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Crime, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
  • Recommendation Number: 2026-KC-0001-001-C
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: February 17, 2026

Incorporate data and system enhancements such as those mentioned in this report into its plans to improve HUD’s ability to monitor and respond to fraud risks in the Single Family Housing program.

Publication Report

2026-KC-0001 | February 17, 2026

Potential Fraud Risks and Schemes for HUD’s Single Family Housing Program

Beginning in 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted several audits to assess HUD’s anti-fraud efforts and to develop inventories of fraud risks for several of its programs.  Our… more

Related Recommendations

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-KC-0001-001-A

    Use the OIG’s fraud risk inventory to enhance its program-specific fraud risk inventory for the Single Family Housing program.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-KC-0001-001-B

    Include lenders and servicers in the fraud risk identification process and communicate the fraud risks and schemes identified for the Single Family Housing program to relevant stakeholders, including relevant HUD program and support staff, lenders, and servicers.