Rutland West Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Western Vermont & Subsidiaries

EIN: 030301526

UEI: L4MWCG9CY5N7

Data as of August 21, 2026

Rutland West Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. dba NeighborWorks of Western Vermont & Subsidiaries10 audit years6 findings
10
Audit Years
6
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings

FY 2020-12-31

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on May 12, 2021. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by November 12, 2021 (1744 days ago).

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2020-001
Cost Allowability

CRITERIA: Interest rates assigned to loans issued to borrowers should comply with the Organization?s established loan policies. CONDITION: Interest rates assigned for certain loans issued in 2020 were not in compliance and the interest recorded in the loan software did not agree to the signed promissory notes. CONTEXT: Per a sample of 18 loans issued in 2020, we noted that the interest rates assigned for three loans were not in compliance with the Organization?s written policies. In addition, in the sample, the interest rate recorded in the loan software did not agree to the signed promissory note for three loans. EFFECT: Amortization of loans receivable could be misstated. CAUSE: Inadequate internal controls over loans receivable. RECOMMENDATION: We recommend NWWVT improve internal controls over loans receivable to ensure they are processed in accordance with the Organization?s written policies. VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS: When a down-payment assistance loan is ready to close, we receive a commitment letter from the first lender, which describes the rate and terms of the loan. This determines our rate (2% above the first lender). At some point in the process between NWWVT receiving the commitment letter and the actual closing of the loan, the first lender had changed the rate and we were not notified during the process. As of March 1, 2021, the process for lending when preparing the closing documents for DPA loans is 2-3 days prior to the actual closing date we will be emailing, with a follow up call as needed, to the first lender to confirm their interest rate and ensure our rate is 2% above the first lender. We do not receive the closing documents for 1-3 days after a loan closing, at which time we cannot change the rate without a modification. We have a new lending staff member who started in late 2020 with part of his role to QC our loans files in a timely fashion. During this QC process, if a DPA loan has an interest rate that differs from our policy we will do a loan rate modification to amend if necessary. Loan rates have historically been assigned in our loan servicing software utilizing underwriting documents and are verified utilizing the promissory note. A report is generated from our servicing platform, added to the loan file, and compared with the promissory note during quality control. On at least a monthly basis, all new loans are reviewed by a staff member, other than the individual creating the new loan, to ensure interest rates are accurate.

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CRITERIA: Interest rates assigned to loans issued to borrowers should comply with the Organization?s established loan policies. CONDITION: Interest rates assigned for certain loans issued in 2020 were not in compliance and the interest recorded in the loan software did not agree to the signed promissory notes. CONTEXT: Per a sample of 18 loans issued in 2020, we noted that the interest rates assigned for three loans were not in compliance with the Organization?s written policies. In addition, in the sample, the interest rate recorded in the loan software did not agree to the signed promissory note for three loans. EFFECT: Amortization of loans receivable could be misstated. CAUSE: Inadequate internal controls over loans receivable. RECOMMENDATION: We recommend NWWVT improve internal controls over loans receivable to ensure they are processed in accordance with the Organization?s written policies. VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS: When a down-payment assistance loan is ready to close, we receive a commitment letter from the first lender, which describes the rate and terms of the loan. This determines our rate (2% above the first lender). At some point in the process between NWWVT receiving the commitment letter and the actual closing of the loan, the first lender had changed the rate and we were not notified during the process. As of March 1, 2021, the process for lending when preparing the closing documents for DPA loans is 2-3 days prior to the actual closing date we will be emailing, with a follow up call as needed, to the first lender to confirm their interest rate and ensure our rate is 2% above the first lender. We do not receive the closing documents for 1-3 days after a loan closing, at which time we cannot change the rate without a modification. We have a new lending staff member who started in late 2020 with part of his role to QC our loans files in a timely fashion. During this QC process, if a DPA loan has an interest rate that differs from our policy we will do a loan rate modification to amend if necessary. Loan rates have historically been assigned in our loan servicing software utilizing underwriting documents and are verified utilizing the promissory note. A report is generated from our servicing platform, added to the loan file, and compared with the promissory note during quality control. On at least a monthly basis, all new loans are reviewed by a staff member, other than the individual creating the new loan, to ensure interest rates are accurate.

Corrective Action Plan

As of March 1, 2021, the process for the lending department when preparing the closing documents for DPA loans is that 2-3 days prior to the actual closing date we will be emailing, with a follow up call as needed, to the first lender to confirm their interest rate and ensure our rate is 2% above the first lender. We do not receive the closing documents for 1-3 days after a loan closing, at which time we cannot change the rate without a modification. We have a new lending staff member who started in late 2020 with part of his role to QC our loans files in a timely fashion. During this QC process, if a DPA loan has an interest rate that differs from our policy we will do a loan rate modification to amend if necessary. Loan rates have historically been assigned in our loan servicing software utilizing underwriting documents and are verified utilizing the promissory note. A report is generated from our servicing platform, added to the loan file, and compared with the promissory note during quality control. On at least a monthly basis, all new loans are reviewed by a staff member, other than the individual creating the new loan, to ensure interest rates are accurate. RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Director of Lending.

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FY 2018-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on September 18, 2019 — management decision was due March 18, 2020.

2018-001
Cost Allowability

GSA_MIGRATION

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GSA_MIGRATION

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2018-002
Procurement & Suspension/Debarment

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2018-003
Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking

GSA_MIGRATION

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FY 2017-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on July 24, 2018 — management decision was due January 24, 2019.

2017-001
Cost Allowability

GSA_MIGRATION

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FY 2016-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on July 16, 2017 — management decision was due January 16, 2018.

2016-001
Cost Allowability

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