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Real Estate Investor, His Company, and an Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Financially Distressed Homeowners and Financial Institutions

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HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Non-FHA-Insured PBV Projects Converted Under RAD

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HUD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress

The Inspector General Act of 1978 mandates semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month period. Click below for the latest report.

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Priority Open Recommendations for 2025

For greatest program integrity and efficiency gains HUD leadership should prioritize action on these 31 OIG recommendations.

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HUD Acting Inspector General Testifies Before the U.S. House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

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Special Focus Areas

Priority Open Recommendations

Priority recommendations provide HUD a roadmap to increase program efficiency, reduce fraud and wasteful spending, and address top management challenges.

Safe and Sanitary Housing

HUD-assisted housing must be free of hazards that could affect occupants’ health and safety.

Disaster Oversight

Review our latest oversight work covering HUD’s administration of tens of billions of dollars in disaster recovery and mitigation grants.

Latest Reports

Disaster Recovery Biannual Report – October 2024 to March 2025

April 11, 2025 | Report | 2025-FW-0003

This inaugural disaster recovery biannual report and subsequent reports will provide curated information regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its grantees’ use of the more than $109 billion in disaster…

HUD Open Obligations Review Results

March 31, 2025 | Report | 2025-FO-0802

To determine whether all the unexpended obligations of HUD are valid and meet funding guidelines, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) coordinates annually an Open Obligation Review (OOR) of all program and administrative funds. This…

HUD Has Challenges Measuring the Impact of Homeownership Counseling

March 24, 2025 | Report | 2025-NY-0001

We audited the HUD Office of Housing Counseling to assess its processes for achieving its goal to advance homeownership through prepurchase and postpurchase homeownership counseling, including its use of performance metrics and the collection…

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Investigation