The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
We audited the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) we received a complaint alleging that the Authority did not follow program requirements, (2) the Authority administered 1,117 vouchers and received more than $5.2 million in funding for fiscal year 2016, and (3) we had not audited its program. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority ensured that its Housing Choice Voucher...
Febrero 15, 2018
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#2018-PH-1002
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
We audited the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) we received a complaint alleging that the Authority did not follow program requirements, (2) the Authority administered 1,117 vouchers and received more than $5.2 million in funding for fiscal year 2016, and (3) we had not audited its program. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority adequately administered its Housing...
Febrero 11, 2018
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#2018-PH-1001
BLM Companies LLC, Hurricane, UT, Did Not Provide Property Preservation and Protection Services in Accordance With Its Contract With HUD and Its Own Requirements
We audited BLM Companies LLC, a contracted field service manager in HUD’s real estate-owned Management and Marketing III program, as part of the activities included in our 2017 annual audit plan and because it was the sole contractor performing property preservation and protection services for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-acquired properties located in Ohio. Our audit objective was to determine whether BLM...
Septiembre 30, 2017
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#2017-CH-1011
BLM Companies LLC Failed To Ensure That It Protected and Preserved HUD Properties Under Its Field Service Manager Contract for Area 1D
We conducted an audit of BLM Companies LLC’s controls and performance under its Management and Marketing III program field service manager contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for area 1D. Area 1D included HUD real estate-owned and custodial properties in New Mexico, North Texas, Utah, and Colorado. During the audit period, BLM held 7 of 18 HUD field service manager contracts throughout the Nation...
Agosto 29, 2017
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#2017-FW-1011
Final Civil Action – Security National Mortgage Company 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 District of New Jersey in a civil investigation of Security National Mortgage Company. Security National is a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved mortgage lender with its principal place of business located in Salt Lake City, UT.
On...
Marzo 01, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-CF-1802
Village North Apartments, Salt Lake City, UT Generally Verified Each Tenant’s Income, Social Security Number, and Citizenship Status in Accordance with HUD’s Rules and Regulations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Village North Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah based on concerns that surfaced during another assignment when it appeared as though Village North might have moved tenants in and out of units and collected housing assistance payments for them without changing the social security numbers or birthdates for the new tenants. The objective of our...
Febrero 27, 2017
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#2017-DE-1001
Final Civil Action – Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. 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, District of Colorado, in the civil investigation of Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. Primary has its principal place of business in Salt Lake City, UT. Primary became an FHA-approved direct endorsement lender on October 15, 1998. The direct...
Enero 18, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-CF-1801
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 conditions at the property. The objective of our audit was to determine whether University Village complied with its HUD multifamily Federal...
Septiembre 28, 2016
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#2016-DE-1004
Final Civil Action: RANlife, Inc., Settled Allegations That It Violated the False Claims Act When Originating, Underwriting, and Endorsing Certain Loans With Federal Housing Administration Insurance
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated alleged violations of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) regulations by RANlife, Inc. We reviewed the single-family FHA loan files processed by RANlife to determine whether it complied with HUD’s rules and regulations in originating, underwriting, and endorsing the loans for FHA insurance.
On November, 23, 2015, RANlife entered...
Septiembre 12, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-DE-1802
Final Civil Action: City First Mortgage Services, LLC, and Van Wagoner Investment Company Settled Allegations of Making False Certifications
Based on a request from the Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake City, UT, we provided information about single-family lenders with high default rates. We then reviewed the available case binders for 38 loans for which the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) had paid claims that were underwritten by City First Mortgage Services, LLC. We completed the review and referred alleged violations to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Septiembre 12, 2016
Memorandum
#2016-SE-1801
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Did Not Always Procure Goods and Services in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Public Housing Capital Fund grants for fiscal years 2011-2014. We initiated this audit due to the amount of funding the Authority received during our review period. The Authority is the highest funded public housing agency in the State of Utah. The objective of our audit was to...
