Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the federal agency that works on housing and community development. It supports affordable housing, helps people find and keep homes, backs home financing, and enforces laws against housing discrimination. It works with states, cities, housing authorities, and private lenders, and its decisions affect renters, buyers, and communities.
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