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Final Civil Action: Shea Mortgage, Inc., Settled Allegations of Making False Certifications Regarding Federal Housing Administration Loans
The U.S.
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-LA-1801
Land Home Financial Services, Inc. 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), assisted the Office of Program Enforcement in the investigation of Land Home Financial Services, Inc.
September 19, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1805
Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
The U.S.
September 28, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-CF-1807
Final Civil Action – Reunion Mortgage, Inc. Settled Allegations of Making False Claims to the Federal Housing Administration
We assisted the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California in the civil investigation of Reunion Mortgage, Inc. (Reunion). Reunion is a former Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved mortgage lender, with its principal place of business located in Milpitas, CA. Based in large part on our review of loans underwritten by Reunion between December 2007 through October 2009, the U.S.
September 25, 2014
Memorandum
#2014-CF-1810
Final Civil Action – Judgment Imposed on Loan Officer Regarding Allegations of Making a False Certification to HUD for a Home Purchase Under the Federal Housing Administration Program
We conducted a civil fraud review of an alleged loan origination fraud scheme involving a loan officer that assisted a borrower to purchase a home under the U.S.
September 25, 2014
Memorandum
#2014-CF-1809
Final Civil Action – Borrower Settled Allegations of Making a False Certification to HUD Regarding a Home Purchase Under the Federal Housing Administration Program
We reviewed an alleged loan origination fraud scheme involving a borrower purchasing a home in which the loan was insured under the U.S.
August 11, 2014
Memorandum
#2014-CF-1805
Standard Pacific Mortgage, Inc., Irvine, CA, Allowed the Recording of Prohibited Restrictive Covenants
We conducted a limited review of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans underwritten by Standard Pacific Mortgage, Inc. We selected the lender based on the results of an auditability survey, which determined that Standard Pacific Mortgage allowed prohibited restrictive covenants to be filed against FHA-insured properties.
February 04, 2013
Memorandum
#2013-LA-1801
Shea Mortgage, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA, Allowed the Recording of Prohibited Restrictive Covenants
We conducted a limited review of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans underwritten by Shea Mortgage, Inc. We selected the lender based on the results of an auditability survey, which determined that Shea Mortgage allowed prohibited restrictive covenants to be filed against FHA-insured properties.
September 26, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-LA-1801
Final Civil Action - Settlement of Alleged Violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a civil fraud review of an alleged foreclosure rescue scheme operated by Terrill L. Meisinger of Seal Beach, CA. The alleged scheme involved more than 100 properties in three States that were financed through Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and conventional loans and allegedly defrauded distressed homeowners, renters, and lenders.
September 24, 2012
Memorandum
#2012-CF-1813