800) 826-1513. If you have questions pertaining to your mortgage loan with us, please call our customer service department at (800)877-3373. (1) Notice to Property Holder (2) Flood Insurance Questionnaire .. ~ - Public Law 93-234 AN ACT To expand the national flood insurance program by substantially increasing limits of coverage andtotal amount of insurance authorized to be'outstanding and by requiring known flood- prone communities to participate in the program, and for other purposes. Be it et, acted by the Senate and llouse of Hepresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Flood Floodnisas~erl'ro- Disaster Protection Act of 1973". FINI.)ING~J AND DECLAILATION O1" I'UI[I'OSI'~ SEC. 2. (a} The Congress finds that-- (1) annual losses throughout, the Nation from floods and mudslides are increas- ing at an alarming rate, largely as a result of the accelerating developmen~ of, and concentration of population in, areas of flood and mudslide hazards; {21 the availability of Federal loans, grants, guaranties, insurance, and other forms of financial assistance are ofLen determining factors in the utilization of land and the location and construction of public and of private industrial, com- mercial, and residential facilities; (3l property acquired or constructed with grai~ts or other Federal assistance may be exposed to risk of loss through floods, thus frustrating the purpose for which such assistance was extended; {4J Federal instrumentalities insure or otherwise provide financial protection to banking and credit institutions whose asseLs include a substantial number of mortgage loans and oLher indebtedness secured by property exposed t`o loss and damage from floods and ,nudslides; {5} the Nation cannot afford the tragic losses of life caused annually by flood occurrences, nor the increasing losses of property suffered by flood victims, most, of whom are st,ill inadequately compensated despit~ the provision of costly disaster relief benefits; and {Co) it. is in the public interest, for persons already living in flood-prone areas to have bot,h an opportunity to purchase flood insurance and access t,o more ade- quate limits of coverage, so that they will be indemnified for their losses in Lhe event, of future flood disasters. {b) The purpose of this Act. d~erefore, is to- (l} substantially increase the limits of coverage authorized under the national flood insurance program; (2} provide for the expeditious identification of. and the dissemination of infor- mation concerning, flood-prone areas: (3} require SLates or local communities, as a condition of future Federal finan- cial assistance, to participate in the flood insurance program and to adopt, ade- quate flood plain ordinances wit,h effective enforcement provisions consistent with Federal standards to reduce or avoid future flood losses; and (4) require the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by federally supervised, regulated, or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land or facilities located or to be located in iden- tified areas having special flood hazards. NOTICETO PROPERTY HOLDER Through the use of a new flood plain analysis system and updated flood map information, it has recently been determined that your property lies in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFI-IA). The federal law mandates that lending institutions that are 1) federally insured, or 2) use federally insured home mortgage loan funds, require flood insurance on all mortgaged property lying in SFHAs. The applicable federal rulcs arc quoted on the back. Because your property lles in a SFHA and we are a federally insured institution, it is necessary that flood insurance be obtained. Flooding ls the largest single cause of property loss from natural disasters. Properties located in a SFHA have a higher risk of damage due to flooding than damage due to fire and other phenomena. This action has been taken, therefore, not only because it is required by the federal government, but to safeguard your interests as well.