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’s Office of Single Family Housing’s Efforts to Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing Had Minimal Effect
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Single Family Housing’s efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing. Our audit objective was to determine whether HUD met its intended outcome to increase the supply of affordable housing to owner-occupants, governmental entities, and HUD-approved non-profits by expanding the exclusive listing periods for its Real Estate Owned (REO)…
February 12, 2026
Memorandum
#2026-BO-0801
FHA’s Office Of Asset Sales Did Not Have Adequate Information To Measure Its Loan Sales’ Program Success
We audited the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Office of Asset Sales’ U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‐Held Vacant Loan Sales (HVLS) program. The audit objective was to assess the extent to which HUD tracks and measures its loan sales’ program success and its achievement of mission outcomes as they relate to the Affordable Housing Action Plan. HUD did not have adequate information to measure its loan…
December 02, 2024
Report
#2025-KC-0001
HUD Can Improve Its Loan Purchaser Qualification Vetting To Better Achieve Its Mission Objectives
We audited the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Office of Asset Sales’ U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-Held Vacant Loan Sales (HVLS) program. The audit objective was to assess the extent to which HUD achieved its mission objectives for a 2022 vacant loan sale. We noted deficiencies in 52 of 53 HUD-approved applications within the reviewed vacant loan sale. These deficiencies occurred in…
April 18, 2024
Report
#2024-KC-0001
Benton Harbor Housing Commission Public Housing Capital Fund Program, Benton Harbor, Michigan
We audited the Benton Harbor Housing Commission's (Commission) Public Housing Captial Fund program (program). The audit was conducted based upon a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Detroit Office of Public Housing. Our objectives were to determine whether the Commission operated its program in a manner that provides reasonable assurance that (1) expenditures were adequately supported and…
May 18, 2006
Report
#2006-CH-1010
Kankakee County Housing Authority Low-Rent Housing Program, Kankakee, IL
We audited the Kankakee County Housing Authority's (Authority) Low-Rent Housing Program. The audit was conducted in response to a citizen's complaint to our office and was part of our comprehensive audit of the Authority. The object of our audit was to determine whether the Authority administered its Low-Rent Housing program in an efficient and effective manner. We determined whether the Authority had adequate procedures and controls…
April 08, 2005
Report
#2005-CH-1010