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. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) relief efforts provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), we reviewed HUD’s communication to renters regarding the eviction Read More
Octubre 13, 2020
Memorandum
#2021-NY-0801
Wage Determinations for FHA-Insured Multifamily Construction Projects
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) implementation of the prevailing wage provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act for its Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured multifamily construction projects. We conducted the audit because we received an anonymous Read More
Octubre 06, 2020
Report
#2021-PH-0001
Former Executive Director of Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation Sentenced to 33 Months of Imprisonment
U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Tamiko Parker, 47, of Cleveland was sentenced by Judge Dan Aaron Polster to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $164,120.30 in restitution after Parker pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
“This defendant was put Read More
Octubre 05, 2020
News
Press Release
Review of the Nampa Housing Authority’s Public Housing Program, Nampa, ID
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), audited the Nampa Housing Authority’s public housing program in response to a local OIG, Office of Investigation, referral. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority followed U.S. Read More
Octubre 05, 2020
Memorandum
#2021-SE-1801
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs Did Not Always Follow Mitigation Requirements for Its FHA-Insured Multifamily Projects
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audited HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs upon receiving a hotline complaint. The hotline complaint contained allegations that (1) HUD routinely fails to perform Endangered Species Act analysis Read More
Octubre 02, 2020
Report
#2021-KC-0001
Cleveland Business Owner Sentenced to 15 months for Bribing City Demolition Employee
U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Eric Witherspoon, 56, of Warrensville Heights, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine after Witherspoon pleaded guilty to bribery in federally funded programs.
“Public Read More
Octubre 01, 2020
News
Press Release
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. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this study to follow up on information we shared previously regarding what information servicers of mortgage loans insured by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) are providing to borrowers Read More
Septiembre 30, 2020
Memorandum
Investigation Into Alleged Misuse of Office by the Secretary for the Private Gain of a Relative
On February 2, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened an investigation in response to multiple complaints that HUD Secretary Benjamin Carson may have used his office for the personal benefit of his son, Benjamin Carson, Jr Read More
Septiembre 29, 2020
Report
#2018-SI-006075IB
United States Files Complaint Against Nutter Home Loans for Forging Certifications and Using Unqualified Underwriters to Approve Government-Insured Reverse Mortgages
The United States has filed a complaint under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the False Claims Act against Nutter Home Loans, f/k/a James B. Nutter & Co. (Nutter), for forging certifications and using unqualified underwriters to approve Federal Read More
Septiembre 25, 2020
News
Press Release
HUD Had Implemented Most of the Required Responsibilities Stated in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research’s implementation of the responsibilities stated in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (The Act). We performed this review in response to a congressional mandate that HUD’s geospatial Read More
Septiembre 24, 2020
Report
#2020-LA-0002
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. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) relief efforts provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), we reviewed HUD’s responses to inquiries regarding Read More
Septiembre 22, 2020
Memorandum
#2020-PH-0801
Information System Controls Over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System
We audited the effectiveness of selected business process application-level general controls and data management controls over the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) Financial Accounting System (GFAS) and its subledger database (SLDB) component as part of the internal control Read More
Septiembre 18, 2020
Report
#2020-DP-0001
Review of Selected Controls of New Core Interface Solution
We audited selected controls of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s New Core Interface Solution application as part of the internal control assessments for the fiscal year 2019 financial statement audit. Our objective was to review the controls for compliance with Federal Read More
Septiembre 22, 2020
Report
#2020-DP-0002
Twelve Charged in Multi-Year Mortgage Fraud Scheme
ATLANTA – Twelve defendants have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme allegedly spanning more than four years and resulting in the approval of more than 100 mortgages based on fabricated documents and false information. Many of the loans are insured by the Federal Housing Administration ( Read More
Septiembre 21, 2020
News
Press Release
Medium Risk Identified in HUD’s Fiscal Year 2019 Travel Card Program Risk
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), has completed its risk assessment of HUD’s travel cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-194). Our objective was to assess the risks of illegal Read More
Septiembre 15, 2020
Memorandum
#2020-KC-0801
Realtor Sentenced For His Role In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Alagi Samba, 50, of Bronx, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud affecting a financial institution, was sentenced to time served by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The defendant was Read More
Septiembre 10, 2020
News
Press Release
HUD Could Improve Its Oversight of Portability in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of portability in the Housing Choice Voucher Program based on a congressional inquiry from Senator Grassley’s office. Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD had adequate oversight of portability in the Read More
Septiembre 09, 2020
Report
#2020-CH-0006
Mid America Mortgage, dba 1st Tribal Lending, Pinole, CA, Did Not Always Follow HUD’s Section 184 Program Requirements
We audited Mid America Mortgage’s, dba 1st Tribal Lending’s, Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee program based on a previous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audit and corrective action verification of the Section 184 program, which determined Read More
Septiembre 03, 2020
Report
#2020-LA-1005
The Housing Authority of the City of Macon-Bibb County, GA, Improperly Executed the HAP Contract for Vineville Christian Towers’ RAD Conversion
We audited Vineville Christian Towers’ (project) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) conversion in accordance with our annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether the project’s RAD conversion to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program was completed in Read More
Agosto 31, 2020
Report
#2020-AT-1003
Federal Criminal Probe Into Failure of Chicago Bank Adds New Charges and Four Former Employees as Defendants
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal criminal investigation into the failure of a Chicago bank has resulted in charges against four new defendants, all of whom worked for the bank.
Washington Federal Bank for Savings was shut down in December 2017 after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Read More
Agosto 28, 2020
News
Press Release