Nationstar Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation to Borrowers of Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Identify FHA borrowers who received a non-HUD-approved loss mitigation option and ensure that the borrowers receive an updated approved HUD loss mitigation option.
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Nationstar Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation to Borrowers of Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Update the servicing script to include information related to the HAF program, identify borrowers who may benefit from HAF, and conduct outreach to these borrowers.
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Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Review the loans in our sample that did not receive appropriate loss mitigation options to ensure that the borrowers were remedied by the servicers, when possible, and take administrative actions if appropriate.
Open Recommendation
Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Engage with the servicers in our sample to determine reasons for noncompliance and develop a plan to mitigate it going forward.
Open Recommendation
Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Provide additional guidance and training to servicers to address common loss mitigation issues found during this audit.
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Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Update HUD’s FHA FAQs to clarify current loss mitigation requirements and ensure that outdated guidance is removed.
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Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Update the Save Your Home - Tips to Avoid Foreclosure brochure to include new loss mitigation options as they are introduced and require servicers to send this additional information to delinquent homeowners. This could be done as a redesign of the existing brochure or as addendums to the Read More
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Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans
Design and implement a data-driven methodology to determine the appropriate mix of origination and servicing monitoring and desk reviews.
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to develop and implement procedures, including financial controls, to enhance its tracking of payments made with CDBG-DR funds and payments made with FEMA funds to ensure that payments are not Read More
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to enforce its subrecipient agreement requirement to submit monthly status reports.
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to develop and implement procedures to ensure that all Match Program activities are monitored, and guidance is provided to its Match Program recipients.
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to develop and implement detailed policies and procedures to guide staff in reporting performance outcomes in the QPR and on its disaster recovery website.
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to revise its policies and procedures to include requirements to document its basis for activities’ meeting the national objective, including the rationale for the service area used and a list of Read More
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to conduct training for Authority staff on the newly developed or revised policies and procedures
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary work with the Authority to assess the risk of potential improper payment for projects PW273 and PW100 and vouchers 576322, 583423, and 578761.
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority's Administration of Its Non-Federal Match Program for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Had Weaknesses
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary require HUD program staff to provide technical assistance to the Authority to address deficiencies noted throughout the audit report.
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Did Not Effectively Monitor Its CDBG-DR Activities
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Authority to develop and implement monitoring policies and detailed procedures to guide the Authority’s CMU staff in assessing activity performance to meet the subrecipient monitoring requirements and establish written performance Read More
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The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Did Not Effectively Monitor Its CDBG-DR Activities
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Authority to revise subrecipient agreements to include performance metrics and milestones tailored to the activity in sufficient detail to enable the Authority to collect information to effectively assess the activity’s performance.
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Did Not Effectively Monitor Its CDBG-DR Activities
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Authority to revise the monthly status report template to allow the subrecipient to report its current progress against the established performance metrics.
Open Recommendation
The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Did Not Effectively Monitor Its CDBG-DR Activities
We recommend that the Deputy Assistant Secretary instruct the Authority to develop a tracking process to ensure that the Authority issues monitoring reports and receives responses to these reports within the timeframe required by its policy. This process should also include a referral to Read More
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