Housing and Home Finance Agency
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1947 |
| Preceding agencies |
United States Housing Authority, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Federal Housing Administration, Defense Homes Corporation, United States Housing Corporation, |
| Dissolved | 1965 |
| Superseding agency | United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Child agencies |
Home Loan Bank Board, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Public Housing Administration |
| Key documents |
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1947 Reorganization Act of 1945 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 |
The Housing and Home Finance Agency was composed of the Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Public Housing Administration. It consolidated the United States Housing Authority, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Administration, the Defense Homes Corporation, and the United States Housing Corporation. It acquired the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) from the Federal Loan Agency as a constituent unit in 1950.
It was created by the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1947 authorized under the Reorganization Act of 1945. It was superseded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965.
References
- "General Records of the Department of Housing and Urban Development". National Archives and Records Administration.