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HUD Update: For-Profit Entities Subject to the HUD Consolidated Audit Guide
A Governmental Audit Quality Center Web Event
December 15, 2016
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Presenters
Chris Stanz, CPACliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Denise Toomey, CPAWolf & Company, P.C.
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What We Will Cover
Multifamily • Program Updates
• HUD Requirements to be Familiar With
Lender Program Update
An Update on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of HUD Programs (HUD Guide)
Planning Considerations for December 31, 2016, Year-End Audits
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Multifamily Program Updates
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Multifamily Programmatic Changes and Other Updates
Updated User Guide, Industry User Guide for the Financial Assessment Subsystem – Multifamily Housing (FASSUB)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Update No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (ASU 2015-03): Accounting and HUD/FASSUB system requirements
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) Quality Assurance Subsystem
HUD to reinstate Management and Occupancy Reviews (MORs)
Other Multifamily Updates
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Updates to FASSUB Systems and Industry User Guides
Updated Industry User Guide issued in July 2016
New version (7.3.3.0) of Financial Assessment of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Housing (FASS-FHA) submission templates changed to require additional details for accounts 1330, Other Reserves, and S1200-255, Net Deposits to Other Reserves, if account values are $1,000 or more
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ASU 2015-03 Accounting Requirements
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Assets ‐amortized over life of the loan Liability – discount
to debt
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ASU 2015-03 Accounting Requirements
Effective for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2015
Applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented
Amortization of debt discount • Effective interest method vs. straight line
• Reported as a component of interest expense
• Present amount of unamortized costs (face of balance sheet or in notes)
Effect of adoption• Considered a change in accounting principle –
- disclosure,
- emphasis of matter paragraph in report,
- governance communication.
• Change in debt presentation footnote11
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ASU 2015-03 HUD Reporting Requirements
FASSUB System Release – October 6, 2016• Modified FASSUB system to align with ASU 2015-03
- Several changes will be made to the current chart of accounts as a result
• Two options allowed: Discounts on each debt obligation reported either individually or in the aggregate
• Added –
- Account 2340, Debt Issuance Costs
- Account 1200-486, Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs (indirect method section of cash flow statement)
• Updated definitions for certain accounts
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REAC Quality Assurance Subsystem (QASS)
Ensures financial data received are free of material misstatements
Identifies high risk audit firms
Performs Quality Control Reviews (QCRs)
Makes referrals to oversight bodies
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Management and Occupancy Reviews
Letter issued to contract administrators regarding initiating MORs on higher-risk projects
MORs covered by HUD Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing
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Other Multifamily Housing Program Updates – What’s New!
Updated Chapter 9 of Section 8 Renewal Guide
Implementation of Housing Protections Authorized in Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Fair Housing, Civil Rights and Relocation Notice
Special and Add-on Management Fees Now Available for Properties that Implement a Homeless Preference
Amended and Restated Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act Use Agreement Notice
Draft Chapters of HUD Handbook 4350.1, Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing, Released
FY 17 Project Assistance Contracts (PAC) Renewals Oct. 5-Dec. 5, 2016
Previous Participation Final Rule
FY 2017 Utility Adjustment Factors Effective February 11, 2017
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Other Multifamily Housing Program Updates – What’s New!
Operating Cost Adjustment Factors Effective February 11, 2017
HUD Launches Utility Benchmarking in an Effort to Increase Energy and Water Efficiency and Save Costs
Reminder of Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Inspection
Eligibility of Independent Students for Assisted Housing Under Section 8
HUD Publishes Evaluation of Rental Assistance Demonstration
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Expanded to Privately Owned Multifamily Properties
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Multifamily HUD Requirements to be Familiar With
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Section 202/811 Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRAC) Recapture
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 – December 2015• Gives authority to continue to recapture in fiscal year 2016
• Specific language for “housing for the elderly” and “housing for persons with disabilities”
• Applies to properties with PRAC contracts expiring between July 19, 2015 – September 30, 2019
• Excess residual receipts - $250 per unit
• Required to be paid upon termination of the contract
• Accounting considerations on recording loss/liability
• REAC – record losses to account 7190, Other Entity Expenses, and provide adequate explanation in the details
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Special HUD Audit Considerations – First and Final Years
New HUD Loan
Refinance to a HUD Loan
Transfer of Physical Assets
Pay off of HUD Loan
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First Year HUD Audit Considerations - Loans
Effective date for HUD financial reporting and compliance
REAC requires “stub period” reporting
Compliance audit procedures and reporting on the “stub period” only
Requires obtaining two trial balances from management
Always obtain and understand the regulatory agreement
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Other HUD Considerations
Transfer of Physical AssetsThe transfer of ownership of a HUD insured project when the existing mortgage remains in force requires a “transfer of physical assets” (TPA)
Reporting requirements for both the seller and the buyer
Pay off of HUD LoanContact HUD to determine if a final HUD audit, review or compilation is required
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HUD Regulatory Agreements and Surplus Cash
Understand the definitions in the HUD regulatory agreement
Currently multiple versions are being used• Original version
• 2011 version
• 2014 version
• Healthcare specific agreements
Calculations will differ based on date of agreement
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Surplus Cash
Limitations on the ability to take surplus cash• Non-compliance from physical inspection
• Non-compliance with HUD notices
• Distribution made with borrowed funds
• Limited distribution owners
Common deviations• Including amounts that do not meet HUD requirements
• Liability for future repairs
• Replacement reserve requests
• Refer to HUD chart of accounts.
