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• Also known as HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development). The Federal Housing Authority is a federal entity that governs the FHA mortgage program, which is a low down-payment mortgage program with flexible credit and qualifying guidelines.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Federal Housing Authority (FHA). (n.d.). Consumer Credit Protection Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-housing-authority-fha.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Federal Housing Authority (FHA). www.maine.gov. Consumer Credit Protection Glossary. State of Maine, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-housing-authority-fha (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Federal Housing Authority (FHA)." Consumer Credit Protection Glossary. State of Maine, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/federal-housing-authority-fha.

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