Department of Housing and Urban Development Transfer of HMDA data collection to the Fed. HUD has published a notice in the Aug. 16 Federal Register (page 48185) reminding lenders that the Federal Reserve Board now has sole responsibility for the initial processing of HMDA data. Hence, covered lenders and loan correspondents should send their annual HMDA reports, starting with 2005 data, to the Fed on or before March 1st of each year, not to…