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REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically impacted Americans and our economy. Congress has provided over $12 billion through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 and over $10 billion through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist homeowners, renters, landlords, impacted communities, and individuals.

Early in the pandemic, the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) developed a framework of five key oversight areas to help us prioritize timely COVID-19 related work, and have since initiated and completed several audits, evaluations, investigative initiatives, and other innovative reviews in alignment with these oversight areas. 

HUD OIG we will continue to conduct oversight of HUD’s management of programs intended to help those impacted by the pandemic to ensure those programs are not undermined by fraud, waste, or abuse.

 

Publication Views

Interim Audit Memorandum – The HUD Single Family Insurance Operations Division Should Take Additional Action To Inform Homeowners of Changes to Its FHA Refund Process Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic

We initiated an audit of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) refunds to determine whether HUD appropriately, effectively, and efficiently tracked, monitored, and issued FHA refunds owed to homeowners with terminated loans.

Diciembre 02, 2020
Memorandum
Drawdown Levels for the Initial Round of CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants Were Minimal

We conducted this limited review to identify the U.S.

Noviembre 16, 2020
Memorandum
Opportunities Exist To Improve HUD’s Communication to Renters About Eviction Protections

As part of the Office of Inspector General’s effort to provide oversight of the U.S.

Octubre 13, 2020
Memorandum
Some Mortgage Loan Servicers’ Websites Continue to Offer Information about CARES Act Loan Forbearance That Could Mislead or Confuse Borrowers, or Provide Little or no Information at all

The U.S.

Septiembre 30, 2020
Memorandum
Opportunities Existed to Improve HUD’s Responses to Inquiries From Borrowers, Industry Partners, and the General Public Regarding Forbearance and Foreclosure Relief Provided by the CARES Act

As part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) effort to provide oversight of the U.S.

Septiembre 22, 2020
Memorandum
Telework Impact on HUD’s Operations Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This memorandum report summarizes survey and interview results on the impact mandatory telework is having on U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) operations. The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted surveys and interviews to evaluate HUD’s use of agency-wide telework in response to the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Junio 01, 2020
Report
Some Mortgage Loan Servicers’ Websites Offer Information about CARES Act Loan Forbearance That Is Incomplete, Inconsistent, Dated, and Unclear

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General assessed what information servicers of mortgage loans that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insures were providing on their public facing websites to borrowers regarding forbearance. 

Abril 27, 2020
Topic Brief

Strategic Overview Material
HUD OIG COVID-19 Oversight Framework

HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) has developed a framework of five key oversight areas to guide our work. We will align our audits, evaluations, investigative initiatives, and other innovative reviews with these areas to ensure that timely and effective relief is provided to the intended recipients, and that relief efforts are not undermined by fraud, abuse, or waste.

04/27/2020
Top Challenges Facing HUD: COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Response Efforts

HUD has been provided more than $12 billion to perform its responsibilities under the CARES Act in the following areas: (1) rental assistance, (2) mortgage loan forbearance, (3) assistance for vulnerable populations, (4) assistance for communities’ response, and (5) continued performance of HUD’s mission. The HUD OIG addresses the Department’s top management challenges surrounding CARES Act implementation in this context, based on prior OIG work and ongoing conversations with HUD.

6/18/2020