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  • Recommendation Number: 2017-NY-1007-001-G
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: February 17, 2017
Closed Date:
June 20, 2018

We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing review the part B claim paid for FHA loan number 501-7612832, determine the amount of holding costs paid after the conveyance deadline, and require the relevant servicer to repay the ineligible holding costs to the FHA insurance fund.

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2017-NY-1007 | February 16, 2017

Seneca Mortgage Servicing LLC, Elma, NY, Generally Complied With HUD’s Loss Mitigation Program Requirements for Servicing Its Portfolio of FHA-Insured Mortgages

We reviewed Seneca Mortgage’s servicing of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages and its implementation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Loss Mitigation program.  We selected Seneca Mortgage based on… more

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-A
    Closed on June 20, 2018
    $19,136.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to repay the $19,136 in ineligible holding costs to the FHA insurance fund.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-B
    Closed on June 20, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to ensure that reimbursement is not requested for holding costs incurred beyond the conveyance deadline related to FHA loan number 281-3493258.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-C
    Closed on August 02, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to instruct the investors or holders for FHA loan numbers 501-7067695, 501-6877136, 061-0982338, and 501-5885504 to transfer these loans to FHA-approved servicers.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-D
    Closed on June 27, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to implement procedures to ensure that FHA loans are transferred only to FHA-approved servicers regardless of investor input.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-E
    Closed on June 20, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to strengthen conveyance procedures to ensure that properties are transferred to HUD within 30 days of securing the property, thereby ensuring that ineligible costs are not paid by HUD on future loans submitted for claim.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-001-F
    Closed on June 27, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage to strengthen program controls and procedures to ensure that servicing efforts are accurately reported in HUD systems, thereby complying with HUD’s loss mitigation requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-NY-1007-002-A
    Closed on June 20, 2018

    We recommend that the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing instruct Seneca Mortgage officials to develop and implement program controls and procedures for FHA-insured loans being subserviced by another lender, including procedures for conducting quality control reviews of the subservicer’s actions.