FHA published a letter (FHA Info #14-35 published 6/26/14)n Thursday that extended the FHA Lender Recertification deadline from today, June 30, 2014 to July 15, 2014.

Additional Extension of Annual Recertification Filing Deadline for Certain Title I and Title II Lenders and Mortgagees

FHA has extended the recertification filing deadline for Title I and Title II lenders and mortgagees with the following fiscal year end dates:  December 31, 2013 January 31, 2014 February 28, 2014 March 31, 2014 The deadline to submit complete recertification packages for this group of lenders and mortgagees, including the submission of financial information and annual renewal fees, has been extended until July 15, 2014. This group of lenders and mortgagees had a prior due date of June 30, 2014. However, FHA understands that some users are having difficulty executing certain functions in LEAP 3.0, and has extended the deadline accordingly. FHA is working diligently to resolve these issues so that LEAP may operate at its full capacity as quickly as possible.