Federal Housing Administration

American  

noun

1. a governmental agency created in 1934 to help homeowners finance the purchase and repair of their homes and to stimulate housing construction. FHA

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, delinquencies are mounting on Federal Housing Administration mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the Federal Housing Administration, which is popular among first-time home buyers and falls under his purview, would soon also begin accepting alternative scores.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Homeowners with mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration, who are typically first-time buyers with lower incomes, were experiencing the most distress.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Builders have also suggested expanding access to government-insured mortgages with low down payments through the Federal Housing Administration and strengthening the federal government’s rural housing programs, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

I recommend consideration of every sound method for expansion in facilities for insurance of privately financed housing by the Federal Housing Administration and resumption of previously authorized low-rent public housing projects suspended during the war.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.