United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. It was founded in 1965 to develop and execute policy on housing and cities. It has largely scaled back its urban development function and now focuses primarily on housing.

The department was established on September 9, 1965 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act[?] (PL 89-174) into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. The actual implementation was postponed until January 13, 1966, following the completion of a special study group report on the federal role in solving urban problems.

It is administered by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Operating Units All current programs are grouped in the following categories:

• Regulating Fannie Mae[?] and Freddie Mac[?]
• Multifamily housing Federal Housing Administration Mortgage Insurance[?]
• Single family housing programs Mortgage Insurance[?]
• Healthcare facility loans Mortgage Insurance[?]
• Office of Public and Indian Housing[?] HOPE[?] Section 8[?]
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity[?]
• Community Development Block Grants[?]
• Office of Policy Development and Research[?] (Bridges to Work[?]
• Government National Mortgage Association[?] (Ginnie Mae)
• Lead hazard control

Related Legislation

• 1944 - Servicemen’s Readjustment Act[?] PL 78-346
• 1949 - Housing Act[?] PL 81-171
• 1950 - Housing Act[?] PL 81-475
• 1951 - Defense Housing Act[?] PL 82-139
• 1952 - 550 Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act[?] PL 82-325,
• 1954 - Housing Act[?] PL 83-560
• 1959 - Housing Act[?] PL 86-372
• 1962 - Senior Citizens Housing Act[?] PL 87-723
• 1965 - Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 89-117
• 1965 - Department of Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 89-174
• 1968 - Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 90-448
• 1974 - Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 93-383
• 1976 - Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 94-375
• 1986 - Tax Reform Act PL 99-514
• 1987 - Housing and Urban Development Act[?] PL 100-242
• 1987 - McKinney Homeless Assistance Act[?] PL 100-77
• 1990 - National Affordable Housing Act[?] PL 101-625
• 1992 - Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act[?] PL 102-550

A similar organization, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation[?] (CMHC), has operated in Canada since World War II. CMHC operates under the authority of the National Housing Act in Canada by providing mortgage financing, mortgage insurance and related program assistance.

External Links

• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development website (http://www.hud.gov/)
• HUD's Mission and History (http://www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf18/mission.cfm)
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/index.cfm)