Housing Programs:
Agency Actions To Discourage Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud
RCED-86-172BR: Published: Jun 3, 1986. Publicly Released: Jul 3, 1986.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) actions to determine if they addressed previously examined internal control issues and recommendations concerning allegations of abuse of HUD-insured mortgage loans.
GAO found that HUD: (1) took significant steps, consistent with earlier GAO recommendations, to discourage fraud and abuse in its single-family mortgage insurance program; (2) should identify fraudulent and abusive practices more frequently and quickly; (3) improved its targeting of reviews of mortgagee origination practices; (4) took action to verify appraisals of investor-owned properties that it had previously owned and should also verify appraisals on properties that it had not previously owned; (5) no longer requires that Veterans' Administration property appraisal data be included in the file documentation for insurance commitments; and (6) failed to issue instructions requiring independent verification of credit reports showing no previous credit history.
Apr 17, 2018
Substance Use Disorder:
Information on Recovery Housing Prevalence, Selected States' Oversight, and FundingGAO-18-315: Published: Mar 22, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2018.
Mar 22, 2018
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Rental Assistance Demonstration:
HUD Needs to Take Action to Improve Metrics and Ongoing OversightGAO-18-123: Published: Feb 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2018.
Mar 15, 2018
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Homeownership:
Information on Mortgage Options and Effects on Accelerating Home Equity BuildingGAO-18-297: Published: Mar 15, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 2018.
Feb 15, 2018
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Rental Housing:
Improvements Needed to Better Monitor the Moving to Work Demonstration, Including Effects on TenantsGAO-18-150: Published: Jan 25, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 2018.
Dec 11, 2017
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Federal Housing Administration:
Capital Requirements and Stress Testing Practices Need StrengtheningGAO-18-92: Published: Nov 9, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 11, 2017.
Dec 4, 2017
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Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Limited Indications of Potential Fraud against Participants IdentifiedGAO-18-53: Published: Dec 4, 2017. Publicly Released: Dec 4, 2017.
Sep 13, 2017
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Rural Housing Service:
Additional Actions Would Help Ensure Reasonableness of Rental Assistance EstimatesGAO-17-725: Published: Sep 13, 2017. Publicly Released: Sep 13, 2017.
Aug 1, 2017
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit:
Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and AccountabilityGAO-17-784T: Published: Aug 1, 2017. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2017.
Mar 1, 2017
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit:
The Role of SyndicatorsGAO-17-285R: Published: Feb 16, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 1, 2017.
Jan 9, 2017
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:
Status of Housing ProgramsGAO-17-236: Published: Jan 9, 2017. Publicly Released: Jan 9, 2017.
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