Did You Know?
The FHA programs that we use today originated during the Great Depression of the 1930's when foreclosure rates and loan defaults were at historic highs.
These programs were designed to provide insurance to lenders who had grown leary of lending in such an environment. So the design of FHA loans are to allow lower income Americans to borrow money for the purchase of a home that they would not otherwise be able to afford.
Some FHA programs were government subsidized the prgram designed to be self-supporting, based on insurance premiums paid by borrowers.