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Fair Housing and Nondiscrimination
HUD Guide, Chapter 2. Reporting Requirements and Sample Reports, revised in January 2013• Eliminated separate auditor reporting on Fair Housing
HUD compliance requirement
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan
Direct and material?
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Equity Skimming
Regulatory agreement• Expenditures must be reasonable and necessary
Mortgage note in default / Non-surplus cash position• Cash distributions
• Repayment of owner advances
• Lending funds to owners or management agent
• Repayment of secondary financing without HUD approval
Appendix B, HUD Guide, Chapter 3, HUD Multifamily Housing Programs
HUD Office of Inspector General, National Single Audit Coordinator
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Lender Program Update
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Recent HUD Program Activity – LendersVisit HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Lenders page to keep current
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/lender
• Includes:- Link to Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP) Information
page in the Approvals & Renewals section (including LEAP User Manual 2-5-16; Independent Public Accountant (IPA) Registration and Assignment Instructions 9-13-16)
- Link to subscribe to receive FHA INFO announcements and SF news
- Links to other useful information/resources
FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (“HUD Handbook 4000.1” or “SF Handbook”) issued in 2015 with first sections becoming applicable starting in September 2015
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Recent HUD Program Activity – LendersChange to Annual Recertification on LEAP - Revised Certification Statements • Changes applied starting with lenders with fiscal year end July
2016
• Make sure your clients understand what they are certifying to and that they answer the questions correctly
• Any “NO” response to a certification statement will cause delays to the annual recertification process.
• FHA has posted documents that describe changes and a comparison of the previous versions to the current versions by mortgagee type. See HUD’s Annual Recertification page under FHA Lenders page
• These certifications are not subject to audit or agreed-upon procedures
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Single Family Housing Policy Handbook
FHA’s SF Handbook is a consolidated, consistent and comprehensive single source for FHA Single Family Housing Policy:• SF Handbook only applies to single family (SF) lenders with the
exception of Section I.A.1 – I.A.9 (Doing Business with FHA), which also applies to multifamily lenders.
• Consistent format and terms throughout SF Handbook support easier use
• Eventually, all SF Mortgagee Letters, Housing Notices, Handbooks and other policy documents with be consolidated into SF Handbook
• SF Handbook will cover all SF Housing policy
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Single Family Housing Policy Handbook
FHA’s online and PDF SF Handbook accessible at HUD.gov (HUDClips)
Additional information on the SF Handbook Information Page on HUD.gov
SF Handbook was issued and effective in stages and original effective dates were 9/14/15 and 3/14/16
Certain sections still not complete
On-line SF Handbook is continually updated (last revision 9/30/16)
Effective dates are clearly indicated in each section
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Single Family Housing Policy Handbook
Mortgagee Letters (ML) since date of last update need to be reviewed for any applicable changes• ML 2016-22 issued on 12/1/16 – extends implementation dates
of various parts of Section III, Servicing and Loss Mitigation that were set to become effective 12/1/16 to 3/1/17.
