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The City of Thornton, Colorado, Did Not Sufficiently Document That Its Community Development Block Grant Projects Met a National Objective
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General audited the City of Thornton (City) to determine whether it used its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for projects that met a national objective.
The City did not maintain sufficient records Read More
August 13, 2009
Report
#2009-DE-1004
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Midwest, Columbus, OH, Did Not Materially Comply With HUD's Requirements and Its Grant Agreement Regarding Housing Counseling
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General performed an audit of Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Midwest (Consumer Credit), an affiliate of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc. (National Foundation). We selected Consumer Read More
September 29, 2010
Report
#2010-CH-1014
The Culver City Housing Agency, Culver City, California, Did Not Administer Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
We audited the Culver City Housing Agency’s (Agency) administration of its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list and housing assistance payment calculations. We initiated this review based upon information we received regarding waiting list administration and potential tenant Read More
June 30, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1010
Dallas Housing Authority, Dallas, Texas, Demonstrated Capacity to Administer Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Grant
As part of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) directive to determine whether safeguards exist to ensure that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds are used for their intended purposes, we audited the Dallas Housing Authority’s (Authority) Recovery Act Public Read More
December 16, 2009
Report
#2010-FW-1001
DHI Mortgage Company, LTD’s Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona, Branches Did Not Always Follow FHA-Insured Loan Underwriting and Quality Control Requirements
We audited FHA-insured loan processes at two DHI Mortgage Company, LTD (DHI Mortgage) branches in Tucson and Scottsdale, Arizona, to determine whether DHI Mortgage originated, approved, and closed FHA-insured single-family loans in accordance with HUD requirements. We chose DHI Mortgage because Read More
September 09, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1018
First Tennessee Bank, N.A., Memphis, TN, Did Not Properly Underwrite a Selection of FHA Loans
We conducted a review of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans underwritten by First Tennessee Bank, N.A. (First Tennessee), 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 Read More
September 26, 2010
Memorandum
#2010-NY-1807
The Georgetown Housing Authority Used $195,855 for Ineligible and Unsupported Expenditures
We audited the Georgetown Housing Authority (Authority) due to a congressional request. Our objectives were to determine (1) whether the Authority and/or its nonprofit affiliates used U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for recent developments and if so, whether they Read More
June 01, 2010
Report
#2010-FW-1004
The Harrisburg, PA, Housing Authority Generally Administered Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grant in Accordance With Applicable Requirements
We audited the Harrisburg Housing Authority’s (Authority) administration of its Public Housing Capital Fund grant that it received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). We selected the Authority for audit because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Read More
May 12, 2010
Report
#2010-PH-1009
The Harrisburg, PA, Housing Authority Did Not Procure Goods and Services in Accordance With HUD Regulations and Its Procurement Policy
We audited the Harrisburg Housing Authority’s (Authority) procurement function. We audited the Authority because a previous audit conducted in 2007 indicated that there was weakness in its purchasing process. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority procured goods and services in Read More
July 26, 2010
Report
#2010-PH-1012
The Housing Authority of the City of Brush, Colorado, Did Not Perform Contracting Activities in Accordance with Federal Procurement Requirements
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Housing Authority of the City of Brush, Colorado (Authority) because we received information indicating there were irregularities in the Authority's procurement process. Our audit objective was to Read More
February 23, 2009
Report
#2009-DE-1002
The Housing Authority of the City of Eloy Lacked Capacity to Administer Its Recovery Act Capital Fund Grant Without Outside Assistance
We performed a capital fund administrative capacity review of the Housing Authority of the City of Eloy (Authority) because, despite the Authority’s persistent management problems, HUD awarded the Authority a Public Housing Capital Fund grant of $113,672 under the American Recovery and Read More
September 24, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1021
The Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California, Did Not Adequately Conduct Housing Quality Standards Inspections
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The Authority was selected based on its having received low housing quality standards indicator scores for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 under HUD’s Section Eight Management Assessment Read More
July 28, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1014
Housing Authority of the City of Odessa, Odessa, TX, Generally Complied With HUD Regulations and Guidance in Its Transactions With Its Related Entity and Its Administration of Its Section 8 Programs
As part of our strategic plan objective to assist the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) efforts to reduce rental assistance overpayments, we audited the Housing Authority of the City of Odessa’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (Voucher) and Section 8 New Read More
August 22, 2010
Report
#2010-FW-1006
The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Did Not Reasonably and Equitably Allocate Costs to Its Section 8 Program
We completed a financial review of the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles' (Authority) Section 8 program. We initiated the review in response to several citizen complaints alleging mismanagement, waste, and abuse of U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 Read More
April 23, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1009
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake, UT, Properly Expended Its Recovery Act Capital Grant Funds, But Did Not Properly Obligate All Of The Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, We reviewed the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake’s (Authority) Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (formula) Recovery Act Funded grant (grant) based on a risk assessment we completed and the Read More
September 23, 2010
Report
#2010-DE-1007
The Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Improperly Spent More Than $800,000 in Contracts and Did Not Always Operate in Accordance with HUD Rules and Regulations or Its Own Policies
We audited the Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma (Authority) due to a U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) request. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority expended its Indian Housing Block Grant (grant) program funds in accordance with HUD Read More
January 18, 2010
Report
#2010-FW-1002
The Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, Shawnee, OK, Did Not Demonstrate the Administrative Capacity To Appropriately Expend Its Recovery Act Funding
We audited the Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma’s (Authority) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds. The objective was to determine whether the Authority had the capacity to use its Recovery Act funds in accordance with U. S. Department of Read More
May 12, 2010
Report
#2010-FW-1003
Kier Paid or Recorded Ineligible Costs and Did Not Properly Compute Subsidies
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, audited Kier Property Management and Real Estate, LLC (Kier) to determine whether Kier properly accounted for property and management agent costs and properly accomplished its occupancy functions.
Kier Read More
December 16, 2009
Report
#2010-DE-1001
The Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority, Painesville, OH, Needs To Improve Its Administration of Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Progr
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The Authority was selected for audit based upon a congressional request from the Honorable Read More
September 29, 2010
Report
#2010-CH-1015
The Owner of Park Lee Apartments, Phoenix, Arizona, Violated Its Regulatory Agreement with HUD
We audited Park Lee Apartments to determine whether it complied with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) regulatory agreement and other federal requirements.
We found that Park Lee Apartments did not use its project funds in compliance with HUD and other federal Read More
September 14, 2009
Report
#2009-LA-1019