Work with the prime award recipients that had subaward reporting deficiencies to ensure that their subaward information is reported or reported accurately.
2025-FO-0005 | March 10, 2025
HUD’s Subaward Data on USASpending.gov Were Not Complete nor Accurate
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-EOpenClosed
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-FOpenClosed
Update and expand the guidance provided to prime award recipients by (1) updating program website(s) with comprehensive information about FFATA, (2) implementing training, (3) issuing formal communication, and (4) implementing a feedback mechanism to ensure that all prime award recipients have the opportunity to share challenges with HUD and ask questions.
- Status2025-FO-0005-001-GOpenClosed
Integrate FFATA reporting requirements into the program monitoring procedures for all programs and conduct regular reviews to assess compliance.
2024-OE-0007 | December 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Nondisclosure Agreements’ Incorporation of Whistleblower Protections
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2024-OE-0007-06OpenClosedClosed on April 10, 2025
Revise the Ginnie Mae Confidential Information Policy to state that in the future, (a) nondisclosure forms and agreements must include the anti-gag provision as required by law and (b) confidentiality clauses in personnel settlement agreements must include the anti-gag provision if the clause restricts disclosure of any other information beyond the terms and conditions of the agreement itself.
2023-KC-0003 | March 28, 2023
Opportunities Exist for Ginnie Mae To Improve Its Guidance and Process for Troubled Issuers
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2023-KC-0003-001-AOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Closed on February 01, 2024Update its policy and procedures to define its authority for marketing troubled issuer portfolios and the conditions that must exist to extinguish issuers using rapid relocation.
Corrective Action Taken
As of February 2024, HUD addressed this recommendation in a Management Decision by providing the updated extinguishment SOP, the Rapid Relocation Process Flow, and the Rapid Relocation Extinguishment Process Steps, updated to include the conditions that must be present to execute an extinguishment using rapid relocation. We believe that these guidance enhancements will help Ginnie Mae to reduce exposure to risk when facilitating a sale and transfer of a troubled issuer’s portfolio and ensure that it sells portfolios with limited loss to the Government and with minimal disruption to the mortgage market.
- Status2023-KC-0003-001-BOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Closed on May 29, 2024Update its policy and procedures to define what type of information Ginnie Mae may disclose and how it will handle protected information before extinguishment.
Corrective Action Taken
Ginnie Mae provided the updated SOP to clarify data and information handling through all phases of the termination/extinguishment process. Specifically, the updated procedures state that Ginnie Mae does not disclose Issuer or portfolio information within the Rapid Relo process. Ginnie Mae provided clarity in this enhancement that will reduce exposure to risk when facilitating a sale and transfer of a troubled issuer’s portfolio and ensure that it sells portfolios with limited loss to the Government and with minimal disruption to the mortgage market.
- Status2023-KC-0003-001-COpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Closed on May 29, 2024Update its Policies and procedures to define how Ginnie Mae will determine the portfolio value and price before Sale.
Corrective Action Taken
Ginnie Mae updated its Rapid Relocation Extinguishment SOP to specify the valuation model for rapid relocations will use the same valuation models as other extinguishment options, including examples of portfolio valuation. We believe this guidance enhancement will help Ginnie Mae to reduce exposure to risk when facilitating a sale and transfer of a troubled issuer’s portfolio and ensure that it sells portfolios with limited loss to the Government and with minimal disruption to the mortgage market.
- Status2023-KC-0003-001-DOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Closed on May 29, 2024Update its policies and procedures to define how Ginnie Mae intends to identify and evaluate prospective buyers to ensure its ability to absorb the extinguished portfolio before executing the purchase and sale agreement.
Corrective Action Taken
Ginnie Mae updated its Rapid Relocation Extinguishment SOP to require an Impact Analysis Evaluation of each prospective buyer under the Rapid Relocation Extinguishment program. The Impact Analysis Evaluation mirrors similar activities performed on select standard Pool Transfer participants and includes details (such as adjusted net worth, delinquency, loan court and total unpaid principle balance) to confirm prospective buyers are able to absorb the extinguished portfolio before executing the purchase and sale agreement. We believe this guidance enhancement will help Ginnie Mae to reduce exposure to risk when facilitating a sale and transfer of a troubled issuer’s portfolio and ensure that it sells portfolios with limited loss to the Government and with minimal disruption to the mortgage market.
- Status2023-KC-0003-002-AOpenClosedClosed on June 27, 2023
Assesses what information Ginnie Mae needs from the MSS to ensure that they have the capacity for a large- or multiple-issuer extinguishment.
- Status2023-KC-0003-002-BOpenClosedClosed on June 27, 2023
Prescribes how the contracting officer representative will review information provided by the MSS and provide actionable feedback to ensure MSS readiness.
2023-KC-0004 | March 28, 2023
Ginnie Mae Mostly Implemented a Crisis Readiness Program That Followed Federal Guidance
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2023-KC-0004-002-AOpenClosedClosed on July 31, 2025
Develop and implement an agencywide crisis readiness plan addressing likely hazards arising from a crisis. This guidance should include all key elements that meet CIGFO crisis guidance.
2021-OE-0011b | February 28, 2023
Improvements are Needed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Processes for Monitoring Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Public Housing
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2021-OE-0011b-01OpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Update HUD regulations, policies, and procedures following the regulatory process required by the amended Lead Safe Housing Rule, in consideration of CDC's lowered BLRV of 3.5 ug/dL.
