COVID-19 Oversight, HUD Office of Inspector General: CARES Act and American Rescue Plan

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The HUD Office of Inspector General's COVID-19 Oversight page. It states Congress provided over $12 billion to HUD through the CARES Act of 2020 and over $10 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and that the OIG developed a framework of five key oversight areas. The page lists publications including a series of six reports on how communities such as White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota, Sheridan County, Nebraska, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Springfield, Massachusetts used pandemic funding. It also lists audits of ESG CARES Act fraud risk management by the City and County of Honolulu and California's Department of Housing and Community Development, and an audit of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC's loss mitigation for FHA-insured borrowers.

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COVID-19 Oversight

The pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically impacted Americans and our economy. Congress has provided over $12 billion through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 and over $10 billion through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist homeowners, renters, landlords, impacted communities, and individuals.

Early in the pandemic, the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) developed a framework of five key oversight areas to help us prioritize timely COVID-19 related work, and have since initiated and completed several audits, evaluations, investigative initiatives, and other innovative reviews in alignment with these oversight areas .

HUD OIG we will continue to conduct oversight of HUD’s management of programs intended to help those impacted by the pandemic to ensure those programs are not undermined by fraud, waste, or abuse.

Publication Views

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on White Earth Nation Reservation in Minnesota with a detailed look at ten of the 56 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community.

March 01, 2025

Topic Brief

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: Marion County, Georgia

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a detailed look at six of the 27 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community.

January 16, 2025

Topic Brief

HUD Grantees Need to Enhance Monitoring of ESG CARES Act Subrecipients

We audited HUD and its grantees’ monitoring of subrecipients and contractors in HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG-CV) program to assess subrecipient monitoring in the program. ESG and ESG-CV grantees often rely on subrecipients and contractors to carry out ESG-CV-funded activities on behalf of the grantees, and are required to monitor subrecipients to ensu

September 17, 2024

Report

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: Sheridan County, Nebraska

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Sheridan County, Nebraska, with a detailed look at six of the 31 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community.

September 01, 2024

Topic Brief

The City and County of Honolulu Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program

We audited the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Budget and Fiscal Services’ and Department of Community Services’ (City) fraud risk management practices for its Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG CARES Act) program with the objective of assessing the maturity of the City’s fraud risk management framework that encompasses control activities to prevent, detect, and

August 06, 2024

Report

Housing and Community Development Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program

We audited the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with the objective of evaluating HCD’s fraud risk management practices for its Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG CARES Act) program and assessing the maturity of its efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud. Fraudulent activity in the ESG CARES Act program can lead to significant

August 02, 2024

Report

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

This report was issued from a developing series of six reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. This report focused on Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a detailed look at eight of the 45 pandemic programs that provided funding to the community.

July 01, 2024

Topic Brief

Servicers Followed the COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium Requirements but Could Have Better Communicated the Requirements to Borrowers

Servicers followed the COVID-19 pandemic foreclosure moratorium requirements. However, they could have better communicated the moratorium requirements to delinquent borrowers who were subject to foreclosure proceedings. This situation occurred because HUD did not require servicers to notify borrowers directly about the foreclosure moratorium and that occupancy would pause the foreclosure process. Borrow

May 24, 2024

Report

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities Springfield, Massachusetts

This report is the first in a series of reports taking an in-depth look at how six communities used the pandemic funding they received to address a wide range of needs. The first area was focused on the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, with a detailed look at 9 of the 52 pandemic progams that provided funding to the community.

May 01, 2024

Topic Brief

HUD’s Assistance and Grantee Challenges With the Office of Native American Programs’ COVID-19 Recovery Programs

We audited the U.S.

July 28, 2023

Report

Tracking Pandemic Relief Funds that Went to Local Communities Reveals Persistent Data Gaps and Data Reliability Issues

The PRAC and ten of its member Offices of Inspector General (OIG) (together, the PRAC Oversight Team) undertook this case study-based review: 1. To determine how much pandemic relief funding went to six selected communities; 2. To gain more insight about how the six communities used their pandemic relief funding; and 3. To learn more about whether the funding helped the six communities respond to the pandemic

July 01, 2023

Topic Brief

Servicers Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation Assistance to Borrowers With Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans

We performed an audit of loan servicers’ compliance with the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) requirements for providing loss mitigation assistance to borrowers after their COVID-19 forbearance ended. We initiated the audit based on the large number of borrowers exiting forbearance, because the loss mitigation programs available to these borrowers were new and created a risk for both borrowers and the FHA ins

June 13, 2023

Report

Nationstar Generally Did Not Meet HUD Requirements When Providing Loss Mitigation to Borrowers of Delinquent FHA-Insured Loans

We audited Nationstar Mortgage, LLC’s (doing business as Mr. Cooper (Nationstar)) compliance with the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) requirements for providing loss mitigation assistance to borrowers after their COVID-19 forbearance ended. We concurrently conducted a nationwide audit of servicers’ compliance with the U.S.

June 13, 2023

Report

Improvements Are Needed To Ensure That Public Housing Properties Are Inspected in a Timely Manner

We audited the U.S.

May 23, 2023

Report

HUD Can Improve Oversight of Its Temporary Endorsement Policy for Loans in COVID-19 Forbearance

We audited the U.S.

May 15, 2023

Report

Fraud Risk Inventory for the Tenant- and Project-Based Rental Assistance, HOME, and Operating Fund Programs’ CARES and ARP Act Funds

In coordination with the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, we conducted an audit to identify potential fraud schemes that could affect HUD’s pandemic funds. We reviewed the funds appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act for the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), HOME Investment Partners

September 29, 2022

Report

Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Implementation Challenges

We audited the U.S.

September 28, 2022

Report

Challenges Faced by Section 232 Nursing Homes During the Pandemic

We conducted a limited review of nursing home owners to identify their operational challenges and needs of nursing homes in responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Our objective was to determine the biggest challenges operators of Section 232 nursing home facilities face related to the COVID-19 pandemic and whether nursing homes are prepared to meet their future financial obligations.

March 29, 2022

Memorandum

HUD Did Not Always Comply With Its Internal Guide When Transitioning Offices From Mandatory to Maximum Telework During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We audited the U.S.

February 15, 2022

Report

FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers

The U.S.

December 15, 2021

Report

Strategic Overview Material

HUD OIG COVID-19 Oversight Framework

HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) has developed a framework of five key oversight areas to guide our work. We will align our audits, evaluations, investigative initiatives, and other innovative reviews with these areas to ensure that timely and effective relief is provided to the intended recipients, and that relief efforts are not undermined by fraud, abuse, or waste.

04/27/2020

Top Challenges Facing HUD: COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Response Efforts

HUD has been provided more than $12 billion to perform its responsibilities under the CARES Act in the following areas: (1) rental assistance, (2) mortgage loan forbearance, (3) assistance for vulnerable populations, (4) assistance for communities’ response, and (5) continued performance of HUD’s mission. The HUD OIG addresses the Department’s top management challenges surrounding CARES Act implementation in this context, based on prior OIG work and ongoing conversations with HUD.

6/18/2020

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