a. The RLC with jurisdiction over a is responsible for lender’s home office assigning an initial ID number to that lender and any subsequent branch IDs. Responsibility Any RLC may assign the initial ID number regardless of the agent’s sponsoring jurisdiction. lender’s To avoid creating a duplicate ID, search under the company name and tax ID before assigning an initial ID number using the chart below. Digits Explanation 1 These 6 digits are assigned by the RLC with jurisdiction over the through lender's home office and always stay the same for that lender. 6 An entity which functions sometimes as a lender, and other times as an agent, uses the same 6-digit number for both. A lender which operates out of home and branch offices uses the same 6-digit number for all locations. 7 "00" represents the lender's home office. and 8 For a branch office, the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Code represents the state in which the branch office is located. 9 "00" represents the lender's home office. and 10 For a branch office, a 2-digit branch number is assigned. Up to 99 branch numbers can be established in each state. If an agent or lender has been assigned more than one ID number, the LPO b. Agent Coding Issues must contact the CO Program Management & Data Integration team to make appropriate corrections to the electronic records. 9. Lender Training _________________________________________________________________ Change Date May 23, 2017, Change 5 This section has been updated in its entirety.
a. Responsibility The RLC with jurisdiction over a lender’s home office is responsible for assigning an initial ID number to that lender and any subsequent branch IDs. Any RLC may assign the agent’s initial ID number regardless of the sponsoring lender’s jurisdiction. To avoid creating a duplicate ID, search under the company name and tax ID before assigning an initial ID number using the chart below. Digits Explanation 1 through 6 These 6 digits are assigned by the RLC with jurisdiction over the lender's home office and always stay the same for that lender. An entity which functions sometimes as a lender, and other times as an agent, uses the same 6-digit number for both. A lender which operates out of home and branch offices uses the same 6-digit number for all locations. 7 and 8 "00" represents the lender's home office. For a branch office, the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Code represents the state in which the branch office is located. 9 and 10 "00" represents the lender's home office. For a branch office, a 2-digit branch number is assigned. Up to 99 branch numbers can be established in each state. b. Agent Coding Issues If an agent or lender has been assigned more than one ID number, the LPO must contact the CO Program Management & Data Integration team to make appropriate corrections to the electronic records. 9. Lender Training _________________________________________________________________ Change Date May 23, 2017, Change 5 This section has been updated in its entirety.