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The '''Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968''', {{USStatute|90|448|82|476|1968|08|01}}, was passed during the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Administration]]. It established [[Ginnie Mae]] to expand availability of mortgage funds for moderate income families using government-guaranteed [[mortgage-backed securities]]. The new entity was split from the former [[Fannie Mae]], which retained other functions under that same name.<ref>Title VIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, {{USStat|82|536}}</ref> The new entity was under the purview of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] and its [[Federal Housing Administration]].
The '''Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968''', {{USStatute|90|448|82|476|1968|08|01}}, was passed during the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Administration]]. It established [[Ginnie Mae]] to expand availability of mortgage funds for moderate income families using government-guaranteed [[mortgage-backed securities]]. The new entity was split from the former [[Fannie Mae]], which retained other functions under that same name.<ref>Title VIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, {{USStat|82|536}}</ref> The new entity was under the purview of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] and its [[Federal Housing Administration]].


The Act included "Section 235" guarantees for lenders to offer mortgages for the poor with $200 down and 20% of a person's salary. The [[Rouse Company]] offered this service on hundreds of homes condemned and abandoned for a cancelled highway project in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. After poor results, the highway project was renewed.<ref>{{cite book|title=Baltimore '68 : Riots and Rebirth in an American City|author=Elfenbein, Jessica, Hollowak, Thomas L., Nix, Elizabeth|page=62}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/100910.asp|title=Governor O'Malley Breaks Ground on Removal of West Baltimore's 'Highway to Nowhere' MARC Station improvement plan reunites West Baltimore communities|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref>
The Act included "Section 235" guarantees for lenders to offer mortgages for the poor with $200 down and 20% of a person's salary. The [[Rouse Company]] offered this service on hundreds of homes condemned and abandoned for a cancelled highway project in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. After poor results, the highway project was renewed.<ref>{{cite book|title=Baltimore '68 : Riots and Rebirth in an American City|author=Elfenbein, Jessica, Hollowak, Thomas L., Nix, Elizabeth|page=62}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/100910.asp |title=Governor O'Malley Breaks Ground on Removal of West Baltimore's 'Highway to Nowhere' MARC Station improvement plan reunites West Baltimore communities |accessdate=28 August 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426065933/http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/100910.asp |archivedate=26 April 2014 |df= }}</ref>


Title IV, provided funding for New Town projects. The initial funding of $500 million was reduced to $250 million. [[Jonathan, Minnesota]], and [[Park Forest, Illinois|Park Forest South, Illinois]] developments were the first to utilize this funding.<ref>{{cite book|title=Merchant of Illusion|author=Nicholas Dagen Bloom|page=140}}</ref>
Title IV, provided funding for New Town projects. The initial funding of $500 million was reduced to $250 million. [[Jonathan, Minnesota]], and [[Park Forest, Illinois|Park Forest South, Illinois]] developments were the first to utilize this funding.<ref>{{cite book|title=Merchant of Illusion|author=Nicholas Dagen Bloom|page=140}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:56, 5 April 2017

The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–448, 82 Stat. 476, enacted August 1, 1968, was passed during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration. It established Ginnie Mae to expand availability of mortgage funds for moderate income families using government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. The new entity was split from the former Fannie Mae, which retained other functions under that same name.[1] The new entity was under the purview of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and its Federal Housing Administration.

The Act included "Section 235" guarantees for lenders to offer mortgages for the poor with $200 down and 20% of a person's salary. The Rouse Company offered this service on hundreds of homes condemned and abandoned for a cancelled highway project in Baltimore, Maryland. After poor results, the highway project was renewed.[2][3]

Title IV, provided funding for New Town projects. The initial funding of $500 million was reduced to $250 million. Jonathan, Minnesota, and Park Forest South, Illinois developments were the first to utilize this funding.[4]

Title IV New Towns

(Several communities also applied as Title VII new towns with the follow-on National Urban Policy and New Community Development Act of 1970)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Title VIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 82 Stat. 536
  2. ^ Elfenbein, Jessica, Hollowak, Thomas L., Nix, Elizabeth. Baltimore '68 : Riots and Rebirth in an American City. p. 62.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Governor O'Malley Breaks Ground on Removal of West Baltimore's 'Highway to Nowhere' MARC Station improvement plan reunites West Baltimore communities". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Nicholas Dagen Bloom. Merchant of Illusion. p. 140.
  5. ^ The American City Corporation (January 1971). Urban Life In New and Renewing Communities.