Finding 46694 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-06-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Mortgage Reserve Fund balance was below the required amount as of September 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the funding requirements outlined in the Regulatory Agreement with HUD.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should regularly review funding requirements, especially at year-end, to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

2022?001 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Program Title: Federal Housing Administration ? Mortgage Insurance Hospitals Federal Assistance Listing Number: 14.128 Type of Finding: Other Matter Condition: The required balance of the Mortgage Reserve Fund was less than the required balance at September 30, 2022. Criteria or specific requirement: Per ?Section 21. Mortgage Reserve Fund? of the Regulatory Agreement between the Authority and HUD, the Authority is required to meet certain funding requirements in accordance with the MRF Funding schedule. Effect: The required balance of the Mortgage Reserve Fund was less than the required balance at September 30, 2022. Questioned Costs: None Cause: This was due to market volatility at the end of the year. Management did not make any withdrawals of funds at or near year-end. Recommendation: We recommend that management review funding requirements at the end of the year to ensure that the requirement to have a required balance of the Mortgage Reserve Fund is met by the Authority. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: This was solely a function of market volatility in 2022. The balance was properly funded however negative market returns caused the fund to dip below the required balance as of yearend. In order to correct this, management made an additional contribution to increase the balance to the necessary amount.

Corrective Action Plan

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Onslow County Hospital Authority respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Audit period: October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS-FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2022-001 Federal Housing Administration - Mortgage Insurance Hospitals -Assistance Listing No. 14.128 Recommendation: We recommend that management review funding requirements at the end of the year to ensure that the requirement to have a required balance of the Mortgage Reserve Fund is met by the Authority. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: While we don't disagree with the finding, this was solely a function of market volatility in 2022. The balance was properly funded however negative market returns caused the fund to dip below the required balance as of yearend. In order to correct this, management made an additional contribution to increase the balance to the necessary amount. Action taken in response to finding: Management made an additional contribution to increase the balance to the necessary amount. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Carl Biber, CFO Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2022 Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2022 If U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has questions regarding this plan, please call Carl Biber at 910-577-2969.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.128 Mortgage Insurance_hospitals $31.49M
93.498 Provider Relief Fund $1.53M
93.461 Covid-19 Testing for the Uninsured $1.35M