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Housing Act of 1949

Landmark, sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance in the U.S.

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How did FHA and Title I/II program rules in the 1940s–1960s favor certain builders in New York City?

underwriting rules and accompanying federal programs from the 1930s through the 1960s channeled capital, insurance, and technical assistance toward large-scale, new-construction developers—preferentia...