Solace LLC, Rexburg, ID, Did Not Always Correctly Compute Tenant Annual Income, Conduct Timely Tenant Income Verifications, or Request the Appropriate Assistance When Tenants Moved Out
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Solace LLC’s Section 8 housing assistance payments program because of the results of our previous audit of another multifamily property. The person responsible for housing assistance program issues at the other property was also Solace’s manager. Our objectives were to determine whether Solace correctly computed tenant annual income,…
September 12, 2016
Report
#2016-SE-1003
Reflection5 LLC, Pocatello, ID, Did Not Always Retain Tenant Files, Perform Recertifications, Obtain Verifications, or Support Hardship Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Reflection5 LLC’s Section 8 housing assistance payments program because of the results of a previous audit of another multifamily property. The person responsible for housing assistance program issues at the other property was also involved with the housing assistance program at Reflection5. Our objectives were to determine whether…
September 12, 2016
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#2016-SE-1004
Cunningham and Company Settled Alleged Violations of Failing To Comply With Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), investigated Cunningham and Company to determine whether it violated HUD requirements when underwriting loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Cunningham is an FHA mortgage lender, formerly located in Greensboro, NC. Based on OIG’s review, HUD contends that Cunningham may be liable under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act…
September 08, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1803
Sunset Manor, Limited Partnership, Blackfoot, ID, Did Not Administer Its Section 8 Program in Accordance With HUD Rules and Regulations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Sunset Manor Apartments to evaluate the allegations in a complaint and determine whether the project’s owner made unauthorized distributions and repayment of advances, maintained complete, accurate, and current books and records for the project, and participated in improper procurement practices.
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June 23, 2016
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#2016-SE-1002
The Owner of the West Village Expansion Project, Durham, NC, Failed To Comply With Its Regulatory Agreement With HUD
We audited the West Village Expansion Project in Durham, NC, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 220-insured property, due to a citizen’s hotline complaint. The anonymous complainant alleged that the managing member of the project’s ownership entity spent an excessive amount of project funds on legal fees, transferred more than $500,000 to another entity owned by it, and failed to keep the mortgage current. Our…
July 27, 2012
Report
#2012-AT-1014
Final Civil Action - Bank of America Settled Alleged Violations of the False Claims Act by Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted a review of loans underwritten by Countrywide Home Loans Inc., and its divisions Countrywide Bank FSB and Countrywide Mortgage Ventures, LLC. The objective of the review was to determine whether Countrywide underwrote Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans in accordance with HUD-FHA regulations.
Countrywide is a subsidiary of Bank of…
June 12, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-CF-1809
Bank of America Corporation, Foreclosure and Claims Process Review Charlotte, NC
As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) nationwide effort to review the foreclosure practices of the five largest Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage servicers (Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, CitiMortgage, JP Morgan Chase, and Ally Financial, Incorporated) we reviewed Bank of America’s foreclosure and claims processes. In addition to this memorandum, OIG issued separate memorandums for each of the other four reviews.…
March 12, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-FW-1802