The Offices of Audit and Evaluation supervise and conduct independent and objective audits, evaluations, and other reviews of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and activities to ensure they operate economically, efficiently, and effectively. This page contains links to our audit and evaluation reports and memoranda.
HUD Did Not Always Address Risks Reported in Borrowers’ Audited Financial Statements for Section 232 Residential Care Facility Portfolios
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Residential Care Facilities’ (ORCF), oversight of Section 232 residential care facilities’ mortgage insurance program. We performed this audit because HUD-insured residential care facility loan defaults were rising. As of June 2024, 167 of the 3,670 HUD-insured Section 232 borrowers, or nearly 5 percent, defaulted on their mortgages. …
April 02, 2026
Report
#2026-BO-0001
Evaluating Public Housing Agency Challenges With the HUD Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program
We conducted this evaluation due to the growing homeless crisis and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) establishing a goal of ending homelessness. Our objective was to evaluate the challenges that participating public housing agencies (PHA) face in meeting the goals and objectives of the HUD Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program.
The results from our limited review may help HUD in…
November 30, 2021
Report
#2022-LA-0801