CMP Overview and Objectives
CMP Overview and Objectives
The Community Mortgage Program (CMP) aims to improve the living conditions of homeless and underprivileged citizens by
providing them affordable financing with which they can secure tenure on the land they occupy.
The CMP is a mortgage financing program which assists legally organized associations ofresidents of blighted or depressed
areas to own the lots they occupy, providing them security of tenure and eventually improve their neighborhood and homes
to the extent of their affordability.
Revised Loan Entitlement Amounts applicable for both Metro Manila and highly urbanized cities, and other areas, without
distinction, have been increased as follows:
The determination of final loan amount shall be subject to existing CMP guidelines the CMP loan will bear 6% interest per
year based on the outstanding balance and will be payable over a maximum period of 25 years in equal monthly
amortizations.
DUE DILIGENCE
The processing of CMP loan applications will essentially involve due diligence verification by SHFC on the CMP loan
application and the collateral. Upon acceptance of complete documentary requirements, SHFC shall strive to devote no more
than one hundred twenty (120) working days to complete the due diligence process from CMP loan application to loan
release.
BORROWERS
Tenants/beneficiaries shall form and register a CA, which entity shall borrow and initially own and mortgage the land.
Individual beneficiaries’ right over the land and eventual ownership of the lot is achieved through a Lease Purchase
Agreement (LPA) with the CA.
DELINQUENCY / DEFAULT
A CA account is considered in default if it is not up to date with its loan amortization payments equivalent to three
consecutive months.
PENALTIES
In case of non-payment of monthly amortizations on the due date (one month after release of the loan), the CA shall pay a
penalty equivalent to 1/15 of 1% for day of delay.
INSURANCE
For the duration of the loan, there shall be a Mortgage Insurance on the lives of the principal borrowers as identified in the
Master List of Members on a yearly renewable term basis. The insurance premiums shall be included in the monthly
amortizations of the members.
Substitution of beneficiaries:
1. MB has executed a notarized Voluntary Waiver of Rights on his/her allocated lot unit;
2. MB is an absentee MB (absentee is defined as failure to occupy the assigned lot/ unit without justifiable reason within one
[1] year from take-out);
3. Existence of a final and executory decision or order from the courts or quasi-judicial body directing the MB to be
substituted;
4. Upon death of an MB and his/her Mortgage Redemption Insurance (MRI) proceeds is insufficient to cover arrears in loan
amortization; and
5. When any of items as mentioned under CMP Circular No. 046 occurs constituting an event of default under the Lease
Purchase Agreement or Lease Agreement signed by the MB and the CA with the community
Renters or sharers in the project sites shall be preferred or prioritized in the substitution process.
The CA shall be responsible for the substitution of the member without prejudice to the right of SHFC to disqualify
substitute members if they fail to meet the qualifications of a member or if there is proof of misrepresentation by the CA
officers.