The City of Cleveland, OH, Lacked Adequate Controls Over Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program-Funded Housing Trust Fund Program Home-Buyer Activities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cleveland’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our analysis of risk factors related to Program grantees in Region V’s* jurisdiction, recent media coverage regarding the City’s Program, and a request from the U.S. Department of…
September 29, 2011
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#2011-CH-1014
The Youngstown, OH, Metropolitan Housing Authority Needs To Improve Its Procurement Process
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General audited the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus formula and competitive grants. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority for audit based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s monitoring…
August 16, 2011
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#2011-CH-1013
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, OH, Did Not Operate Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program According to HUD's Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2011 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V’s jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine whether the…
July 28, 2011
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#2011-CH-1011
PNC Mortgage Complied With HUD's Requirements for Loss Mitigation
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) audited PNC Mortgage (PNC), a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved nonsupervised lender and servicer. We selected PNC for audit based on a citizen’s complaint regarding National City Mortgage Corporation (National City). PNC acquired National City in December 2008. Therefore, the report will be addressed to the current entity. Our objective was to determine whether PNC…
April 06, 2011
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#2011-CH-1007
Semper Home Loans, Inc., Providence, RI, Needs To Improve Its Quality Control Process for Loan Origination and Updating of Mortgage Records
We audited Semper Home Loans, Inc. (Semper), a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lender approved to underwrite and close mortgage loans without prior FHA review or approval. We selected Semper because its early payment default rate was higher than the default rate in the local area in which it does business. Our audit objectives were to determine (1) whether Semper acted in a prudent manner and complied with U.S. Department of Housing and…
March 01, 2011
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#2011-BO-1005
The City of Cleveland, OH, Lacked Adequate Controls Over Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program and American Dream Downpayment Initiative-Funded Afford-A-Home Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cleveland’s (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The City was selected based upon our analysis of risk factors related to Program grantees in Region V’s jurisdiction, recent media coverage regarding the City’s Program, and a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Columbus Office of…
December 26, 2010
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#2011-CH-1003
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Midwest, Columbus, OH, Did Not Materially Comply With HUD's Requirements and Its Grant Agreement Regarding Housing Counseling
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General performed an audit of Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Midwest (Consumer Credit), an affiliate of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc. (National Foundation). We selected Consumer Credit based on a citizen’s complaint received by our office. Our objective was to determine whether Consumer Credit complied with HUD’s requirements for…
September 30, 2010
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#2010-CH-1014
The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority, Painesville, OH, Needs To Improve Its Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Progr
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The Authority was selected for audit based upon a congressional request from the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its program in accordance with HUD’s requirements and its program…
September 30, 2010
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#2010-CH-1015
Congressional Request Regarding Columbus Properties Limited Partnership's Property Renovations, Columbus, OH
In response to a request from Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General conducted a review of the allegations that Columbus Properties Limited Partnership (Columbus Properties) did not renovate six apartment complexes in Ohio for which it obtained HUD-insured mortgages. Congresswoman Kilroy asked for a review based on local newspaper articles that alleged waste and abuse…
August 03, 2010
Memorandum
#2010-CH-1809
National Home Management Solutions, Independence, OH, Did Not Fully Comply With HUD’s Requirements for the Management and Marketing of HUD Real Estate-Owned Properties
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited National Home Management Solutions (National Home), HUD’s management and marketing contractor for HUD real estate-owned properties in Ohio. We selected National Home based on a citizen’s complaint received by our office. Our objective was to determine whether National Home complied with HUD’s requirements regarding the sale of HUD single-family real…
July 22, 2010
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#2010-CH-1009
The Other Place, Inc., Dayton, OH, Needs To Improve the Administration of Its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited The Other Place, Inc.’s (The Other Place) use of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’s (Act) Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (program) funds. The Other Place was selected for audit based upon a citizen’s complaint to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board that was forwarded to our office. The…
April 30, 2010
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#2010-CH-1006
The City of East Cleveland, OH, Had Sufficient Capacity To Effectively and Efficiently Administer Its Recovery Act Block Grant Program
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General conducted a capacity review of the City of East Cleveland’s (City) operations. We also selected the City based upon the results of our audit of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) and HOME Investment…
January 11, 2010
Memorandum
#2010-CH-1802
Leader Financial Services, Parma, Ohio, Did Not Perform an Adequate Due Diligence Review of Purchased Loan Components of FHA-Insured Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General performed an audit of Leader Financial Services (Leader), a Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) issuer servicing Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans. We initiated the audit based on the 62 percent delinquency rate of Leader’s mortgage-servicing package purchased from Fidelity Home Mortgage Corporation (Fidelity). Our…
December 14, 2009
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#2010-CH-1004
Inspection of the Assignment and Assumption of Mark-to-Market Loans Lakeshore Village Apartments Cleveland, OH
We conducted an inspection of post-Mark-to-Market (M2M) restructuring of mortgage debt of Lakeshore Village Apartments (Lakeshore Village), Cleveland, OH, to determine the validity of an informal complaint from HUD’s Multifamily Office of Asset Management (OAM). OAM staff was concerned that, in approving the assignment and assumption of the restructured debt instruments, HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP) was not…
November 01, 2009
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#IED-09-005
The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority, Painesville, Ohio, Did Not Always Ensure That Section 8 Units Met HUD’s Housing Quality Standards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The Authority was selected for audit based upon a congressional request from the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its program in accordance with HUD’s requirements and its program…
October 28, 2009
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#2010-CH-1001
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio, Did Not Effectively Administer Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V’s jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine…
September 17, 2009
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#2009-CH-1014
The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority, Painesville, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Housing Assistance and Utility Allowance Payments
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The Authority was selected for audit based upon a congressional request from the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its program in accordance with HUD’s requirements and its program…
August 14, 2009
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#2009-CH-1012
The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, Lacked Sufficient Capacity to Effectively and Efficiently Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon the results of our three previous audits of the City's HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). Our objective was to determine whether the City had the capacity…
July 29, 2009
Memorandum
#2009-CH-1801
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's jurisdiction. Our objective was…
May 19, 2009
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#2009-CH-1010
The City of East Cleveland, Ohio, Did Not Adequately Manage Its HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant Programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of East Cleveland's (City) use of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) program funds. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to HOME grantees in Region V's…
May 11, 2009
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#2009-CH-1008