The Universal American Mortgage Company, Miami, FL, Branch, Did Not Comply With HUD Regulations When Originating and Underwriting FHA Loans and Implementing Its Quality Control Program
HUD OIG audited Universal American Mortgage, Co. LLC, located in Miami, FL, in accordance with our annual audit plan. Universal was selected for review because its default rate of 3.8 percent was higher than the Miami area default rate of 1.9 percent. Our objectives were to determine whether the lender followed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements when originating and underwriting loans and implementing its…
June 06, 2012
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#2012-AT-1013
Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its NSP2 Grant
We audited the Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services’ Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2). We performed the audit because American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 reviews are part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and Neighborhood Housing Services was awarded $60 million in Recovery Act NSP2 funds in a consortium agreement with 12 other organizations on February 11, 2010. Our audit objective was to…
June 05, 2012
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#2012-LA-1007
Final Civil Action – Alleged Violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, Making False Statements in Support of a Loan Application to Defraud a Financial Institution
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted a review to determine whether Indymac Bank followed Federal Housing Administration (FHA) policies and procedures when it originated FHA-insured loans. We identified a set of questionable loans originated by Indymac that had been generated by Beechwood Incorporated, a company that conducted various real estate services. Based on our review…
June 05, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-CF-1805
Final Civil Action – Alleged Violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, Making False Statements in Support of a Loan Application to Defraud a Financial Institution
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted a review to determine whether Indymac Bank followed Federal Housing Administration (FHA) policies and procedures when it originated FHA-insured loans. We identified a set of questionable loans originated by Indymac that had been generated by Beechwood Incorporated, a company that conducted various real estate services. Based on our review…
June 05, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-CF-1806
Final Civil Action – Alleged Violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, Making False Statements in Support of a Loan Application to Defraud a Financial Institution
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted a review to determine whether Indymac Bank followed Federal Housing Administration (FHA) policies and procedures when it originated FHA-insured loans. We identified a set of questionable loans originated by Indymac that had been generated by Beechwood Incorporated, a company that conducted various real estate services. Based on our review…
June 05, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-CF-1807
The Housing Authority of the City of Hickory, NC, Mismanaged Some of Its HUD Funds
We audited the public housing program of the Housing Authority of the City of Hickory, NC, due to a citizen’s hotline complaint. Our objectives were to evaluate the merits of the complaint allegations and determine whether the Authority complied with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements for procurement, cash disbursements, a 2004 Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grant, and inventory control.
The…
June 01, 2012
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#2012-AT-1012
The Management and Board of Commissioners of the HA of the City of Port Arthur, TX, Failed to Exercise Their Fiduciary Responsibilities
We audited the financial and procurement operations of the Housing Authority of the City of Port Arthur, TX. We conducted this audit due to deficiencies identified in a prior audit. Our objectives were to determine whether the Authority had sufficient financial and procurement controls to ensure it used U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies. This review included…
June 01, 2012
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#2012-FW-1008
Transactions Between the Housing Authority of the City of Perth Amboy, NJ and its Nonprofit Subsidiary Did Not Always Comply With HUD Regulations
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Perth Amboy’s transactions with its nonprofit subsidiary, the Perth Amboy Redevelopment Team for Neighborhood Enterprise and Revitalization (PARTNER), in response to a hotline complaint. The audit objectives were to assess the merits of this complaint and determine whether Authority officials complied with provisions of the Authority’s regulatory agreement and other U.S. Department of Housing and…
June 01, 2012
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#2012-NY-1008
Nations Lending Corporation, Independence, OH, Needs To Improve Its Quality Control Reviews of Early Payment Defaulted Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General audited Nations Lending Corporation, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved nonsupervised direct endorsement lender approved to originate, underwrite, and submit mortgages for insurance under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) direct endorsement program. We selected Nations for audit based on our risk assessment of single-family…
June 01, 2012
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#2012-CH-1008
Nationwide Mortgage & Associates, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Did Not Follow HUD Requirements in Approving FHA Loans and Implementing Its Quality Control Program
HUD OIG audited Nationwide Mortgage & Associates, Inc., a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved non-supervised direct endorsement lender located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. We selected this lender because its default rate of 4 percent was higher than the Miami U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) area average default rate of 2 percent. The audit objectives were to determine whether the lender followed HUD requirements…
May 31, 2012
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#2012-AT-1011
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Montgomery, AL, Did Not Follow Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program Requirements
HUD OIG performed an audit of the State of Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) in Montgomery, AL, to assess issues raised in a hotline complaint. The complaint alleged that the State of Alabama misused its NSP1 funds by not following the regulations and statutes governing the NSP1 program to ensure that it used program funds for eligible and supported purposes. The State was awarded a…
May 24, 2012
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#2012-AT-1010
The Municipality of Bayamón, PR, Did Not Always Ensure Compliance With HOME Investment Partnerships Program Requirements
We audited the Municipality of Bayamón’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program. We selected the Municipality for review as part of our strategic plan based on the large amount of HOME funds approved. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Municipality maintained its financial management system in compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements and met HOME program objectives.
