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The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Kensington, MD, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards
We audited the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) it had a large program receiving more than $82 million in fiscal year 2015, (2) it had the second largest number of housing choice vouchers of non-Moving to Work housing agencies Read More
September 28, 2016
Report
#2016-PH-1008
Final Civil Action - Owner and Management Agents Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With the Regulatory Agreements for Multifamily Projects Willow Run I and Willow Run II
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota in a civil investigation of Willow Run Partners L.P. and Willow Run II Partners L.P. Willow Run Partners L.P. was the owner of Read More
September 29, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1813
Final Civil Action – Real Estate Agent and Two Borrowers Settled Allegation of Making a False Certification to HUD Regarding a Home Purchase Under the Federal Housing Administration Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), conducted a civil fraud review of an alleged loan origination fraud scheme involving borrowers purchasing a home in which the loan was insured under HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program. Read More
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1812
Final Civil Action – Regions Bank Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida in a civil investigation of Regions Bank. Regions Bank has its principal Read More
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1811
Final Civil Action – Permanent Claim Block Placed on Borrower’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Because It Did Not Qualify for Insurance
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) assisted the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey in the investigation of Finance of America Mortgage LLC. The investigation began due to a qui tam filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The relator Read More
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1809
Park View Care Center, Fort Worth, TX, Did Not Always Comply With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements
We audited Park View Care Center’s owner based on a referral from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Departmental Enforcement Center. Our objective was to determine whether the property owner complied with the owner’s regulatory agreement and HUD requirements for Read More
September 28, 2016
Report
#2016-FW-1009
HUD’s Use of Formula and Competition Models for Distributing Disaster Recovery Funding
We have completed preliminary research on the Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) methods to allocate Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (PL 113-2). Our objectives were to Read More
September 22, 2016
Report
#2016-OE-0009S
DHI Mortgage Company Ltd., Settled Allegations of Making False Certifications Regarding Federal Housing Administration Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), referred alleged violations to HUD’s Office of Program Enforcement for action under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act based on two audits of DHI Mortgage Company Ltd. (DHIM) that found it did Read More
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-LA-1802
Knox Pest Control Settled Allegations of Charging Unallowable Costs for Preservation of HUD-Owned Properties in the Federal Housing Administration Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) assisted the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Alabama in the civil investigation of Guardian Pest Services, Inc., doing business as Knox Pest Control and J.J.S.K. Solutions, Inc. Read More
September 28, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-CF-1810
HUD Needs To Improve Its Monitoring of the Travel and Purchase Card Programs
We audited HUD’s compliance with the fiscal year 2015 travel and purchase card programs based on our required fiscal year 2014 risk assessment, which determined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) agencywide charge card program to be at medium risk for fraud. Offices of Read More
September 28, 2016
Report
#2016-FO-0006
The Wyoming Community Development Authority of Casper, WY, Did Not Always Spend Its HOME and NSP Funds in Accordance With Program Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Wyoming Community Development Authority of Casper, WY, for calendar years 2012-2015. The audit was initiated based on concerns received from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-DE-1005
Final Civil Action: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s FHA Underwriting Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York and Northern District of California, in conducting an investigation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s Read More
September 27, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-KC-1803
University Village Took Distributions Without Being in a Surplus-Cash Position or Having Prior HUD Approval
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the University Village, LLC in Orem Utah based on previous violations identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that found ineligible withdrawals and substandard physical Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-DE-1004
Final Civil Action: Shea Mortgage, Inc., Settled Allegations of Making False Certifications Regarding Federal Housing Administration Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), OIG referred alleged violations to HUD’s Office of Program Enforcement for action under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act based on an audit of Shea Mortgage that found it did not follow HUD Read More
September 27, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-LA-1801
The City of Olathe, KS, Did Not Always Comply With the Requirements of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Community Development Block Grant Program, and HOME Investment Partnerships Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, and Johnson County Audit Services, Johnson County, KS, audited the City of Olathe, KS, based on a hotline complaint. Our audit objectives were to determine whether (1) the complainant’s allegations were Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-KC-1005
Boulder County, CO, Generally Approved Its Grants and Procured Consultants in Accordance With Applicable Federal Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Boulder County because it is a significant recipient of the State of Colorado’s more than $320 million Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery grant, having received grants of more than $6 Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-DE-1003
The City of Joplin, MO, Did Not Always Comply With the Requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Its Disaster Recovery Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audited the City of Joplin, MO’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program because the City was awarded more than $45 million in
CDBG-DR funds in April 2012 and received an Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-KC-1006
The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis, MD, Did Not Always Follow Applicable Procurement Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis’ procurement activities due to a hotline complaint. The complaint alleged that the Authority failed to follow procurement requirements. This is the second of two audit reports on the Authority. Our audit objective was to Read More
September 26, 2016
Report
#2016-PH-1007
The City of Huntington Beach, CA, Administered Its Community Development Block Program in Accordance With HUD Rules and Requirements
We audited the City of Huntington Beach’s Community Development Block Grant program due to issues identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Los Angeles Office of Community Planning and Development. In addition, Office of Inspector General (OIG) data analytics Read More
September 27, 2016
Report
#2016-LA-1012
Owner of California Company that Falsely Advertised Mortgage Assistance Sentenced to Prison
(USAO, CT) Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN VESCERA, 60, of Dana Point, Calif., was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised Read More
September 28, 2016
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