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National Housing Act of 1934 (FHA Creation)
Established the Federal Housing Administration to insure mortgages and expand homeownership.
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What happened and why it matters
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What happened
Established the Federal Housing Administration to insure mortgages and expand homeownership.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as negative impact with strong supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
What this means
Impact on Black Americans
Expanded homeownership but excluded Black Americans through discriminatory underwriting practices.
1934
Established the Federal Housing Administration to insure mortgages and expand homeownership.
Outcome
Expanded homeownership but excluded Black Americans through discriminatory underwriting practices.
2024-01-01T08:00:00.000Z
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National Housing Act
Federal Housing Administration History
HUD history page stating that Congress created the FHA in 1934 as the housing market struggled during the Great Depression.
Major Housing and Urban Development Legislation Since 1932
HUD legislative chronology describing the National Housing Act of 1934 as creating the FHA to insure long-term mortgage loans made by private lenders.
Annual Management Report Fiscal Year 2007
HUD report noting that Congress created FHA in the National Housing Act to expand opportunities for homeownership.
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