Finding 1213659 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-05-05

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization is not meeting loan repayment terms and cash reserve requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Monthly deposits to the reserve account and financial performance indicators are not being fulfilled.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Assess the impact of operating losses and explore options to restore compliance with loan agreements.

Finding Text

Finding 2024 – 002 – Compliance with Cash Reserve and other Loan Compliance Requirements Condition: The Organization’s loan agreements require the compliance with various re-payment terms, cash reserve requirements and other compliance elements. Further, the Organization signed a delinquency workout arrangement that has further specific compliance requirements that temporarily modify loan terms. Criteria: The loan agreement requires monthly deposits to the reserve account as well as other financial operating performance indicators to provide adequate financial support of operations and compliance with loan debt service. Effect: The Organization has not made the necessary principal and interest payments under the terms of its loan agreement, as well as funded the required cash reserves. Cause: The Organization has incurred significant operating losses as most of its customers are engaged in the recreational activities which had been adversely affected by reduced consumer demand caused by fear of COVID-19 infection and the rebounding post pandemic. As a result, the Organization has executed a debt workout arrangement with the USDA.

Corrective Action Plan

Auditors’ recommendation: The Organization should modify its operations to the extent possible to improve operating results and stay in compliance with the loan agreement and debt workout agreement with the USDA. Auditee’s response: The Organization recognizes the challenges it is facing and considers its plan a sound approach to reaching compliance with the loan provisions in the debt workout agreement and loan agreement with the USDA.

Categories

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1213660 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.766 COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS $20.88M