Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of FHA

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To mark the conclusion of Homeownership Month and the 70th anniversary of FHA, we've posted the following historical documents, including a photographic history of the first FHA home loan made in Oregon, and a history of the first 25 years of FHA.

First FHA Home in Oregon - Read the "Astoria Budget" news report on the closing of the first FHA home loan in Oregon, in March of 1935; and a 1984 letter from the Astoria librarian to HUD, documenting the ownership history of this home during the first 50 years of FHA.

Pictures of the Astoria house on which the first FHA home loan in Oregon was made:

	1935
	1950's
	1984
	2004 - picture video (1.96M)

The First 25 Years of FHA - This report, produced in 1959, chronicles the development of FHA loan programs and the improvements made during the first 25 years of FHA's history.

A HUD Director Reflects on the Enduring Significance of FHA Home Loan Programs (originally published in the Portland Realtor, June 2004).