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.

Operating units

All current programs are grouped in the following categories:

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• Regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
• Multifamily housing Federal Housing Administration
• Single family housing programs
• Healthcare facility loans
• 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 controls