What We Audited and Why We completed an audit of the Corporación para el Fomento Económico de la Ciudad Capital (Corporation) independent capital fund. The review was initiated in response to a request from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) San Juan Office of Community Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth) HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME as part of our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Commonwealth's Department of Housing and Community Development was Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Orange City Housing Authority's (Authority) Housing Choice Voucher program because a regional risk assessment ranked the Authority fifth on our list of potential public housing authority audits in New Jersey. Our audit objectives were to determine whether ( Read More

What We Audited and Why In response to a hotline complaint that the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic (Authority) was being mismanaged, we audited the Authority's Section 8 and Public Housing Capital Fund programs. We also audited controls over disbursements and costs allocated to different Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Saginaw Housing Commission's (Commission) Public Housing Operating Fund program (program). We initiated the audit based on a request from the Detroit Office of Public Housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We audit was also Read More

      WASHINGTON DC — Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis issues the following statement on the issuance of notification of inquiry to the Department concerning the circumstances resulting in the relocation of residents at Peppertree Apartments: “Promoting safety in HUD housing is Read More

HUD OIG’s Office of Special Inquiry (OSI) is initiating an inquiry into the circumstances that resulted in HUD ending its contract with Peppertree Apartments and the subsequent relocation of its residents. This inquiry will include interviews, data gathering, and analysis of compliance with laws, Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Rockford Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2005 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon a risk analysis that identified it as having a Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Cook's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2005 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon a risk analysis that identified it Read More

What We Audited and Why We audited the Marion Housing Authority's (Authority) nonprofit development activities. The review of public housing authorities' development activities is set forth in our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority because it was identified as having Read More

What We Audited and Why Based on an Office of Inspector General (OIG) risk analysis, we audited the Hoboken Housing Authority's (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fand (capital fund) program and its disbursement process. The audit objectives were to determine whether (1) the Authority Read More

What We Audited and Why  We audited the East St. Louis Housing Authority (Authority) because of a hotline complaint alleging that Authority’s management misused U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds.  Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority Read More

We conducted this evaluation to assess the maturity of HUD’s Robotic process automation (RPA) activities and determine whether HUD had implemented related controls to address technology and program management risks.  RPA is a software technology used to emulate human actions on a computer. Read More

DETROIT – Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, were sentenced today to federal prison after having pleaded guilty to various federal offenses due to their involvement in Loren’s fraudulent scheme to steal money from the Read More

  A message from the IG: HUD did not sufficiently flag unacceptable physical condition scores to assess its controlling participants.

HUD OIG is conducting a review of a California-based mortgage lender that originates and underwrites FHA single-family loans. Our objective is to evaluate the lender’s quality control program for originating and underwriting loans, including its reviews of rejected mortgage applications.

HUD OIG is conducting a review of a California-based mortgage lender that originates and underwrites FHA single-family loans. Our objective is to evaluate the lender’s quality control program for originating and underwriting loans, including its reviews of rejected mortgage applications.

HUD OIG is conducting a review of a Missouri-based mortgage lender that originates and underwrites FHA single-family loans. Our objective is to evaluate the lender’s quality control program for originating and underwriting loans, including its reviews of rejected mortgage applications.

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the annual GNMA financial statement audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether GNMA’s fiscal years 2023 and 2022 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material Read More

HUD OIG has contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to conduct the annual FHA financial statement audit. The objectives of CLA’s audit are to (1) express an opinion on whether FHA’s fiscal years 2023 and 2022 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material Read More