HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program.  Congress appropriated $40 million in both 2017 and 2018 to serve approximately 10,000 total families and an additional $40 million in 2019.  The review objective is to evaluate the challenges that participating Public Housing Authorities face in meeting the goals and objectives of the VASH program.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's Office of Single-Family Housing - Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program partly in response to media reports which have highlighted instances when lenders did not properly administer the COVID-19 forbearance options.  The audit objective is to determine whether FHA insured borrowers properly received the CARES Act forbearance options.

HUD OIG is conducting a limited review of HUD's administration of supplemental operating funds under the CARES Act.  The CARES Act authorized an additional $685 million in public housing operating funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.  The review objective is to assess Public Housing Agencies' (PHA) experiences and challenges and HUD's efforts in providing guidance related to the administration of supplemental operating funds under the CARES Act.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).  The PIIA requires HUD to identify and review all programs and activities it administers that may be susceptible to significant improper payments based on guidance provided by OMB.

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) spending.  Under the CoC Program, HUD provides funding to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.  Between fiscal years 2017 and 2019, HUD made available between $2 billion to $2.3 billion annually for the CoC Program. The audit objective is to determine whether HUD is effectively tracking and monitoring slow spending CoC grants to ensure grantees are providing homelessness services in accordance with program objectives and to determine the impact of COVID-19 on COC grantee spending.

HUD OIG is conducting a limited review of the emergency Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) and Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) funds authorized under the CARES Act.  HUD awarded $200 million in IHBG CARES Act funding and $100 million in ICDBG CARES Act funding.  The audit objective is to determine the status of emergency IHBG and ICDBG CARES Act funds and any areas of potential concern.

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD's real estate owned (REO) program for Section 184 Tribal Trust land properties.  Through this program, HUD can sell foreclosed properties previously endorsed under section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.  The objective of the review is to determine whether HUD is appropriately tracking, marketing, and selling REO Section 184 Tribal Trust Land properties.

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s oversight of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) refunds.  FHA insures mortgages to increase homeownership opportunities.  An upfront insurance premium, paid at the time of closing, is refundable if the loan ends early, whether through sale, foreclosure, or refinancing.  We received a hotline complaint describing roadblocks to obtaining refunds.

HUD OIG is auditing a Continuum of Care Program in California.  The City Controller issued a report on August 28, 2019, criticizing the grantee for falling short of its homeless outreach goals and considered the goals as ill-defined and not in alignment with County benchmarks.  Data from HUD indicates the grantee had nine grants expire in 2017 and 2018 with balances totaling nearly $4.5 million as of September 2019.

HUD-OIG is auditing COVID-19 single family forbearance reporting. The audit will help HUD to determine how accurately the servicers are reporting the forbearance assistance offered to their customers. The audit will further enable HUD to adequately forecast the performance of its FHA loan portfolio in order to maintain an adequate capital ratio. The audit objective is to determine whether data available in HUD’s single family default monitoring system (SFDMS) is consistent with information maintained by loan servicers.