Las Oficinas de Auditoría y Evaluación supervisan y conducen auditorías independientes y objetivas, evaluaciones y otras revisiones de programas y actividades del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (HUD), para asegurar que operan de manera económica, eficiente y efectiva. Esta página contiene enlaces a reportes y comunicaciones de auditoría y evaluación.
The Duson Housing Authority failed to administer its public housing programs in accordance with HUD regulations and other requirements. Specifically, it did not maintain (1) its units and property grounds or perform annual unit inspections, (2) auditable files, (3) adequate documentation to support tenant childcare and medical expense deductions and utility allowances, and (4) its waiting list properly. This condition...
Septiembre 10, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-FW-1808
We audited First Source Bank, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) supervised lender located in South Bend, IN. We selected First Source based on our analysis of risk factors of single-family loan servicers in Region 5’s jurisdiction4. Our audit objectives were to determine whether First Source (1) consistently and appropriately applied loss mitigation options for eligible borrowers, (2) accurately reported the...
Septiembre 10, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1006
We audited Member First Mortgage, Limited Liability Company, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) nonsupervised servicer as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan. We selected Member First based upon our analysis of risk factors for single-family servicing lenders in Region 5’s jurisdiction. Our audit objectives were to determine whether (1) Member First complied with the U.S. Department...
Septiembre 09, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1005
We audited the Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the activities included in our 2015 annual audit plan. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority (1) appropriately calculated housing assistance payments, (2) maintained required eligibility documentation to support the...
Septiembre 08, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1004
We audited St. Francis Hospital, Inc. because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Hospital Facilities, requested immediate assistance from HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to review suspected violations of the hospital’s regulatory agreement and rider (including covenants). Our objective was to determine whether the hospital complied with the executed regulatory agreement and HUD...
Septiembre 02, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-1009
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) New Core Interface Solution (NCIS) for release 1 of phase 1 as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2015 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to determine whether adequate internal controls were in place for NCIS and to relate the results of the review to the upcoming...
Septiembre 02, 2015
Report
#2015-DP-0007
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration. We initiated the audit under the HUD Office of Inspector General’s annual audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether HUD had adequate controls over the Demonstration, to include (1) an appropriate completion of a risk assessment that adequately evaluated the following risks: (a) the need for additional...
Septiembre 02, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-0003
In accordance with our regional plan to review public housing programs and as part of our overall risk strategy, we reviewed the Housing Authority of the City of Victoria, TX. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority operated its public housing and related grant programs in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) requirements. However, we limited our review to determining...
Septiembre 01, 2015
Report
#2015-FW-1005
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Office of Inspector General audited the Fairmont Housing Authority in Fairmont, NE, regarding its procurement and expenditures for its HUD, Office of Public and Indian Housing programs. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority followed HUD rules and regulations and its own policies and procedures for procurement and expenditures.
The Authority did not...
Agosto 31, 2015
Report
#2015-KC-1008
We audited the Brown County Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on our analysis of risk factors related to the public housing agencies in Region 5’s jurisdiction and the activities included in our fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority (1) appropriately calculated housing assistance payments and (2) maintained required eligibility...
Agosto 27, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1003
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program and found that 33 borrowers had more than 1 loan under the program. Having multiple loans violated program requirements because HUD requires borrowers to reside in the mortgaged residence as their principal residence and borrowers may not have more than one principal residence at the same time....
Agosto 25, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-PH-1806
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of Opportunity in Living (OIL), Centennial, CO’s participation in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Single Family Property Disposition program. Our audit objective was to determine whether OIL’s purchase of HUD-owned homes during the exclusive listing period violated HUD regulations at 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 291.
We...
Agosto 24, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-DE-1801
We reviewed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Greensboro, NC, Office of Community Planning and Development’s approval of the City of High Point’s use of a 15 percent cost estimate margin. The objective of this review was to determine whether HUD knowingly allowed the City to use the 15 percent margin.
HUD’s Greensboro, NC, Office of Community Planning and Development allowed the City to use the...
Agosto 24, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-AT-0801
We audited Broward County’s Continuum of Care Program, which was awarded more than $21 million in the 2011 through 2013 grant years. The objectives were to determine whether Broward County (1) spent grant funds for eligible program activities and ensured that expenditures were sufficiently supported and (2) maintained sufficient documentation to support that the funding sources used to match the grant funds were eligible.
Broward...
Agosto 22, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-1008
We audited the City of West Covina’s Community Development Block Grant program because of a news article 1 raising concerns about the City’s financial policies and past spending practices that included the mismanagement of funds. The review was also the first time that the Office of Inspector General had conducted a review of the City. Our objective was to determine whether the City administered its program in...
Agosto 20, 2015
Report
#2015-LA-1006
We reviewed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Multifamily Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight. We initiated the audit under the HUD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD adequately monitored its management agents to ensure that front line costs and direct costs were not excessive across the portfolios as identified in...
Agosto 20, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-0002
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program based on our strategic objective to protect the integrity of housing insurance and guarantee programs and because of residency issues identified in prior audits of the HECM program. Our objective was to determine whether HUD’s Office of Single Family Housing had effective controls to ensure that...
Agosto 20, 2015
Report
#2015-PH-0004
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Office of Inspector General audited the York Housing Authority in York, NE, regarding its procurement and expenditures for its HUD, Office of Public and Indian Housing programs. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority followed HUD rules and regulations and its own policies and procedures for procurement and expenditures.
The Authority did not...
Agosto 19, 2015
Report
#2015-KC-1006
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Office of Inspector General audited the Stromsburg Housing Authority in Stromsburg, NE, regarding its procurement and expenditures for its HUD, Office of Public and Indian Housing programs. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority followed HUD rules and regulations and its own policies and procedures for procurement and expenditures.
The Authority did...
Agosto 19, 2015
Report
#2015-KC-1007
At the request of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Public Housing in Albuquerque, NM, we conducted a review of the Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority. The Office of Public Housing estimated that the Authority could lose nearly $1 million by the end of 2014 because it had leased only 983 of its 1,607 vouchers. Our objectives were to determine the extent, cause, and impact of not...
Agosto 16, 2015
Report
#2015-FW-1004