This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Sheridan County, Nebraska, with a detailed look at six of the 31 pandemic programs that Read More

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a detailed look at eight of the 45 pandemic programs that Read More

To assess the operational effectiveness of security controls for selected HUD IT systems or functions.

The OIG Office of Evaluation is initiating an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Information Technology (IT) Modernization program. The objectives are to assess the IT Modernization process for Enterprise Voucher Management Read More

HELENA – A Helena real estate agent and property manager who admitted to failing to provide lead-based paint disclosures as required to veterans residing in housing at Fort Harrison, in Helena, which resulted in the exposure of veterans and their families to significant levels of lead, was Read More

This inaugural disaster recovery biannual report and subsequent reports will provide curated information regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its grantees’ use of the more than $109 billion in disaster recovery funds approved by Congress since the 2001 World Read More

HUD OIG is auditing the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). As a result of the devastation caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria during September 2017, HUD allocated almost $2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation funds to USVI to help it recover from the hurricanes. Read More

Deobligate the 835 administrative obligations totaling $38,525,836.88 identified for deobligation during the fiscal year 2024 OOR that had not been deobligated as of February 28, 2025.

Deobligate the 101 program obligations totaling $1,967,991.45 identified for deobligation during the fiscal year 2024 OOR that had not been deobligated as of February 28, 2025.

Update its QC plan and related processes and procedures to align with requirements for loan selection, including maintaining data and documentation showing how sample sizes and loan selections were determined.

Update its QC plan and related processes and procedures to align with requirements for (1) loan file reviews and reverifications of borrower information, (2) mitigation of findings, and (3) reporting findings to HUD when required.

Demonstrate that its training for staff and management has been updated to reflect changes made to its QC plan and related processes and procedures in response to recommendations 1A and 1B, and to cover the underlying HUD requirements for lender QC programs, and provide proof of training to HUD.

Conduct up to 588 additional post-closing QC reviews to meet sample size and composition requirements and submit the results to HUD, including all findings of fraud or material misrepresentation, along with any other material findings that it is unable to mitigate. If required, CMG should execute Read More

Review the 276 EPD loans not previously selected for review and submit the results to HUD, including all findings of fraud or material misrepresentation, along with any other material findings that it is unable to mitigate. If required, CMG should execute indemnification agreements or reimburse Read More

Evaluate its QC files for the 242 loans in which it identified material findings to confirm whether it self-reported to HUD all findings of fraud or material misrepresentation, along with any other material findings that its records did not show have been acceptably mitigated. If required, CMG Read More

Provide indemnification agreements or documentation to support the eight loans in which it identified fraud, material misrepresentations, or other material findings that it did not acceptably mitigate or self-report to HUD. Implementation of this recommendation will protect the FHA insurance fund Read More

Repay its low-rent public housing program $834,969 from nonfederal funds for the ineligible disbursements related to the credit union.

We recommend that the director of HUD’s Office of Public Housing instruct the Authority to reduce the Authority’s future capital funds by $632,039 related to the fiscal years 2003 and 2004 capital funds transferred to the low-rent public housing program.

Collaborate with ONDCP to determine the necessary adjustments to the CoC reporting methodology that ensures HUD reports annual numeric targets and actuals to ONDCP by the required November 1 due date.

Collaborate with ONDCP to determine the necessary adjustments to the RHP reporting methodology that ensures HUD reports numeric targets to ONDCP by the required November 1 due date.