Interim Memorandum Report on the Office of Labor Relations’ Management of the Davis-Bacon Wage Restitution and Deposit Account
In response to a request for review from the Office of the Department Operations and Coordination, we are auditing the Office of Labor Relations (Labor Relations) wage restitution and deposit process. We found Labor Relations has weak internal controls over their Deposit account. Our objective was to gain an understanding of the deposit process and determine whether the controls used to administer and distribute restitution payments were…
September 28, 2011
Memorandum
#2011-HA-0801
HUD Could Not Identify Whether Its Properties Had Been Included in the Recovery Act Weatherization Assistance Program
We audited the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities’ implementation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to coordinate Federal weatherization efforts nationwide. This audit was part of our fiscal year 2010 audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether HUD multifamily properties were eligible to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding…
September 27, 2011
Report
#2011-HA-0004
Final Civil Action - Loan Origination Fraud on Federal Housing Administration Loans (Report Not Available to the Public)
We reviewed alleged violations of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan origination requirements by the subject. We concluded that the subject falsely certified to the truthfulness and accuracy of documents and information in mortgage loan applications on FHA-insured loans. The Department of Justice filed a complaint under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement…
September 27, 2011
Memorandum
#2011-CF-1804
Final Civil Action - Loan Origination Fraud on Federal Housing Administration Loans (Report Not Available to the Public)
We reviewed alleged violations of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan origination requirements by the subject. We concluded that the subject made false statements on a mortgage loan application for one property, and falsely acted as the seller of a second property on behalf of another person. The Department of Justice filed a complaint under the Financial Institutions Reform,…
September 27, 2011
Memorandum
#2011-CF-1805
Inspection of the Washington, DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s participation in HUD’s Emergency Shelter Grant Program
HUD OIG conducted an inspection of the Washington, DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) participation in HUD’s ESG program in order to determine whether DHCD (the grantee) and its sub-recipients: (1) appropriately used HUD grant funds for eligible homeless assistance services, and (2) accurately entered required information into the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).
We determined that DHCD did not…
September 27, 2011
Report
#IED-11-007M
The State of Montana Generally Used Its CDBG-R Funds in Compliance With Requirements but Improperly Negotiated and Serviced Loans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, reviewed the State of Montana’s Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) program, based on HUD’s concern with the State directly loaning CDBG-R funds to entities and because of our focus on the administration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. The objective of our review was to determine whether the State used its CDBG-R funds in…
September 26, 2011
Report
#2011-DE-1005
FHA Did Not Prevent Corporate Officers of Noncompliant Lenders From Returning to the FHA Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General audited the Federal Housing Administration because we noted during previous audit work that FHA might not have a system in place to track lenders who voluntarily left the FHA program with outstanding indemnification agreements. Our objective was to determine whether FHA prevented corporate officers from participating in FHA programs after those officers left…
September 26, 2011
Report
#2011-KC-0004
HUD Did Not Ensure That Housing Authorities Resolved Items on the Multiple Subsidy Report in a Reasonable Amount of Time
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of tenants who improperly received multiple housing subsidies in the Section 8 and public housing programs. Our objective was to determine whether HUD ensured that housing authorities resolved items listed on the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system’s multiple subsidy…
September 26, 2011
Report
#2011-KC-0003
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, CA, Did Not Adequately Complete All Procurements for Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grants in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Housing Capital Fund formula and competitive grants. We performed the audit because Recovery Act reviews are part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) annual plan and the Los Angeles Office Public Housing’s 2011 risk assessment rated the Authority as high risk based on data from the Authority’s most recent Real Estate…
September 26, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1019
AmericaHomeKey, Inc., Dallas, TX, Did Not Follow HUD-FHA Loan Requirements in Underwriting 13 of 20 Manufactured Home Loans
We audited AmericaHomeKey, Inc., a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) direct endorsement lender in Dallas, TX. We selected AmericaHomeKey for audit because during our review of Gold Financial Services (2011-FW-1002), an AmericaHomeKey branch office, we identified three loans originated by one of its underwriters that contained underwriting and valuation deficiencies. Our objective was to determine whether AmericaHomeKey originated…
September 23, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1016
The Idaho Housing and Finance Association Did Not Always Comply With HOME Investment Partnerships Project and Cost Eligibility Regulations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Office of Inspector General audited the Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program because HUD had not performed a comprehensive monitoring review of Idaho Housing’s program since 2007 and it received approximately $6 million in HOME grants from HUD in each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010. The objective of our review was to determine whether…
September 23, 2011
Report
#2011-SE-1008
Camden County, NJ, Generally Administered Its Community Development Block Grant Recovery Act Funds According to Applicable Requirements
We audited Camden County, NJ's administration of its Community Development Block Grant funds that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We selected the County for an audit because we received two complaints alleging that the County misused Recovery Act funds and because of our mandate to audit Recovery Act activities. Our audit objective was to determine whether the County obligated, expended, and reported…
September 22, 2011
Report
#2011-PH-1015
The City of Buffalo, NY, Did Not Always Disburse Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Funds in Accordance With Regulations
We completed and audit of the City of Buffalo, NY (City), pertaining to its administration of its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the City efficiently and effectively administered its HPRP in compliance with Recovery Act and other applicable requirements. Specifically, whether City officials had adequate…
September 22, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1016
The Tule River Indian Housing Authority, Porterville, CA Did Not Administer the Procurement and Contracting of Its Recovery Act Native American Housing Block Grant in Accordance With HUD requirements
We audited the Tule River Indian Housing Authority in response to a complaint involving the Authority’s alleged misuse and improper procurement of $303,721 in Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Native American Housing Block Grant funding to be used for cabinet construction work on 38 of its housing units. Our overall objective was to determine whether the Authority followed procurement and contracting requirements and used its Recovery Act…
September 22, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1018
The City of Buffalo, NY, Did Not Always Disburse Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Funds in Accordance With Regulations
September 22, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1016
Universal American Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Branch Did Not Comply With HUD Regulations in the Origination and Quality Control of FHA-Insured Loans
We audited the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loan process at Universal American Mortgage Company (lender) to determine whether the lender complied with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, procedures, and instructions in the origination and quality control review of FHA-insured loans. The review was part of our efforts to improve the integrity of the single-family insurance programs. We selected…
September 21, 2011
Report
#2011-LA-1017
Weaknesses Existed in Essex County, NJ’s Administration of Its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
We audited Essex County, NJ’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) in support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to review the expenditure of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and contribute to improving HUD’s execution and accountability of fiscal responsibilities. The audit objective was to determine whether Essex County officials obligated…
September 20, 2011
Report
#2011-NY-1015
Broward County, FL, Did Not Accurately Report Recovery Act Grant Information for Its Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program
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…
September 19, 2011
Report
#2011-AT-1017
Broward County, FL, Did Not Accurately Report Recovery Act Grant Information for Its Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program
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…
September 19, 2011
Report
#2011-AT-1017
The Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces, NM, Complied With Recovery Act Capital Fund Obligation and Expenditure Requirements but Had Environmental and Reporting Exceptions
In accordance with our goal to review funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, we audited the Housing Authority of the City of Las Cruces Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act-funded activities. Specifically, our objectives were to determine whether the Authority (1) properly followed Recovery Act rules and regulations when obligating and expending its Recovery Act formula grant funds, (2)…
September 15, 2011
Report
#2011-FW-1015