Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Lendfast.com - Few people realize that the sole purpose of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), when it was initially created in 1934, is to insure lenders and to promote home sales. Before FHA, first time home buyers would have to live with Mom and Dad until they saved up a 20% down payment on their first home. FHA revolutionized the housing market by insuring the loans that lenders made and allowing down payments as low as 3%! (more…)


