FHA Borrowers with Delinquent Federal Taxes | Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Title	Announced	Priority Area	Program Area	State
FHA Borrowers with Delinquent Federal Taxes	02/2026	Protecting the Mortgage Insurance Funds	Housing	All

Summary

HUD OIG is auditing Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-Insured Single Family loans issued to FHA borrowers with delinquent federal tax debt. This audit will include forward and reverse mortgages that received FHA insurance between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Our audit objective is to determine whether FHA provided insurance on loans that were made to ineligible delinquent Federal tax debtors.