source:
  type: guide
  id: hud-4000-1-v-c-fraud-misrepresentation-and-other-findings
  authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Fraud,
    Misrepresentation, and Other Findings (03/14/2016)
  description: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Fraud,
    Misrepresentation, and Other Findings (03/14/2016).
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: hud-4000-1-v-c-fraud-misrepresentation-and-other-findings-full
  canonical_id: hud-4000-1-v-c-fraud-misrepresentation-and-other-findings-full
  section: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Fraud, Misrepresentation,
    and Other Findings (03/14/2016)
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fha
  - hud-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1, Part V — c. Fraud,
      Misrepresentation, and Other Findings (03/14/2016)
    source_class: hud-handbook
    source_url: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-handbook-4000-1
    snapshot_id: 8c03836f77f317e1
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T00:28:40Z'
    content_hash: sha256:411430f29b13f9b54a2ebb0e6f6e7087ecd2b90d0da22eb0c8c792eaa2d7d0df
    paragraph_quote: c. Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Other Findings (03/14/2016)
      i. Standard The nonprofit must take prompt, effective, and corrective measures
      to investigate and document suspected instances of fraud, misrepresentation,
      and other related Findings. ii. Internal Reporting to Senior Management The
      nonprofit’s QC Plan must contain a process for its QC staff to promptly report
      and document Findings delivered to senior management. Nonprofit staff must report
      Findings to senior management no more than 15 business days from the date of
      discovery. iii. External Reporting to FHA The nonprofit’s senior management
      must contact the FHA Resource Center at answers@hud.gov to submit QC Findings.
      FHA will review the Findings and determine the appropriate course of action.
      3. Real Estate Brokers (09/30/2016) HUD’s Asset Manager (AM) and FHA staff are
      responsible for quality control and monitoring procedures for HUD-Registered
      Real Estate Brokers.
  judgment: false