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/hudclips/letters/
Section V, Quality Control, Oversight and Compliance, contains the most significant changes impacting lender compliance requirements • Auditors are required to test this area as detailed in HUD Guide,
Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance
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SF Handbook – Quality Control (QC) Changes
Applicable to Title I and Title II lenders
Provides specific definitions, standards, documentation for:• QC Program
• QC Plan
• Loan Administration
• Material Finding
• Mitigated Finding;
• Loan Sample Risk Assessment
Establishes institutional and loan level QC Program requirements
Eliminated on-site review of lender branch offices
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SF Handbook – QC Changes
Updated requirements for participation for certain employees (Excluded Parties List, Limited Denial of Participation List, National Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) registration)
Specific timeframes for completion of QC and reporting
Initial QC findings report drives reporting timeframes:• Initial QC findings report - within 30 days to senior management
• Final QC findings report - within 60 days to senior management
• Unmitigated/unresolved material findings - no later than 90 days to FHA
• Fraud/material misrepresentation determination – report immediately to HUD
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SF Handbook – QC Changes
Minimum requirements for QC review detailed in a bulleted list
Timeframe for selection and review of loan files:• Pre-closing - reviewed after approval by Direct Endorsement
(DE) underwriter and prior to closing
• Post-closing – select monthly and review within 60 days from the end of the prior one-month period
• Early payment defaults - select monthly and review within 60 days from the end of the month in which loan was selected
• Servicing – select monthly and review within 60 days from the end of the month in which loan was selected
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SF Handbook – QC Changes
Updated Sample Size Standards:• < 3,500 FHA mortgages/year:
- 10% of FHA loans originated or serviced
• > 3,500 FHA mortgages/year:
- either 10% of FHA loans originated or serviced, or
- a stratified random sample of a size that ensures a 95% confidence level with a confidence interval not to exceed 2% on an annual basis, based on the defect rates for FHA-insured Mortgages recently reviewed
• Pre-closing reviews should be < 10% of sample size; Post-closing should be > 90% of sample size
• Exception for 9 or fewer loans in prior month – select a minimum of 1 loan each month for pre-closing review
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Recent HUD Program Activity - Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Pooling Eligibility for Streamlined Refinance Loans(10/19/2016 - All Participant Memorandums (APM) 16-05)
Issued generally to announce policy and Mortgage Backed Security (MSB) Guide changes accessed by Issuers, Document Custodians and other participants in Ginnie Mae programs.
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Mortgage Backed Securities (HMBS) Monthly Reporting Cycle(11/17/2016 - APM 16-06)
Recent APMs -http://www.ginniemae.gov/issuers/program_guidelines/Pages/mostrecentapms.aspx
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Recent HUD Program Activity - Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Annual Audited Financial Statements Reminder• Published in Ginnie Mae’s Notes and News newsletter on
March 4, 2016
• http://www.ginniemae.gov/issuers/program_guidelines/NotesNews/NotesandNews_03_04_2016.pdf
• Issuers must submit annual audited financial statements and duplicate originals of Certificates of Insurance for Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions insurance annually
• Includes issuers that did not have outstanding Ginnie Mae securities or commitment authority to issue new securities at any time during the fiscal year.
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Recent HUD Program Activity - Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Documents must be submitted via the IPA module in Ginnie Mae’s Enterprise Portal (GMEP) within 90 days of the Issuer’s fiscal year-end
Issuers with a fiscal year-end of December 31 must submit their annual financial statements with the transmittal checklist and supplementary documents to Ginnie Mae by March 30, 2016
To arrange access to GMEP refer to Appendix III-29 of the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Guide 5500.3, Rev. 1 for instructions for completing GMEP registration
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Ginnie Mae Guidance
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Reference Guidance Website
Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of HUD Programs (Audit Guide) HUD Handbook 2000.04 REV-2 CHG-20, Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Ginnie Mae Issuers of Mortgage-Backed Securities Audit Guidance - outlines the required documents that must be submitted.
https://www.hudoig.gov/sites/default/files/Audit%20guide_updated/Audit%20Guide%20Chapter%206%20%20Final%202%202016.pdf
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, Appendix VI-20
Appendix VI-20, Electronic Submission of Issuers’ Insurance and Annual Audited Financial Documents - instructions for submitting the financial documents electronically.
http://www.ginniemae.gov/issuers/program_guidelines/MBSGuideAppendicesLib/Appendix_VI-20.pdf
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, Sections 3-6 and 3-7
Section 3-6: Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance and Section 3-7: Required Financial Statements and Documents - outlines insurance eligibility requirements for maintaining Ginnie Mae Issuer status.
