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Eagle Home Mortgage, Kirkland, Washington, Did Not Always Comply with HUD Guidelines When Underwriting Federal Housing Administration-Insured Loans

We audited single-family loan originations at Eagle Home Mortgage (Eagle Mortgage), located in Kirkland, Washington, to determine whether it originated Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. Eagle Mortgage did not always originate FHA insured loans in accordance with HUD requirements. Specifically, Eagle Mortgage did not follow HUD's underwriting requirements for 15 of the 36 FHA insured loans reviewed, three of which had deficiencies that affected the insurability of the loan.

SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Murray, Utah, Did Not Follow HUD Requirements in Underwriting Insured Loans and Did Not Follow Quality Control Requirements

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited SecurityNational Mortgage Company (SecurityNational), a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved direct endorsement lender, to determine whether it properly underwrote insured loans and whether its quality control function met requirements. SecurityNational did not follow HUD regulations when underwriting 18 FHA-insured loans.

Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, Irvine, California, Did Not Fully Follow HUD's Reverse Mortgage Requirements for Loans in the San Antonio, Texas Area

We audited Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation (Financial Freedom) as part of our annual audit plan objective of improving the integrity of single-family insurance programs. Our objective was to determine whether Financial Freedom complied with U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) origination requirements for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, commonly known as a reverse mortgage. Financial Freedom generally followed HUD reverse mortgage requirements for the borrower's age and completion of a counseling program for the 10 loans reviewed.

The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, Generally Administered Its Asset Control Area Program in Compliance with HUD Requirements

We audited the City of Reading's (City) asset control area program as part of a nationwide audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) monitoring of program participants. Our objective was to determine whether the City administered its asset control area program in compliance with HUD requirements.

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We reviewed lenders in the State of Connecticut that had Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans with secondary financing from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as part of our annual audit plan.

Jersey Mortgage Company, Cranford, New Jersey, Did Not Always Comply with HUD/FHA Loan Underwriting Requirements

We completed an audit of Jersey Mortgage Company (Jersey Mortgage), a nonsupervised lender located in Cranford, New Jersey. The audit objectives were to determine whether Jersey Mortgage (1) approved Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/FHA, which include adherence to prudent lending practices, and (2) developed and implemented a quality control plan in compliance with HUD/FHA requirements.

The City of Camden, New Jersey, Did Not Always Administer Its Asset Control Area Program in Compliance with HUD Requirements

We audited the City of Camden's (City) asset control area (ACA) program following a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Single Family Asset Management for a review of the City's compliance with its ACA agreement with HUD. Our objective was to determine whether the City complied with specific requirements in the ACA agreement pertaining to the resale of properties it acquired from HUD. The City did not comply with the specific provisions in the ACA agreement pertaining to the resale of its acquired ACA properties.

Midwest Mortgage Capital Did Not Adequately Underwrite Seven Loans and Inadequately Performed Quality Control Reviews

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audited Midwest Mortgage Capital (Midwest). Our audit objectives were to determine whether Midwest followed HUD requirements for underwriting loans and performing its quality control program for single-family production. We concluded that Midwest did not properly underwrite 7 of the 29 defaulted loans reviewed. These loans had material underwriting deficiencies that affected the insurability of the loans.

Custom Closing Services, Incorporated, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Did Not Always Comply with Its Contract When Closing Sales of HUD Real Estate-Owned Properties

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General performed an audit of Custom Closing Services, Incorporated (Custom), a contractor closing sales of HUD real estate-owned properties in the state of Michigan. The audit was conducted based on a complaint to our hotline alleging that Custom caused significant delays in the closing of HUD homes in Michigan.