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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 05.06.06.04" title_num="05" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="06" heading="Reserves.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Types of Reserves.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All insurance issued by the Fund is backed by an insurance reserve.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>There currently exist the following seven separate reserves:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>One for multifamily insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Three for single family insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>One for general reserve insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>One for business reserve insurance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An unallocated reserve for moneys not yet transferred to a specific reserve.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The three separate reserve funds that have been established to back types of single family insurance are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Single family regular program insurance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Revitalization program insurance formerly known as pilot program insurance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Single family home and energy loan insurance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Claims on Reserves.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except for the unallocated reserve, each specified category of reserve is maintained as a reserve to pay claims, when necessary or desirable to do so, arising from its respective category of insurance, and is not subject to claims arising from other categories of insurance except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All reserves are subject to payment of claims arising from single family regular and revitalization program insurance issued before August 20, 1975.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The unrestricted unallocated reserve may be used, as provided in §C of this regulation, for the payment of claims arising under any category of insurance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Earnings on the Reserves. All investment earnings on each of the seven reserves which are retained by the Fund are credited to the unallocated reserve. The moneys in the unallocated reserve may be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Allocated and transferred by the Secretary into any or each of the identified reserves;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Restricted by the Secretary as a reserve for the payment of a claim or potential claim under any category of insurance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Used by the Fund to make payment of a claim, in whole or in part, under any category of insurance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Retained in the unallocated reserve pending allocation, transfer, restriction, or use.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Allocations to Reserves. The Secretary may issue determinations from time to time to make the discretionary allocations, transfers, or restrictions to or within the reserve funds.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>