Agosto 17, 2016
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#2016-DE-1001
The Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority, Charleston, WV, Needs To Improve Its Housing Quality Standards Inspections and Apply Correct Payment Standards When Calculating Housing Assistance Payments
We audited the Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) it received more than $13.7 million in program funding in fiscal year 2012, (2) it is the largest assisted housing agency in the State of West Virginia, and (3) we had never audited its Housing Choice Voucher program. The audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority ensured that its Housing Choice Voucher program units met U.S....
Julio 17, 2013
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#2013-PH-1005
Utah Housing Corporation Did Not Always Properly Determine Borrower Eligibility for FHA’s Preforeclosure Sale Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Utah Housing Corporation to determine whether the Corporation properly determined that borrowers were eligible to participate in FHA’s Preforeclosure Sale Program. We selected the Corporation because it had more preforeclosure sales than regular foreclosures, placing it at the top of our risk assessment for Region VIII.
The Corporation did...
Mayo 15, 2013
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#2013-DE-1001
A Hotline Complaint About Utah Housing Corporation, West Valley City, UT,
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audited the Utah Housing Corporation in response to a hotline complaint. The complaint contained allegations that the Corporation commingled funds from the FHA first mortgages and the downpayment assistance second mortgages and serviced the second mortgages before the FHA first mortgages by using the first mortgage payments to pay the second mortgage. The...
Septiembre 27, 2012
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#2012-DE-1005
Mountain CAP of WV, Inc., Buckhannon, WV, Did Not Administer Its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program in Accordance With Applicable Recovery Act and HUD Requirements
We audited Mountain CAP of WV, Inc.’s administration of its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds. We selected Mountain CAP for audit because of a complaint alleging that controls over its disbursements were weak. Our audit objective was to determine whether Mountain CAP maintained proper financial management of and accountability for its program to ensure that it used the funds according to the American Recovery and...
Marzo 15, 2012
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#2012-PH-1008
Mountain States Mortgage Center, Sandy, UT, Did Not Follow HUD’s Underwriting, Quality Control, and Advertising Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited Mountain States Mortgage Center to determine whether it underwrote insured loans in compliance with HUD requirements and whether its quality control plan met HUD requirements.
Mountain States underwrote 41 loans that did not comply with FHA requirements. Of the 41 FHA-insured loans reviewed, one of the loans had a significant underwriting...
Julio 22, 2011
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#2011-DE-1004
Blue Mountain Hospital, Blanding, UT, a HUD Section 242 Insured Mortgagee, Did Not Have Adequate Written Procedures for Its Project Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, reviewed Blue Mountain Hospital (Hospital) based on a request from the Office of Healthcare Programs.
The objective of our review was to determine whether the Hospital had adequate written procedures for collecting, dispersing, and accounting for project funds. The Hospital did not have adequate written procedures for collecting, disbursing, and accounting...
Junio 02, 2011
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#2011-DE-1002
The West Virginia Housing Development Fund, Charleston, WV, Generally Administered Its Tax Credit Assistance Program Funded Under the Recovery Act in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
We audited the West Virginia Housing Development Fund’s (Fund) Tax Credit Assistance Program (Program) funds awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) due to a complaint from the Recovery and Transparency Board. We also audited the Fund’s Program because it was the only housing finance agency across the Nation that had not spent any of its Program funds. Our objective was to determine whether the Fund...
Marzo 21, 2011
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#2011-PH-1008
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake, UT, Properly Expended Its Recovery Act Capital Grant Funds, But Did Not Properly Obligate All Of The Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, We reviewed the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act Funded grant (grant) based on a risk assessment we completed and the results of a monitoring review performed by the Denver Office of Public Housing.
The objective was to determine whether the Authority properly obligated...
Septiembre 24, 2010
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#2010-DE-1007
The City of Ogden, UT, Appropriately Administered the HOME Investment Partnerships Program
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General reviewed the City of Ogden, UT’s (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) to determine whether the City effectively established HOME projects, ensured that HOME funds were used for eligible HOME expenses, and properly monitored the HOME projects.
The City appropriately established HOME projects, used HOME funds for eligible HOME expenses, and...
Abril 02, 2010
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#2010-DE-1003