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Letter to Senator Grassley Regarding Equal Opportunity Complaints of Sexual Harassment

November 19, 2024, letter from Inspector General Oliver Davis responding to a request from Senator Grassley that asked for information about how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) uses Federal funding to settle Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints of sexual harassment.

Letter Regarding a Request for Oversight of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s (NCORR) Use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster (CDBG-DR) Funds from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence

November 19, 2024 letter from Inspector General Oliver Davis responding to a request from Senator Tillis, Senator Budd, Representative Foxx, Representative Hudson, Representative Rouzer, Representative Murphy, Representative Bishop, and Representative Edwards for oversight of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s (NCORR) use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster (CDBG-DR) Funds from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.

Audit of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 Financial Statements

We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Sikich CPA LLC to audit the financial statements of HUD as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2024 and 2023, and to provide reports on HUD’s (1) internal control over financial reporting and (2) compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters, including whether financial management systems complied substantially with the requirements of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (FFMIA).  Our contract with Sikich required that the audit be performed in acc

Audit of Government National Mortgage Association’s Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 Financial Statements

We contracted with the independent public accounting firm Sikich CPA LLC to audit the financial statements of Ginnie Mae as of and for the years ending September 30, 2024 and 2023, and to provide reports on Ginnie Mae’s (1) internal control over financial reporting and (2) compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.  Our contract with Sikich required that the audit be performed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards, Office of Management and Budget audit requirements, and the Financial Audit Manual of the U.S.

Audit of FHA’s Fiscal Years 2024 and 2023 Financial Statements

We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of Sikich CPA LLC to audit the financial statements of FHA as of and for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2024 and 2023, and to provide reports on FHA’s (1) internal control over financial reporting and (2) compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters.  Our contract with Sikich required that the audit be performed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted government auditing standards, Office of Management and Budget audit requirements, and the Financial Audit Manual of the U.S.

HUD's Oversight of Section 232 Nursing Home Portfolios

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's oversight of Section 232 nursing home portfolios. HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities is responsible for administering the Section 232 mortgage insurance program which insures more than 3,600 loans, with an unpaid principal balance of more than $32 billion. Our audit objective is to assess the extent to which HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities identifies and mitigates risks in Section 232 nursing home portfolios. 

HECM Life Expectancy Set Asides

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of HUD’s HECM Life Expectancy Set Asides within the Office of Housing. In 2015, HUD set a requirement for some HECM borrowers to maintain a Life Expectancy Set Aside to pay for future property taxes, insurance premiums, and flood insurance on behalf of the borrower. Our objective is to determine if HUD’s HECM Life Expectancy Set Aside calculations are meeting program goals.