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An agency, within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, that administers loan programs, loan guarantee programs, and loan insurance programs designed to make more housing available.
An agency within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that insures mortgages and loans made by private lenders.
An agency within the Department of Housing and Urban Development that sets underwriting standards and insures residential mortgage loans made by private lenders. One of FHA's objectives is to help make affordable mortgages available to homeowners with low or moderate income. FHA loans may be high loan-to-value, and they are limited by loan amount. FHA mortgage insurance requires a fee of 1.5 percent of the loan amount to be paid at closing, as well as an annual fee of 0.5 percent of the loan amount added to each monthly payment.
- Browse Related Terms: 203(b), Federal Housing Administration (FHA), FHA, Insured mortgage, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Insurance (MI), Mortgage insurance company, Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP), PMI, Private mortgage insurance, Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
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