Finding 59572 (2022-001)

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Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-08-24

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Use of Awards report inaccurately categorized $1,779,869 in federal funds as spent on financial products instead of capital reserves.
  • Impacted Requirements: Management must ensure accurate reporting of activity categories and descriptions for federal funds in compliance with federal guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and correct the report, and implement training for staff to prevent future categorization errors.

Finding Text

Criteria: Management is responsible for accurately reporting the category of activity and description of the activity for federal funds expended in the Use of Awards report. Condition & Cause: The Use of Awards report submitted to CDFI reported $1,779,869 of federal funds being spent on financial products when the actual amounts expended were deployed to the Credit Union's capital reserves. This error was due to the employee preparing the Use of Awards report mistakenly entering the wrong category and description. Effect: The Credit Union reported the incorrect category and description for the $1,779,869 of federal funds expended in its Use of Awards report.

Corrective Action Plan

The credit union will amend its use of award reports to report the correct category and description for the amount cited in this finding.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.024 Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (cdfi Rrp) $1.81M
21.020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program $361,127