http://ginniemae.gov/doing_business_with_ginniemae/issuer_resources/MBSGuideLib/Chapter_03.pdf
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Update on the HUD Guide
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HUD Guide Chapters
Chapter 1, General Audit Guidance
Chapter 2, Reporting Requirements and Sample Reports
Chapter 3, HUD Multifamily Housing Programs
Chapter 4, Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals Program
Chapter 5, Insured Development Cost Certification Audit Guidance
Chapter 6, Ginnie Mae Issuers of Mortgage-Backed Securities Audit Guidance
Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance
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Chapter 1, General Audit GuidanceLast update in May 2013
Items of note:• HUD Guide mandatory for audits of all for-profit participants
• Auditors of entities subject to single audit should normally refer to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Compliance Supplement for compliance requirements and auditor information
• Audit sampling requirements
• Major program thresholds and related guidance (see next two slides)
• Retain audit documentation for a minimum of 6 years
• Withdrawal or termination after audit is initiated requires auditor to advise the Office of Inspector General National Single Audit Coordinator
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Entities subject to Chapters 3 and 4 – individual assistance program for which expenditures equaled or exceeded $500,000 during the applicable year (including HUD-insured or HUD-guaranteed loan balance equal to or exceeding $500,000 as of the end of the audit period)
Entities subject to Chapter 5 – No major program designation is needed.
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Chapter 1, Major Program Thresholds
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Chapter 1, Major ProgramsEntities subject to Chapter 6 – Ginnie Mae program is major if the issuer had a servicing portfolio or had any remaining principal balance at the end of the audit period.
Audits of entities subject to Chapter 7
• FHA-approved lender’s program is major regardless of the amount of loans originated or serviced during the period under audit.
• Note: If combined originations and a servicing portfolio is less than $2 million, the opinion on compliance need only cover requirements in 7-5(A), Quality Control Plan, and 7-5(G), Lender Annual Recertification, Adjusted Net Worth, Liquidity, and Licensing.
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Chapter 2 - Reporting
Last update March 2013
Items of note:• Discusses the reporting requirements that result from the
performance of the required financial statement and compliance audit conducted in accordance with HUD Guide
• Describes required elements of reporting package
• Describes report distribution requirements
• Includes auditor report examples
• Includes requirements for Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs and an example of the schedule
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Chapter 3, HUD Multifamily Housing Programs
Last updated July 2008
Items of note• Includes requirements for conducting the compliance portion of
the annual financial audits of profit-motivated and limited-distribution entities participating in HUD’s FHA multifamily housing programs
• Keep in mind that chapters 1 and 2 (which were revised in 2013) are used in conjunction with chapter 3
• Includes “group project-based sampling” of certain areas when conditions are met
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Chapter 3, Compliance RequirementsFederal Financial Reports
Fair Housing and Nondiscrimination
Mortgage Status
Replacement Reserve
Residual Receipts
Distributions to Owners
Equity Skimming
Cash Receipts
Cash Disbursements
Tenant Applications, Eligibility, and Recertification
Units Leased to Extremely Low-Income Families
Tenant Security Deposits
Management Functions
Unauthorized Change of Ownership/Acquisition of Liabilities
Unauthorized Loans of Project Funds
Excess Income
Leased Nursing Homes
Mark to Market Program (M2M)
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Chapter 3 - Group Project-Based Sampling Refresher
Exceptions for testing when project is owned and/or managed by an entity that owns and/or manages multiple HUD/FHA assisted projects
Compliance sections - Tenant Application, Eligibility, and Recertification; Tenant Security Deposits and Management Functions
All other compliance sections except for the three cited above must be performed on each project
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Chapter 3 - Group Project-Based Sampling Conditions Refresher
Same system is used by management for the compliance section for all projects
Projects have the same supervisor, procedures followed are identical and the test of internal controls did not disclose any weaknesses
Owner agrees to the project-based sample method (signed agreement – i.e., engagement letter)
Auditor fully documents all the above
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Chapter 3 - Group Project-Based Sampling Refresher
What is meant by “same supervisor?”• The person that
- Directly responsible to get the related work accomplished or in charge of the function
- Gets work accomplished through staff who reports the results to the individual that is ultimately responsible for accomplishing the function
- Can be at the project, regional or corporate office
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Chapter 3 - Group Project-Based Sampling Refresher
Minimum Sampling Requirements• At least 20% of the projects
• No less than a minimum of four projects each year
• Each project reviewed at least every five years or less
If the auditor elects to do the five-year sampling plan, the sampling schedule and system for selecting must be included in the work papers
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Chapter 3 - Group Project-Based Sampling Refresher
If a condition is noted that is to be reported in a finding or management letter, it must be reported in all reports
Opinion on compliance provided for each individual project; testing must support the opinion for each individual project and not the group as a whole
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Chapter 4, Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals Program
Last updated September 2014
Items of note:• Includes requirements for conducting the annual financial audits
of profit-motivated and limited-distribution entities participating as mortgagors in HUD’s FHA’s Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals Program, under Section 242 of the National Housing Act.