Status
On January 17, 2025, HUD published a Federal Register notice to modify its EBLL threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule from to 5 to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (µg/dL) for a child under the age of 6, consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's current blood lead reference value of 3.5 µg/dL.
As of July 17, 2025, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) informed HUD OIG that HUD has drafted a joint notice for HUD offices impacted by the modified elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold. These offices include OLHCHH, the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MF), and the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH).
OLHCHH’s timeline to finish implementing the recommendation:
- The notice will enter the clearance process by the end of August.
- CPD, MF, PIH, and OLHCHH will publish the final joint notice by September 30, 2025.
The estimated completion date for these actions is September 30, 2025. The original estimated completion date was June 30, 2024, and was revised to account for the time required to (1) receive and review public comments on HUD’s proposed change to the EBLL threshold and (2) coordinate the implementation of the EBLL threshold change across the impacted HUD offices.
Analysis
To fully address this recommendation, OLHCHH must provide evidence that HUD has updated its regulations, policies, and procedures so that they are consistent with CDC’s lowered BLRV of 3.5 ug/dL.
Implementation of this recommendation will help ensure children living in public housing with EBLLs receive effective environmental interventions.
2023-KC-0001 | December 05, 2022
Ginnie Mae Did Not Ensure That All Pooled Loans Had Agency Insurance
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2023-KC-0001-001-AOpenClosed$903,085,334Funds Put to Better Use
Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.
Closed on October 31, 2023Update and synchronize the SOP and the matching procedure. The updates should include notifications that provide issuers with unmatched loans adequate time to take corrective action to comply with the requirements of the MBS Guide to put $903 million to better use by ensuring that the appropriate agency insurance or guarantee is in place.
- Status2023-KC-0001-001-BOpenClosedClosed on October 29, 2024
Ensure that all necessary information regarding terminated VA loans is included in the matching process.
2023-IG-0001 | October 04, 2022
Management Alert: Action Needed to Ensure That Assisted Property Owners, Including Public Housing Agencies, Comply with the Lead Safe Housing Rule
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2023-IG-0001-001-AOpenClosedPriorityPriority
We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
Update applicable requirements to require assisted property owners, including PHAs, to maintain adequate documentation to support their determinations that maintenance and hazard reduction activities that disturb surfaces with lead-based paint qualify for the de minimis exemption from the lead-safe work practices under the Lead Safe Housing Rule.
Status
To address this recommendation, The Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) agreed to:
- Issue a notice to assisted target housing owners and public housing agencies on the de minimis exception citing the correct application of the de minimis threshold; describing appropriate documentation methods for the application of the de minimis threshold; and recommendations of best practices for documenting applications.
- Collect additional data regarding the use of the de minimis threshold, including information on how private and public housing owners: (a) determine how much paint in target housing will be disturbed during a maintenance or rehabilitation project; (b) use the paint disturbance area information; (c) monitor the amount of paint disturbed in projects that are designed to disturb de minimis amounts of paint in target housing.
- Design and conduct webinars, including at least one for each program office’s major categories of stakeholders on requirements and best practices pertaining to the de minimis exception under the Lead Safe Housing Rule and its implementation; record the webinars on the HUD website (e.g., on HUD Exchange) for future viewing by stakeholders; and conduct outreach promoting the webinars.
The OLHCHH had drafted guidance on the de minimis exception to the Lead Safe Housing Rule for PIH, Multifamily Housing, and CPD and submitted it through the clearance process in September 2024. As of July 2025, OLHCHH continues to revise the draft guidance in consideration of the comments it received during the clearance review process. HUD did not provide an updated target date to complete the agreed upon actions, which had been January 31, 2024.
Analysis
To implement this recommendation, HUD needs to provide evidence that it has implemented the three actions OLHCHH agreed to complete.
Implementation of this recommendation and associated corrective actions will ensure assisted property owners are sufficiently informed regarding the requirements to support their determinations that maintenance and hazard reduction activities that disturb surfaces with lead-based paint qualify for the de minimis exemption from the lead-safe work practices under the Lead Safe Housing Rule and that assisted property owners are conducting this work safely, thereby ensuring households are residing in safe and healthy HUD-assisted housing.
2020-OE-0003 | April 12, 2021
HUD Program Offices’ Policies and Approaches for Radon
Lead Hazard Control
- Status2020-OE-0003-07OpenClosedClosed on April 08, 2021
Provide the MOU with EPA designed to address radon contamination.
2021-FO-0002 | November 16, 2020
Audit of Ginnie Mae’s Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Statements
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2021-FO-0002-001-AOpenClosedClosed on July 29, 2021
Create separate reporting lines between model development and model validation functions so that both critical model functions do not report to OER, are appropriately segregated in accordance with industry guidance, and follow the foundational component of internal control standards.
2020-DP-0001 | September 18, 2020
Information System Controls Over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System
Government National Mortgage Association
- Status2020-DP-0001-001-AOpenClosedSensitiveSensitive
Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.
Closed on October 21, 2020The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
- Status2020-DP-0001-001-BOpenClosedSensitiveSensitive
Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.
Closed on October 21, 2020The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
- Status2020-DP-0001-001-COpenClosedSensitiveSensitive
Sensitive information refers to information that could have a damaging import if released to the public and, therefore, must be restricted from public disclosure.
Closed on October 21, 2020The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.