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Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FW-1001-001-A
    Closed on Abril 19, 2022

    We recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to include milestones and appropriate consequences for not meeting those milestones in future subrecipient agreements to ensure that expenditure deadlines remain on track. Implementing this recommendation could assist the Texas GLO in avoiding possible future litigation based on the lack of required benchmarks in its contracts.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FW-1001-001-B
    Closed on Septiembre 28, 2023

    We recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to ensure that processes are in place to assist those participants transitioning from the City’s programs to the Texas GLO’s programs.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FW-1001-001-C
    Closed on Septiembre 29, 2023

    With HUD’s approval of action plan amendment 8, we recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to continuously monitor the City’s pace and performance in its remaining Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR program and take appropriate action to ensure that program goals are met. The plan should include a process for repurposing additional grant funds, if necessary, to avoid potential recapture due to the City’s inability to meet the expenditure deadline established under its subrecipient agreement with the Texas GLO and to allow the Texas GLO to meet the expenditure deadline for its grant award.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FW-1001-001-D
    Closed on Septiembre 29, 2023

    With HUD’s approval of action plan amendment 8, we recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to set performance and financial milestones, including approval of the City’s projects and obligation and expenditure of funds, for all programs and activities funded under the City’s subrecipient agreement through the remainder of the contract and deadlines for the City to achieve those milestones. This requirement would include the Texas GLO’s (1) providing its plan to continually assess whether the City is meeting the established milestones within the prescribed period; (2) taking appropriate action as outlined in the subrecipient agreement for any missed deadlines; and (3) if necessary, determining whether programs need to be combined or eliminated from the subrecipient agreement.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FW-1001-001-E
    Closed on Septiembre 29, 2023

    With HUD’s approval of action plan amendment 8, we recommend that the Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance require the Texas GLO to provide its plan to ensure that the City will comply with the Texas GLO’s program guidelines and required onsite technical assistance and supportive services. This plan would include (1) precise instructions and deadlines for submitting or resubmitting program and implementation guidelines, (2) terms for settling technical assistance and supportive services disagreements, and (3) appropriate consequences for noncompliance with the requirements the Texas GLO imposes.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-001-A
    Closed on Diciembre 15, 2021

    Perform data analysis of FHA’s portfolio to identify borrowers who are delinquent and did not fully benefit from the COVID-19 forbearance, including those in bankruptcy;

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-001-B
    Closed on Diciembre 15, 2021

    Develop a standardized brochure or informational pamphlet that would inform delinquent borrowers of their right to a forbearance under the CARES Act; and

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-001-C
    Closed on Diciembre 15, 2021
    $5,430,000,000
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Ensure that this information is distributed to delinquent borrowers so it can benefit the greatest number of borrowers to put $5.43 billion to better use by avoiding potential future losses on 112,160 loans.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-002-A
    Closed on Septiembre 19, 2023

    Review the 21 loans with improperly administered forbearance to ensure that the borrowers were remedied by the servicers, if possible, and ensure that these servicers updated their forbearance procedures to prevent future noncompliance.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-002-B
    Closed on Septiembre 14, 2022

    Ensure that the issues found during our audit are incorporated into QAD’s servicing monitoring reviews.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-KC-0001-002-C
    Closed on Septiembre 14, 2022

    Provide additional guidance to the servicers so they will limit their communication and collection efforts for the borrowers in forbearance.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-PH-0801-001-A

    We recommend that the Office of Single Family Housing coordinate its efforts with the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to further ensure that appropriate controls are in place to prevent HECM borrowers from violating principal residency requirements.

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-A
    Closed on Junio 16, 2022

    Request an opinion from HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s Appropriation Law Division on whether the abnormal balance in account 4901 constitutes a violation of the Antideficiency Act.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-B
    Closed on Septiembre 30, 2022

    Enhance standard operating procedures around system and account reconciliations to ensure that they cover all possible scenarios and are easy to follow.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-C
    Closed on Septiembre 30, 2022

    Appropriately train and monitor new personnel to ensure that they understand and execute the procedures and controls.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-D
    Closed on Junio 30, 2022

    Update procedures to clearly define error thresholds that require follow-up and the communication process for elevating errors to supervisors, managers, and senior leadership.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-E
    Closed on Junio 30, 2022

    Establish clear lines of communication within and between divisions to ensure that all personnel become aware of issues that may impact their duties and responsibilities.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-F
    Closed on Septiembre 30, 2022

    Strengthen controls over the preparation of HECM-related reconciliations, reviews, and oversight by ensuring that (1) program personnel preparing such reconciliations understand how such reconciliations impact financial accounting and reporting and (2) financial personnel sufficiently understand programs and systems to determine their general ledger impact.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-G
    Closed on Septiembre 30, 2022

    Enhance the quarterly variance analysis to identify the business reasons for changes in account balances and pay specific attention to abnormal balances and activity.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2022-FO-0003-001-H
    Closed on Septiembre 30, 2022

    Strengthen the financial statement review controls by completing a compliance matrix to ensure all balances that are presented and disclosed reflect the most up-to-date financial accounting and reporting guidance.