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Jersey Mortgage Company, Cranford, New Jersey, Did Not Always Comply with HUD/FHA Loan Underwriting Requirements
We completed an audit of Jersey Mortgage Company (Jersey Mortgage), a nonsupervised lender located in Cranford, New Jersey. The audit objectives were to determine whether Jersey Mortgage (1) approved Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans in accordance with the requirements of the U.S Read More
October 08, 2009
Report
#2010-NY-1002
The State of Mississippi Generally Ensured That Applicants Were Eligible under Phase II of Its Homeowner Assistance Program
We audited the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $2.2 billion to help homeowners in southern Mississippi recover Read More
July 30, 2009
Memorandum
#2009-AO-1802
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Road Home Program Did Not Ensure that Road HOME Employees Were Eligible to Receive Additional Compensation Grants
Due to a citizen's complaint, we audited the State of Louisiana's (State) Road Home homeowner assistance program managed by the State's contractor, ICF Emergency Management Services, LLC. The complaint raised a potential issue with Road Home employees improperly obtaining grants. During our audit Read More
May 04, 2009
Report
#2009-AO-1001
The Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, Illinois, Did Not Always Ensure That Section 8 Units Met HUD's Housing Quality Standards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Chicago Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year Read More
February 17, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1005
The Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, Illinois, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Its Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Chicago Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year Read More
May 18, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1009
The Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, Illinois, Needs to Improve Its Controls over the Enforcement of Housing Quality Standards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Chicago Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year Read More
September 28, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1018
The City of Atlanta Entered Incorrect Commitments into HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information System for its HOME Program
We audited the City of Atlanta’s (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) because it has received more than $17 million in HOME funding since 2005. Our objective was to determine whether the City accurately entered commitments into the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Read More
September 27, 2009
Report
#2009-AT-1013
The City of Augusta, Georgia, Did Not Comply with HOME Monitoring Requirements
HUD OIG performed an audit of the City of Augusta's HOME Investment Partnerships program as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's annual audit plan. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether the City complied with HOME program requirements for monitoring (1) HOME Read More
March 31, 2009
Report
#2009-AT-1005
The City of Augusta Georgia Needs to Improve Controls Over its Community Development Block Grant Facade Program
HUD OIG performed an audit of the City of Augusta's Community Development Block Grant Facade Rehabilitation Grant program due to concerns of mismanagement and abuse regarding the City's program. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether the City's facade program complied with federal Read More
February 08, 2009
Report
#2009-AT-1002
The City of Baldwin Park Housing Authority, Baldwin Park, California, Did Not Always Determine Housing Assistance Payments Correctly and Did Not Always Complete Reexaminations in a Timely Manner
We audited the City of Baldwin Park Housing Authority’s (Authority) Housing Choice Voucher program. We conducted the audit because the Authority received a “near troubled” status and scores of zero on five Section Eight Management Assessment Program indicators for fiscal year 2007. The objective Read More
July 22, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1012
The City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development in Boston, Massachusetts, Did Not Administer Its HOME Program in Compliance with HUD Requirements
We performed an audit of the City of Boston’s (City) Department of Neighborhood Development (Department). We selected the City based upon the results of our previous audit of the City’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the significance of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP Read More
August 18, 2009
Report
#2009-BO-1011
The City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development, Boston, Massachusetts, Can Develop the Capacity to Administer Its Housing and Economic Recovery Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Programs
We performed an audit of the City of Boston’s (City) Department of Neighborhood Development (Department). We selected the City based upon the results of our previous audit of the City’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the significance of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP Read More
September 22, 2009
Memorandum
#2009-BO-1802
The City of Brockton, Massachusetts, Recipient, Building a Better Brockton, Inc., Lacked Sufficient Capacity to Effectively Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program
We conducted a capacity review of the operations of the City of Brockton’s (City) grantee, Building a Better Brockton, Inc. (recipient), which has responsibility for administering the City’s NSP. Our objective was to determine whether the City and/or its recipient had the capacity to effectively Read More
September 27, 2009
Memorandum
#2009-BO-1803
The City of Flint, Michigan, Lacked Adequate Controls over Its Commitment and Disbursement of HOME Investment Partnerships Program Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Flint’s (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2009 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our analysis Read More
September 29, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1020
The City of Hartford, Connecticut, Did Not Always Comply with Its Annual Contributions Contracts and HUD Regulations in Administering Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
We audited the City of Hartford, Connecticut's (City) administration of its Housing Choice Voucher program (Voucher program) as part of our annual audit plan. Our overall audit objective was to determine whether the City properly administered its Voucher program in compliance with its annual Read More
January 03, 2009
Report
#2009-BO-1004
The City of Kansas City, Kansas, Did Not Comply with the Home Investment Partnerships Program Regulations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program of the City of Kansas City, Kansas (City). Our objective was to determine whether the City followed HUD requirements when establishing and managing HOME Read More
June 28, 2009
Report
#2009-KC-1006
City of Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles, California, Did Not Ensure That the Buckingham Place Project Met HOME Program Requirements
We audited the City of Los Angeles Housing Department (City) as the result of problems noted during a prior audit involving HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)-funded activities administered by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (subrecipient), which was not Read More
June 30, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1011
The City of Miami, Florida, Did Not Properly Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program
HUD OIG audited the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the City of Miami, Florida (City). The objective of the audit was to determine whether the City administered its CDBG program in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Read More
August 17, 2009
Report
#2009-AT-1011
The City of Oakland Did Not Always Administer Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program in Accordance with Federal Requirements and Its Own Policies and Procedures
We reviewed the City of Oakland’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to determine whether it administered its program in accordance with federal requirements and its own policies and procedures. We selected the City for review due to its large annual HUD funding and because it had not been the Read More
July 23, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1013
Cook County, Illinois, Failed to Adequately Manage its HOME Investment Partnerships Program
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited Cook County's (County) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the County based upon our analysis of Read More
January 11, 2009
Report
#2009-CH-1004