The…
May 23, 2012
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#2012-AT-1009
Amar Plaza, La Puente, CA, Was Not Administered in Accordance With HUD Rules and Regulations
We reviewed the books and records of Amar Plaza (project), a U.S. Department of Housing Department (HUD)-insured (Section 236) multifamily cooperative housing project with project-based Section 8 assistance located in La Puente, CA. We initiated the review in response to a request from the Departmental Enforcement Center due to its concerns about Amar Plaza’s serious compliance issues, including but not limited to overdue 2009 and 2010…
May 21, 2012
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#2012-LA-1006
New York City Housing Authority Hotline Complaint, Case Number HL-2011-0705
We completed a review of the New York City Housing Authority’s use of Federal funds. We selected this auditee based on a hotline complaint, case number HL-2011-0705, which alleged a pattern of waste, overspending, and abuse by the Authority. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the Authority (1) froze its Section 8 vouchers due to lack of available funds, (2) overpaid at least one housing manager with an annual salary of $187,000, (3) paid…
May 17, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-NY-1801
SWBC Mortgage Corporation Did Not Folow HUD-FHA Underwriting Requirements in 1 and Had Minor Deficiencies In 3 of 10 Single Family Loans
We audited SWBC Mortgage Corporation, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) direct endorsement lender in San Antonio, TX. We selected the lender for audit because as of September 30, 2011, it had 25 seriously delinquent loans. Our objective was to determine whether the lender originated single-family home loans in accordance with U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and FHA requirements for loans with amortization dates…
May 15, 2012
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#2012-FW-1007
Washington State Generally Complied With HOME Program Requirements; However, It Did Not Always Verify Project Accessibility or Report Accurate Matching Contributions
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Washington State Department of Commerce to determine whether it complied with the HOME Investment Partnership Program project eligibility, administrative cost, program income, accessibility, and match fund requirements. We selected the State because it received over $31 million in HOME grants from HUD in fiscal years 2009 through 2011 which…
May 09, 2012
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#2012-SE-1003
Corrective Action Verification -HUD's Housing Counseling Assistance Program
We completed a corrective action verification regarding the recommendations made to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Single Family Program Development pertaining to our review of HUD’s monitoring of the Housing Counseling Assistance Program, Audit Report 2006-NY-0001, issued June 8, 2006. The purpose of the corrective action verification was to determine whether the audit recommendations had been…
May 08, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-NY-0801
The Aurora Housing Authority Did Not Always Follow Requirements When Obligating, Expending, and Reporting Information About Its Recovery Act Capital Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General reviewed the Aurora Housing Authority to determine whether the Authority obligated its funds by the deadline, adequately managed its procurements and contracts, and accurately reported its Recovery Act information in FederalReporting.gov. We determined that the Authority did not obligate $22,018 of its Recovery Act funds by the March 17, 2010, deadline,…
May 04, 2012
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#2012-DE-1004
HUD Did Not Implement Adequate Policies and Procedures for Sanitizing Media in Its Multifunction Devices
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer based on concerns about security risks of hard drives in multifunction devices. Our objective was to determine whether HUD had documented and implemented procedures to effectively remove sensitive data from the hard drives of multifunction devices before disposing of them.
HUD did not monitor or test the…
May 03, 2012
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#2012-KC-0002
Chapter 6 - Ginnie Mae Issuers of Mortgage-Backed Securities Audit Guidance
May 01, 2012
Single audit guidance