Baker Tower, Denver, CO, Incorrectly Disbursed Funds and Did Not Correctly Administer the Project's Security Deposit Account
Repay its project’s operating account for the ineligible $15,000 disbursement from non-project funds.
Baker Tower, Denver, CO, Incorrectly Disbursed Funds and Did Not Correctly Administer the Project's Security Deposit Account
Perform an analysis of all security deposits and ensure that the security deposit account is fully funded.
Baker Tower, Denver, CO, Incorrectly Disbursed Funds and Did Not Correctly Administer the Project's Security Deposit Account
Implement controls to ensure existing procedures are followed to maintain the project’s security deposit funds separately from all other accounts by depositing and disbursing all security deposit funds directly into and from the security deposit account.
Ginnie Mae Did Not Adequately Respond to Changes in Its Issuer Base
Develop and implement controls to ensure that policies and procedures for account executives are continually reviewed and updated to reflect changes in Ginnie Mae’s operations.
Ginnie Mae Did Not Adequately Respond to Changes in Its Issuer Base
Develop and implement controls to review issuers to determine the total impact of a large or multiple-issuer default, the maximize-size default Ginnie Mae can adequately execute, and an issuer’s ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
Ginnie Mae Did Not Adequately Respond to Changes in Its Issuer Base
Develop and implement controls to continually assess skills required to meet organizational goals to include a plan to prioritize resources to accommodate changing organizational needs.
Ginnie Mae Did Not Adequately Respond to Changes in Its Issuer Base
Develop and implement training programs to ensure that employee skill levels are developed to meet changing organizational needs to include secondary market training.
HUD Did Not Always Follow Applicable Requirements When Forgiving Debts and Terminating Debt Collections
Take appropriate steps to establish eligibility for collection termination or compromise for 10 debts totaling $1,210,278,5 including three debts that were closed without required DOJ approval. For debts that have a remaining appropriate means of collection, such as demand letters, administrative offset, or referral to Treasury, HUD should reinstate the debt and resume collections.
HUD Did Not Always Follow Applicable Requirements When Forgiving Debts and Terminating Debt Collections
Conduct a complete analysis of existing procedures to strengthen controls over debt collection, including HUD’s Treasury Reports of Receivables reporting, resulting in funds to be put to better use of $3,247,078. Controls should include additional procedures for ensuring that DOJ approval is obtained when required, that all appropriate means of collection have been pursued (including referral to Treasury when required), and that all closed…
HUD Did Not Administer Economic Development Initiative - Special Project and Neighborhood Initiative Congressional Grants in Accordance With Program Requirements
Support the eligibility of more than $4,187,560 in unsupported costs or require the grantees to repay the U.S. Treasury from non-Federal funds.
HUD Did Not Administer Economic Development Initiative - Special Project and Neighborhood Initiative Congressional Grants in Accordance With Program Requirements
Require one grantee to repay the U.S. Treasury $343,000 from non-Federal funds for ineligible program costs incurred for the project identified in this report.
The City of New York, NY, Could Improve Its Invoice Review Process Before Disbursing Disaster Funds Under Its Public Housing Rehabilitation and Resilience Program
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the City to provide documentation showing that it obtained adequate support for contractor invoices related to disaster funds it disbursed to its subrecipient under the program.
The City of New York, NY, Could Improve Its Invoice Review Process Before Disbursing Disaster Funds Under Its Public Housing Rehabilitation and Resilience Program
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the City to provide documentation showing that it has strengthened its invoice review process to ensure that costs are eligible and supported before disbursing disaster funds to its subrecipient under the program.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
Work with HUD to nullify the restrictions on conveyance that violate HUD policy or indemnify HUD. This action will protect HUD against future losses of $381,823 for the seven loans.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
Repay HUD $26,472 for partial claims paid on one FHA loan that contained prohibited restrictive covenants.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
Develop and implement policies and procedures to identify prohibited restrictions on conveyance to ensure that it does not originate FHA loans with prohibited restrictive covenants.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
Provide training to its employees regarding HUD’s requirements related to prohibited restrictions on conveyance.
SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
Determine legal sufficiency and if legally sufficient, pursue civil and administrative remedies, civil money penalties, or both against SecurityNational, its principals, or both for incorrectly certifying to the eligibility for FHA mortgage insurance or that due diligence was exercised during the origination of FHA loans.
HUD Did Not Provide Sufficient Guidance and Oversight To Ensure That State Disaster Grantees Followed Proficient Procurement Processes
Clarify that if a State receives a disaster recovery grant and chooses to certify that its procurement process is equivalent to Federal procurement standards, “equivalent” means that its procurement process fully aligns with, or meets the intent of, each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.
HUD Did Not Provide Sufficient Guidance and Oversight To Ensure That State Disaster Grantees Followed Proficient Procurement Processes
Improve its controls to ensure that appropriate staff adequately evaluates the proficiency of State grantee procurement processes for States that select the equivalency option. This includes ensuring that staff that specializes in procurement review the documentation to ensure that State processes fully align with, or meet the intent of, each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.