Federal Housing Administration

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The Federal Housing Administration is a U.S. government agency that provides mortgage insurance to encourage lenders to offer affordable home loans, particularly to first-time and lower-income buyers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
government agency
abbreviation Federal Housing Administration self-linksurface differs
surface form: FHA
aimsAt borrowers with limited credit history
first-time homebuyers
low-income borrowers
moderate-income borrowers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
doesNot originate mortgages directly
service mortgages directly
foundedBy United States Congress
fundingModel self-funded through mortgage insurance premiums
hasObjective to provide access to mortgage credit during economic downturns
to stabilize the mortgage market
hasRole housing finance regulator
mortgage insurer
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1934
influenced post–World War II suburban homeownership growth in the United States
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis National Housing Act of 1934
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
offers FHA-insured mortgages
mortgage insurance for manufactured homes
multifamily mortgage insurance programs
reverse mortgage insurance through Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
single-family mortgage insurance programs
ownedBy United States government
parentAgency United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
partOf United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
program FHA 203(b) basic home mortgage program
FHA 203(b) basic home mortgage program
surface form: FHA 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage program

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program
purpose to expand homeownership
to provide mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders
to reduce lender risk in mortgage lending
to support affordable housing
regulates underwriting standards for FHA-insured loans
sector housing
mortgage finance
setsPolicyOn maximum loan-to-value ratios for FHA loans
minimum borrower credit qualifications for FHA loans
mortgage insurance premiums for FHA loans
website https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/fhahistory
worksWith FHA-approved lenders
banks
credit unions
mortgage companies

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Federal Housing Administration abbreviation Federal Housing Administration self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: FHA
FHA 203(b) basic home mortgage program administeredBy Federal Housing Administration
HOPE for Homeowners program administeredBy Federal Housing Administration
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program administeredBy Federal Housing Administration
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 administeredBy Federal Housing Administration
National Housing Act of 1934 administeredBy Federal Housing Administration
FHA modernization measures appliesTo Federal Housing Administration
FHA modernization measures appliesTo Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: FHA mortgage insurance programs
Government National Mortgage Association associatedWithProgram Federal Housing Administration
Trump Management associatedWithProgram Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: Federal Housing Administration programs
National Housing Act of 1934 createdAgency Federal Housing Administration
National Housing Act of 1934 createdAgency Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: FHA
HOPE for Homeowners program financingMechanism Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: FHA-insured mortgages
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program fundingSource Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: FHA mortgage insurance premiums
Housing and Home Finance Agency hasPart Federal Housing Administration
New Deal hasPart Federal Housing Administration
FHA modernization measures implementedBy Federal Housing Administration
United States housing policy implementedBy Federal Housing Administration
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program insuredBy Federal Housing Administration
HOPE for Homeowners program regulator Federal Housing Administration
Housing Act of 1949 relatedTo Federal Housing Administration
Office of Housing subsidiaryProgram Federal Housing Administration
Fred Trump usedProgram Federal Housing Administration
this entity surface form: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs