La oficina de Auditoría y Evaluaciones de OIG hace recomendaciones al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarollo Urbano, y a varias entidades independientes para corregir deficiencias e incentivar mejoras a la seguridad, la eficiencia, y el manejo del programa y sus operaciones. Nuestros resultados Read More

We audited the City of Bridgeport CT’s HOME Investment Partnerships program based on an Office of Inspector General risk assessment, which ranked the City as the second highest risk HOME grantee in New England.  The objective of the audit was to determine whether the City properly committed Read More

We audited the Little Rock Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD program).  We initiated this assignment due to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Little Rock Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) field office’s concern about the amount Read More

BOSTON – The president and founder of a Falmouth mortgage company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) out of approximately $2.5 million. Robert Pena, 69, the president and founder of the now- Read More

This audit guide is intended to assist independent auditors in performing audits of profit-motivated program participants in selected HUD Housing and Ginnie Mae programs that are subject to HUD’s uniform financial reporting standards (See 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 5, Subpart H, and Read More

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, has completed its annual risk assessment of HUD’s purchase cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-194) and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-13- Read More

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Fort Collins Housing Authority’s Village on Redwood Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) project.  We selected the Authority because it had completed the entire RAD conversion process Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gregory J. Darr, 65, of Coshocton, formerly the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $431,000 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Read More

We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus’ Shelter Plus Care program based on a hotline complaint and concerns expressed by the San Francisco Office of Community Planning and Development regarding the Authority’s lack of documentation to support participant eligibility.  Our Read More

We audited the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino’s Continuum of Care grant funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  We audited the Authority because it is among the top 15 percent of competitive grantees in HUD’s Office of Community Read More

Defendant stole more than $164,000 in housing, health care, and SNAP benefits BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to false representation of a Social Security number and theft of public money.      Noemi Mejia, 51, pleaded guilty to Read More

Congress appropriated $35.8 billion for HUD in 2017 and 2018 for recovery from Hurricanes Harvey in Texas; Irma in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; and Nate in Mississippi. These disasters resulted in the significant loss of Read More

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a component of HUD. Using the Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund (MMI), FHA insures lenders against losses when borrowers default on loans. This program allows lenders to make loans to individuals who might otherwise not be eligible for a conventional Read More

Part of HUD’s mission is to provide quality, affordable homes for all. The housing HUD insures and funds must be decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. In addition to inspections a housing agency or local government may conduct, HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) assesses the physical Read More