Detecting and deterring waste, fraud, and abuse to strengthen the safety and soundness of the nation’s housing finance system

Our Outcomes between October 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.

32

Indictments / Charges

23

Convictions / Pleas

25

Sentencings

54

Suspended Counterparty Referrals to FHFA

$76,608,927

Criminal Restitution

Why this matters:

Recovered funds help compensate victims harmed by financial fraud and return resources to those affected by misconduct connected to federal housing programs.

$11,099,427

Criminal Fines, Special Assessments and Forfeitures

Why this matters:

Holds wrongdoers accountable through financial penalties that deter future misconduct and reinforce the integrity of the nation's housing finance system.

$87,708,354

Investigations Total Monetary Results

Why this matters:

Demonstrates the total financial impact of investigative efforts. Includes court-ordered results from individual OIG investigations and joint investigations with other law enforcement organizations.

Latest Publications

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Latest Publications
Date Publication Title Type Publication ID
FHFA-OIG FY 2027 Annual Plan Annual Plan
Compendium of Open Recommendations (November 2026) Compendium of Recommendations
to Thirty-Second Semiannual Report to Congress Semiannual Report to Congress
Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2027—2031 Strategic Plan
Federal Housing Finance Agency Management and Performance Challenges for Fiscal Year 2027 Management and Performance Challenges

Your Information Can Make a Difference

If you suspect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or other misconduct involving FHFA, its employees, programs, operations, contracts, grants, or any regulated entity, please contact the FHFA Office of Inspector General (FHFA-OIG). Reports may include potential violations of federal laws, regulations, rules, or policies; unethical conduct; mortgage and refinance fraud; loan modification and foreclosure rescue scams; short sale fraud; embezzlement of closing proceeds; property flipping schemes; deed theft; and other activities that may threaten the integrity of the housing finance system.

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