Attestation Review of HUD’s Compliance with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for Fiscal Year 2025 Reporting

HUD OIG is initiating an attestation review of HUD’s Compliance with ONDCP for fiscal year 2025 reporting. At least every 3 years, HUD OIG is required to authenticate HUD’s detailed accounting of all funds expended by the agency for National Drug Control Program activities; OIG’s last review was conducted for FY 2022. Our objectve is to authenticate HUD management’s assertion of accuracy, completeness, relevance, and timeliness of the detailed accounting of all funds expended by the Department for National Drug Control Program activities during FY 2025.

 

Audit of HUD’s Compliance with Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) for fiscal year 2025

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for fiscal year 2025. PIIA helps agencies identify improper payments, which could impact HUD’s beneficiaries and ultimately undermines the integrity of HUD’s programs, which hinders HUD in fully achieving its mission. Our objectives are to assess (1) whether HUD has met all requirements of PIIA for fiscal year 2025 and OMB Circular A-123 Appendix C (M-21-19), and (2) HUD’s efforts to prevent and reduce improper and unknown payments.

 

Assessment of HUD’s processes related to the Buy America Preference of the Build America, Buy America Act

HUD OIG is conducting an evaluation of HUD’s processes related to the Buy America Preference of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). Our evaluation will focus on Buy America Preference processes and applicable grants awarded on or after November 15, 2021. Our evaluation objective is to assess HUD’s processes, specifically those in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Housing (Housing), and Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH), related to the BABA.
 

Federal Housing Administration-Insured Single Family Loans Issued to Deceased and Incarcerated Individuals

HUD OIG is conducting an evaluation of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-Insured Single Family (SF) loans issued to deceased and incarcerated individuals. The objective of our evaluation is to determine whether the approval process for FHA-Insured SF loans resulted in loans to deceased or incarcerated borrowers.

Audit of FHA Claims Without Conveyance of Title Improper Payments

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s FHA Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) program, which is a disposition option for foreclosed FHA loans that allows third-party sales as an alternative to conveyance of the property to HUD. During fiscal year 2024, the CWCOT program had 11,285 claims totaling more than $419 million. Our audit objective is to assess whether HUD is appropriately demanding and collecting improper payments for CWCOT loans. 

Audit of NSC Partial Claims Tracking and Collection

HUD OIG is auditing the National Servicing Center's partial claims tracking and collection. The FHA partial claim is a loss mitigation tool that helps borrowers keep their homes by advancing funds on behalf of the borrowers to reinstate delinquent FHA-insured mortgages. The objective of our audit is to determine whether the NSC serviced all due and payable partial claims in accordance with HUD rules and regulations. 
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