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    A Plus Mortgage Inc., Tukwila, WA, Overcharged Borrowers and Allowed Independent Contractors and Unapproved Branches to Originate Loans
    We audited A Plus Mortgage, Inc. (A Plus), to determine whether (1) the fees charged to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers by A Plus were appropriate under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), FHA, and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) regulations and (2) the loan officers originating FHA-insured loans were employees of A Plus. A Plus disregarded HUD FHA requirements and provisions of RESPA and engaged…
    May 07, 2008
    Report
    #2008-SE-1004
    The State of Mississippi's Homeowners Assistance Program Contract Included Ineligible Provisions
    We audited the State of Mississippi's Development Authority's (Authority) Homeowners Assistance Program (Program), implemented by Reznick Group and Reznick Mississippi, LLC (contractor). We initiated the audit in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Gulf Coast Region's audit plan and examination of relief efforts provided by the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Our audit…
    April 25, 2008
    Report
    #2008-AO-1003
    The State of Mississippi's and/or Its Contractor's Procedures for and Controls over the Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program Generally Ensured Eligibility and Prevented Duplication of Benefits
    We audited the Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program (Program), a component of the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $3 billion to help homeowners in Southern Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina. The audit objectives were to determine whether the State and/…
    March 05, 2008
    Memorandum
    #2008-AO-1801
    The Tacoma Consortium, Tacoma, Washington, Did Not Properly Administered Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grants
    We audited the Tacoma Consortium HOME Investment Partnerships Program as a result of a risk assessment performed by HUD-OIG Region IX. Our objective was to determine whether the Consortium complied with HOME requirements, laws, and regulations with respect to the homeowner rehabilitation program and HUD procurement regulations. The Consortium generally administered HOME in accordance with HUD requirements but violated HOME regulations when it…
    September 30, 2007
    Report
    #2007-SE-1004
    The State of Mississippi's Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program, Jackson, Mississippi, Did Not Appropriately Calculate Grants and Monitor the Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the State of Mississippi's (State) calculation of homeowners' grant amounts and monitoring of the implementation of its Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program. Our audit was part of the activities in our annual audit plan. Our objectives were to determine whether the State appropriately calculated the homeowners' grant amounts and monitored the…
    May 07, 2007
    Report
    #2007-AO-1001
    California Mortgage Lender Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
    Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that American Financial Network, Inc., a mortgage lender based in Brea, California, has agreed to pay $1,037,145 to resolve allegations that it improperly and fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing  Administration (FHA), a component of the U.S. Department of Housing and…
    Press release
    June 22, 2022
    California Mortgage Lender Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
    Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that American Financial Network, Inc., a mortgage lender based in Brea, California, has agreed to pay $1,037,145 to resolve allegations that it improperly and fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing  Administration (FHA), a component of the U.S. Department of Housing and…
    Press release
    June 22, 2022