Update HUD’s loss mitigation policies, to include deadlines for the servicers to file the FHA-HAMP nonincentivized partial claims, and consider imposing sanctions for noncompliance with these deadline requirements.
2020-AT-0801 | February 04, 2020
HUD Had Not Established Deadlines for Reporting FHA-HAMP Nonincentivized Loan Modifications and Filing Nonincentivized Partial Claims
Housing
- Status2020-AT-0801-001-AOpenClosedClosed on April 25, 2025
- Status2020-AT-0801-001-BOpenClosedClosed on July 21, 2021
Update HUD’s loss mitigation policies, to include deadlines for the servicers to report the new terms of the FHA-HAMP nonincentivized loan modifications, and consider imposing sanctions for noncompliance with these deadline requirements.
2020-KC-0001 | January 31, 2020
HUD’s Purchase Card Program Had Inaccurate Records, Untimely Training, and Improper Purchases
Chief Procurement Officer
- Status2020-KC-0001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on October 24, 2022
Implement a process to periodically audit or reconcile ARC’s records.
- Status2020-KC-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Implement a process to periodically review approving officials’ span of control to ensure that the requirement is not exceeded.
- Status2020-KC-0001-001-COpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Implement a process with ARC to ensure that cardholders and approving officials are notified before purchase card training is due to allow training to be completed in a timely manner.
- Status2020-KC-0001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Implement a process to ensure that purchase cards are suspended when a cardholder or approving official fails to complete training.
- Status2020-KC-0001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Research why ARC provided incomplete monthly transactional data and identify a solution to ensure the completeness of future transmissions.
- Status2020-KC-0001-002-AOpenClosedClosed on October 24, 2022
Enhance the process to periodically analyze data for split transactions or improper MCCs and follow up on any potential issues identified.
- Status2020-KC-0001-002-BOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Require ARC to update its MCC tracking log, to include the amount, the date of MCC override removal, and staff assigned, to ensure that an override is removed after the approved purchase is made.
- Status2020-KC-0001-002-COpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Implement a process with Citibank and ARC to provide global notifications to cardholders and approving officials before autoclosures of credit card statements.
- Status2020-KC-0001-002-DOpenClosedClosed on May 18, 2020
Implement a process to suspend cardholders or approving officials who repeatedly cause HUD to pay interest.
- Status2020-KC-0001-002-EOpenClosed$1,807Questioned 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.
Closed on May 18, 2020Obtain supporting documentation for the $1,807 spent on two cardholders’ purchase cards or require the vendors or cardholders to repay the funds to the applicable HUD program.
2020-FO-0001 | November 14, 2019
Fiscal Years 2019 and 2018 Financial Statements Audit
Housing
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-AOpenClosedClosed on September 28, 2020
Ensure that the HECM cash flow model assumptions capture all valid assignments or provide an analysis showing that the model results are not biased due to the exclusion of valid HECM assignments.
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on September 28, 2020
Document and implement policies and procedures to ensure that data observations for key assumptions that are inconsistent with FHA’s understanding of program operations are researched and further analyzed and that all results are concurrently documented and included in the model documentation.
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-COpenClosedClosed on March 24, 2020
Update the posting models to ensure that refunds relating to payments made in prior years are properly recorded in accordance with OMB Circular A-11.
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-DOpenClosedClosed on January 30, 2020
Correct the programming error in the HERMIT system to ensure that the correct insurance-in-force balances are reported on the note disclosures.
- Status2020-FO-0001-001-EOpenClosedClosed on January 29, 2020
Develop policies and procedures to ensure that the line items in the required note disclosures are understood, properly calculated, and properly disclosed in the financial statements in accordance with OMB Circular A-136.
2019-KC-0003 | September 30, 2019
FHA Insured at Least $13 Billion in Loans to Ineligible Borrowers With Delinquent Federal Tax Debt
Housing
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-AOpenClosed$6,130,757,970Funds 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.
PriorityPriorityWe believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Require lenders to obtain the borrowers’ consent to verify the existence of delinquent Federal taxes with the IRS during loan origination and deny any applicant with delinquent Federal tax debt and no payment plan or a noncompliant payment plan or an applicant refusing to provide consent from receiving FHA insurance to put at least $6.1 billion to better use by avoiding potential future costs to the FHA insurance fund.
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-BOpenClosedClosed on January 15, 2020
Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages to reflect that tax liens and judgments are no longer reported on credit reports.
- Status2019-KC-0003-001-COpenClosedClosed on January 15, 2020
Revise HUD handbooks for forward and reverse mortgages for uniformity in the treatment of delinquent tax debt and the existence of payment plans as only the forward mortgage handbook requires 3 months of payments.