Review the 276 EPD loans not previously selected for review and submit the results to HUD, including all findings of fraud or material misrepresentation, along with any other material findings that it is unable to mitigate. If required, CMG should execute indemnification agreements or reimburse claims paid to help protect the FHA insurance fund from unacceptable risk.

Evaluate its QC files for the 242 loans in which it identified material findings to confirm whether it self-reported to HUD all findings of fraud or material misrepresentation, along with any other material findings that its records did not show have been acceptably mitigated. If required, CMG should execute indemnification agreements or reimburse claims paid to help protect the FHA insurance fund from unacceptable risk.

Provide indemnification agreements or documentation to support the eight loans in which it identified fraud, material misrepresentations, or other material findings that it did not acceptably mitigate or self-report to HUD. Implementation of this recommendation will protect the FHA insurance fund from an estimated loss of $639,397.

Require Carrington to remedy HUD and the 27 borrowers in our sample with improper foreclosure filings and take administrative actions if appropriate.

Require Carrington to perform a review of loans affected by the system errors and when appropriate, remedy the borrowers or HUD.

Require Carrington to update its policies and procedures to comply with HUD requirements by reviewing eligible borrowers for streamlined options without unnecessary documents, notifying borrowers if they are ineligible for any loss mitigation options, and using best efforts to review borrowers for loss mitigation within 37 days of the foreclosure sale date.

Require Carrington to implement improved controls to prevent manual errors by performing additional review of all foreclosure actions and performing timely review of all documentation provided by the borrowers and third parties.

Require MidFirst to remedy the 24 borrowers in our sample with improper foreclosure filings or take administrative actions if appropriate.

Analyze MidFirst’s resolution of the manual process issues identified during its 2022 quality control review to verify that it remedied the borrowers or HUD and corrected the issues identified related to manual processing.

Require MidFirst to update its policies and procedures to comply with HUD requirements by placing foreclosure holds for loss mitigation requests made before the first legal filing.

Review the non-life-threatening health and safety and other deficiencies observed by the audit team and ensure that property owners and agents make the necessary corrections to the deficiencies as appropriate.

Determine the appropriate timeframe for when initial management and occupancy reviews (MORs) should be completed for all properties that convert under the Rental Assistance Demonstration and issue updated guidance that includes a system to track the timeliness of initial MORs.

Status

Given current resource constraints, HUD will create guidance based on risk-based Management and Occupancy Review (MOR) parameters to ensure that field staff and leadership perform the initial MOR for PBRA RAD-converted properties. This guidance will specify which assessments can be done on-site or remotely (such as desk reviews). Furthermore, the guidance will require that the existing MOR tracking tools (e.g., PowerApps) be used to monitor planning for the MORs and progress throughout, until final closing of the review. As of July 2025, HUD has completed 233 MORs for the 834 RAD-converted properties. The tool allows HUD staff to filter by the type of conversion (e.g. RAD PIH, RAD PRAC, etc.) as well as other risk indicators (e.g., troubled status), location and servicer (e.g. Account Executive, Senior Account Executive, Resolution Specialist). OIG has concurred with HUD's corrective action plan that it will create guidance to allow for a risk-based approach for completing MORs, which HUD anticipates completing by September 30, 2025.

Analysis

To implement this recommendation, HUD needs to provide evidence that it has updated guidance with appropriate timeframe for conducting MORs and a system to track the timeliness of initial MORs. Failure to determine the timing of the initial MORs could delay HUD's performance of them, which may result in property owners' untimely corrective actions, and thus potentially impact the health and safety of families.

The implementation of this recommendation has the potential to directly impact the health and safety of families.

Complete the initial management and occupancy reviews (MORs) for the Rental Assistance Demonstration properties that have not had an initial MOR.

Status

Given current resource constraints, HUD will create guidance based on risk-based Management and Occupancy Review (MOR) parameters to ensure that field staff and leadership perform the initial MOR for PBRA RAD-converted properties. This guidance will specify which assessments can be done on-site or remotely (such as desk reviews). The guidance will outline the timing requirements for when the initial MOR should be completed. To date, HUD staff have completed 233 MORs for the 834 RAD-converted properties. HUD anticipates completing the initial MORs for the remaining 501 properties by the end of 2027. HUD HQ and field staff will use the Power BI MOR tool to track the MOR through the stages: scheduling, review, issuance of report and finally the closing of the report. As of July 2025, OIG has concurred with HUD's corrective action plan that HUD will begin completing the initial MORs using a risk-based approach. The target completion date for HUD to demonstrate it is taking corrective action is set for December 31, 2025.

Analysis

Completing initial MORs would assist HUD in holding property owners accountable for maintaining the conditions of their properties and sufficient reserve for replacement accounts balances, which could impact property owners' ability to make needed capital repairs.

The recommended corrective action has the potential to directly impact the health and safety of families.

Develop and implement a plan to determine how to implement the risk-based approach to review the Rental Assistance Demonstration properties that have not had subsequent management and occupancy reviews (MORs) in more than 3 years and to require periodic MORs going forward.

Status

Given the current resource constraints, HUD will create guidance based on risk-based Management and Occupancy Review (MOR) parameters to ensure that field staff and leadership perform MORs using a risk-based model for PBRA RAD-converted properties. This guidance will specify which assessments can be done on-site or remotely (such as desk reviews) and the timing requirements for when ongoing MORs should be scheduled once the initial MOR is completed. As of July 2025, 641 MORs need to be scheduled for the Office of Asset Management's portfolio of 834 RAD-converted properties. Of those, 85 properties are managed by Performance-Based Contract Administrators (PBCA). Depending on risk indicators for each property, MORs will be scheduled accordingly. HUD reported that its staff resources are limited in comparison to the PBCAs and will therefore take a risk-based approach for prioritizing the MORs that HUD staff must complete. The Office of Asset Management will develop a plan to address the backlog of RAD-converted MORs using the current risk factors which include the physical condition, last MOR score, financial health of the property and other indicators. The target completion date is December 31, 2025.

Analysis

Developing a plan to implement the risk-based approach would establish the criteria for identifying properties that are at a higher risk of noncompliance.

The recommended corrective action would help HUD to monitor property owners' compliance with its requirements and thus, potentially protect families from living in unsafe units.

Provide training to field staff members to ensure that they have the skills necessary to complete MORs of converted properties.

Review the reserve for replacement account balances for the 13 properties (11 underfunded and 2 overfunded) to determine whether the balances are maintained in accordance with the applicable HUD requirements and executed HUD business documents and require owners to fully fund any underfunded reserves and determine whether any overfunded accounts should have the deposits suspended for a specified period.

Review the HUD business documents, such as the RAD conversion commitment, HAP contract, and regulatory agreement, for the four properties that did not contain consistent reserve for replacement information and update the documents to be consistent as appropriate.

Issue guidance to RAD property owners clarifying that the owner is responsible to follow both the HUD business documents and the property’s business documents and that the most restrictive document indicates the amount and timing of the annual deposits into the reserve for replacement account.

Develop and implement a process to ensure that the reserve for replacement requirements in HUD’s business documents are consistent for all converted properties.

Develop and implement a plan to review the reserve for replacement accounts for all converted properties from the date on which the account was established to the date of the review. Based on the reviews completed, HUD should take appropriate actions to ensure that reserve for replacement accounts are appropriately funded or determine whether overfunded accounts should have the deposits suspended for a specified period.