We audited Towne Mortgage Company, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) nonsupervised lender, as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2018 annual audit plan.  We selected Towne Mortgage based on our analysis of risk factors for single-family servicing lenders in Region 5’s jurisdiction Read More

We audited the Adams County Housing Authority because (1) a news article reported that the executive director received an excessive salary and practiced nepotism, (2) we received a complaint alleging nepotism and potential misuse of Federal funds, and (3) we had never audited the Authority.  Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) monitoring of the financial performance of Section 232 nursing homes based on the size of their program, the inherent risks in the program, the length of time since our last audit, and the inclusion of this review in the Read More

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We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of its Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program.  We conducted the audit as part of our annual audit plan.  Our objective was to determine whether HUD provided adequate oversight of its program. HUD did not Read More

The IG and the front office staff provide executive leadership and set strategic direction for a nationwide staff of attorneys, auditors, evaluators, investigators, and support professionals, who conduct independent reviews and investigations of and for HUD, its beneficiaries, its Read More

The Office of Audit (OA) conducts audits of HUD operations as well as its program partners that carry out hundreds of HUD programs and activities. OA consists of 9 divisions, 2 at its headquarters in Washington, DC, and 7 locations across the United States. HUD officials, policymakers, and other Read More

The Office of Evaluation (OE) is one of the HUD OIG offices contributing to the independent oversight of HUD.  OE’s project specializations encompass evaluations of departmental operations, enterprise-wide programs, and information technology (IT) and cybersecurity matters.  OE is a Read More

  OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT The Office of Management (OM) is comprised of five divisions. OM provides mission support in the areas of human capital; employee relations; acquisition; budgeting and financial management; and administrative logistical support. OM works in conjunction with other OIG Read More

The Office of Investigation (OI) conducts criminal and administrative investigations to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in HUD programs. OI has 7 regional offices and 39 field offices. OI’s highly skilled team consists of criminal investigators who exercise statutory law enforcement authority to Read More

The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) provides independent legal and policy advice to the IG and all components of OIG on a variety of substantive and procedural matters relating to OIG's audit, evaluation, and investigation activities. OLC also partners with other offices by playing major roles in Read More

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Meeker Family and Elderly Housing project based on a referral from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs in Denver, CO.  The project is owned and managed by the Meeker Housing Authority Read More

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited HUD’s single-family note sales program.  This is the third in a series of audits on the note sales program.  The first audit, 2017-KC-0006, reported that HUD did not conduct rulemaking or Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The former Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has pleaded guilty in a federal public corruption case. Gregory J. Darr, 64, of Coshocton, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to embezzling more than $ Read More

(Source: coshoctontribune.com) COLUMBUS - The former executive director and chief financial officer of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has pleaded guilty in a federal public corruption case, and another Coshocton resident has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to embezzle Read More

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Attorney General’s Office and its state and federal partners have charged four new defendants with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, bringing the total number of defendants Read More

We audited the multifamily Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program at the Louis Manor Apartments.  We selected Louis Manor in accordance with our goal to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) multifamily housing programs and because our analysis Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Real Estate Assessment Center’s (REAC) inspections process.  We initiated this audit in accordance with our annual audit plan.  Our objective was to determine whether REAC had adequate processes for and controls over Read More

We audited the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s public housing program based on an anonymous complaint to our hotline.  Our objective was specific to the allegations in the complaint and was to determine whether the Authority (1) engaged in nepotism when hiring staff, (2) used Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee program based on a Senate Appropriations Committee request to review the management and oversight of the program.  OIG had previously audited the Section 184 program in 2015 (audit Read More