Department of Housing and Urban Development

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that institutes and administers all federal programs dealing with better housing, urban renewal, and metropolitan planning. HUD

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for home finance, promoting civil rights in housing, urban renewal (see also urban renewal), and the development of new communities.

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Example Sentences

Here are the main takeaways from the delayed report released by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Friday:

From The Wall Street Journal

The order mandates that the Department of Housing and Urban Development create a registry of single-family rental owners that receive federal housing assistance to track the presence of large institutional owners.

From The Wall Street Journal

Department of Housing and Urban Development considers households that spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing to be “cost burdened.”

From Los Angeles Times

Here are the main takeaways from the delayed report released by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Tuesday:

From The Wall Street Journal

However, a spokesperson for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which the FHA is part of, in a statement said, “At this time, FHA is not actively planning a reduction in mortgage insurance premiums.”

From Barron's