Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Quote from FDR
Creation and Background
Impact and Reaction
Thanks to the FHA, the number of homeowners has skyrocketed in the US since the time it first came into existence. Before it, Americans mainly just rented and only 4 in 10 households owned homes, many construction workers had lost their jobs, and the terms for mortgages were outrageous. Mortgage loan terms often required down payments that were more than 50% of the property’s market value. The rest of the money was paid over a period of 3 to 5 years that ended in a balloon payment where a large amount of money had to be paid all at once. FHA loans had lower down payments, no balloon payments, and a much longer period for paying back the rest of money with as much as time as 15 to 30 years. People were more attracted to these loans and it encouraged many people to buy and own their own homes. The housing market began to come back out of the dumps and it helped create more construction jobs as new houses were built or old ones were repaired. The program was very well received by the American public and it stimulated the economy.
Lucky Manor
FHA Poster
FHA Poster
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