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Housing Act of 1937

• Date: 1937
• Also called Wagner-Steagall Act
• Created the United States Housing Authority within Department of the Interior
• Lent money for low-cost construction to states and localities
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Home Owners' Loan Corporation

• Date: 1933
• Refinancing for nonfarm home mortgages in default
  • To prevent foreclosure
• Borrower offered loan over longer period with lower interest rate
• HOLC purchased mortgage loans from lenders and refinanced for the borrowers
  • Was favorable for lenders because entire remaining purchase price was bought, plus taxes
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