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Federal Housing Administration

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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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Homeowners with Federal Housing Administration loans, in particular, could struggle to cover higher insurance payments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The first is elevated delinquencies on Federal Housing Administration insured loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

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 Harry S. Truman

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