We audited the City of Orlando’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program because it had more than $1 million that it needed to commit approximately 1 month before its deadline compliance date. Our objective was to determine whether the City accurately entered commitments and project completion data into the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Integrated Disbursement and Information System for HOME-funded activities. The City…

HUD OIG audited the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s (Authority’s) administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This was an OIG-initiated audit in accordance with OIG’s 2010-2015 strategic plan to contribute to the effective use of Federal funds allocated by the Recovery Act. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Authority administered its…

We audited DeKalb County’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program because it received more than $8 million in HOME funding since 2008. Our objective was to determine whether the County accurately entered commitments and project completion data into HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information System. The County did not require that the signatures of all parties who signed written agreements be dated to support whether the commitments were…

We audited the Sanford Housing Authority (Authority) to assess certain issues raised in a congressional referral. The referral alleged improper use or mismanagement of the Authority’s public housing, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program funds. The audit objectives were to determine whether the Authority properly used and accounted for public housing, Recovery Act, and Section 8 funds. We…

We audited Broward County’s Community Development Block Grant Recovery program funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The audit objective was to determine whether the County administered its program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Recovery Act requirements. Specifically, the objective was to determine whether the County’s program (1) met the national objective(s), (2…

HUD OIG audited the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program administered by the City of Hialeah, Florida (City). Our objective was to determine whether the City administered its Program in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requirements. Specifically, we wanted to determine whether (1) expenditures were allowable, (2) Program participants were…

HUD OIG performed an audit of Crossfire Financial Network, Inc., d/b/a CFN Mortgage Capital (Crossfire), a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approved direct endorsement lender located in Miami, Florida. The review was performed based on the lender’s volume of loans underwritten and its default rate. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether the lender followed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)…

HUD OIG performed an audit of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The audit was part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) national mandate to oversee and audit grant activities funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). We selected the Georgia Department of Community Affairs…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) OIG audited the Neighborhood Stabilization Programs (NSP) administered by Palm Beach County (County). Our objective was to determine whether the County administration of its NSPs complied with federal requirements. Specifically, we determined whether (1) NSP1 activities met or will meet the low- and moderate-income national objective, (2) program income was properly accounted for, and…

HUD OIG audited the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) administered by the City of Miami Gardens, Florida (City). Our objective was to determine whether the City administered its program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. Specifically, we wanted to determine whether (1) expenditures were allowable and (2) activities met the program’s national objectives. The City met the…

HUD OIG conducted an inspection to address concerns of OIG senior management regarding the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers’ (HACFM) use of ARRA funds to construct a new administration building.  Specifically, we wanted to know whether:  (1) HACFM could use ARRA funds to construct a new administration building, and (2) did HACFM use ARRA funds to purchase furniture and equipment for the new administration building; if yes,…

HUD OIG performed an audit of Nationwide Home Loans, Inc. (Nationwide), a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approved direct endorsement lender located in Miami, Florida. The review was performed based on the lender’s high default rates. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether the lender followed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) requirements when (1) originating and underwriting loans and (2)…

We conducted a review of 20 Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans underwritten by Pine State Mortgage Corporation (Pine State), an FHA direct endorsement lender. This review was conducted as part of our “Operation Watchdog” initiative to review the underwriting of 15 direct endorsement lenders at the suggestion of the FHA Commissioner. The Commissioner expressed concern regarding the increasing claim rates against the FHA insurance fund…

HUD OIG audited the Community Development Block Grant program (program) administered by the City of Deerfield Beach, FL (City). The objective of the audit was to determine whether the City administered its program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD requirements. We selected the City for review because it had come under increased scrutiny when various newspaper articles and reviews highlighted…

HUD OIG conducted this audit based on a confidential complaint submitted through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline. The complaint alleged several improprieties involving the County’s NSP and HOME programs. Our objectives were to determine whether the County (1) complied with requirements in the procurement, award, and execution of its NSP administrative contract and (2)…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General conducted a review of the City of Augusta, GA’s (City) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) to determine whether the City had demonstrated the capacity to properly obligate all NSP1 grant funds and at least 25 percent of the grant toward occupants with incomes below 50 percent of the median income in the locality (LH25) set-aside by the September 5,…

HUD OIG performed an audit of the Housing Authority of DeKalb County’s use of its net restricted assets based on a request from the Atlanta Office of Public Housing. The request indicated that a significant amount of net restricted assets was used to pay for items other than the required housing assistance payments. The purpose of the audit was to determine how the Authority expended its net restricted assets and what controls were in place…