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  • Recommendation Number: 2018-KC-1001-001-B
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: March 05, 2018
Closed Date:
April 15, 2020

Work with HUD to ensure the release of the liens on the 66 properties with improper partial claims.

Publication Report

2018-KC-1001 | March 04, 2018

CitiMortgage, Inc., O’Fallon, MO, Improperly Filed for FHA-HAMP Partial Claims Before Completing the Loan Modifications and Reinstating the Loans

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited CitiMortgage’s processing of partial claims.  Our audit objective was to determine whether CitiMortgage filed for partial claims only after completing… more

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Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-KC-1001-001-A
    Closed on November 21, 2019
    $1,053,688.00
    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.

    Repay HUD for improperly filed partial claims and incentive fees totaling $1,053,688.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-KC-1001-001-C
    Closed on July 17, 2019

    Perform an internal review of all FHA-HAMP partial claims that were combined with loan modifications to determine their eligibility and report the results to HUD for repayment of improperly filed partial claims.