• Keep in mind that chapters 1 and 2 (which were revised in 2013) are used in conjunction with chapter 4.
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Chapter 4, Compliance Requirements
Federal Financial Reports
Mortgage Status
Mortgage Reserve Fund, Equipment Replacement Reserve Fund, and Special Escrows
Distributions to Owners or Affiliates
Equity Skimming
Cash Receipts
Cash Disbursements
Unauthorized Change of Ownership/Mergers/Acquisitions, and Liabilities
Unauthorized Loans or Loan Guarantees of Project Funds
Acquisition of Real Property and Personalty
Budget
Financial Monitoring by the Board
Additional Indebtedness
Minimum Account Presentation
Ratios
Cost Certification and Final Endorsement
Other Conditions
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Chapter 5, Development Cost Certification Audit Guidance
Last updated March 2007
Items of note:• Provides guidance to for-profit mortgagors for the audit of
development cost certifications.
• Cost certification is basis for HUD’s determination of the project’s actual development cost and/or maximum insurable mortgage
• Necessary before the project may proceed to final formal endorsement
• Cost certification must be in the HUD field office 30 days before final endorsement/closing
• Submitted in hard-copy format to HUD field office
• Not required to be electronically submitted through REAC
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Chapter 6, Ginnie Mae Issuers of Mortgage-Backed Securities Audit Guidance
Last updated February 2016
Items of Note:• Updated to reflect changes in Ginnie Mae’s net worth, liquidity,
insurance and reporting requirements
• Insurance requirement language was revised
• Minimum net worth requirements language revised to reflect an increase in the incremental net worth required for single family insurers and the cumulative requirement for issuers participating in more than one program
• Liquid asset requirement language also revised
• Monthly trial balance reporting language revised
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Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance
Last updated October 2016
Items of note:• Revised chapter and transmittal letter posted to HUD's Office of
Inspector General Web site
• Applies to supervised and nonsupervised lenders
• Revised chapter became effective upon issuance
• Main reason for revision is to reflect changes needed as a result of the issuance of SF Handbook (discussed earlier)
- Entire HUD Guide also included with SF Handbook
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Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance - Changes
The "Quality Control Plan" section was most affected by the issuance of the SF Handbook both from the perspective of describing the entity's compliance requirements and the related suggested audit procedures. • See section 7-5 (A), "Compliance Requirements and Suggested
Audits Procedures Applicable to Lenders With both Title I and Title II Authorities.”
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Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance - Changes
Quality Control Plan Suggested Audit Procedures with Changes• Item m – Revised procedure related to selection of early
payment defaults
• Item q – Revised procedure related to determine whether the lender reported any findings of fraud or material misrepresentation to FHA upon the lender’s confirmation of the deficiency, using the lender reporting feature in Neighborhood Watch
• Various other suggested audit procedures revised to refer to appropriate sections of the SF Handbook
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Chapter 7, FHA-Approved Lenders Audit Guidance - Changes
In various places in the chapter, the term "should" has been replaced with "must."
When "Operating Loss Reporting" is required to be made, it must be submitted as a "notice of material event" in LEAP (Section 7-4, "Electronic Submission of Audited Financial Statements and Compliance Data," section C, "Operating Loss Reporting”)
Extension requests (section 7-4 B.) Lender may request extension of recertification package due date through LEAP at least 45 days before due date
A number of editorial revisions made
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Planning Considerations for December 31, 2016 Year-end Audits
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Planning Considerations
Ensure familiarity with program requirement changes discussed earlier in presentation
Review HUD audit requirements including major program determination in chapter 1 of HUD Guide
Review Government Auditing Standards (GAS) CPE and independence requirements (along with AICPA independence requirements) to ensure compliance
Ensure that engagement letters meet the requirements in chapter 1 of HUD Guide
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Planning Considerations (continued)
Review reporting requirements in chapter 2 of HUD Guide applicable to entity
Make sure you review the most recent Regulatory Agreement for your client
For lender clients, make sure you are familiar with the changes to the SF Handbook and chapter 7 of the HUD Guide
Review communications from HUD to your client
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