What is the United States Department of Housing?
Q: What is the United States Department of Housing?
A: It is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government that was founded in 1965 to develop and execute policy on housing and cities.
Q: What was the House and Home Financing Agency?
A: It was the predecessor of the United States Department of Housing.
Q: What is the primary focus of the United States Department of Housing now?
A: The department has largely scaled back its urban development function and now focuses primarily on housing.
Q: When was the United States Department of Housing established?
A: It was established on September 9, 1965 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act Pub.L. 89-174 into law.
Q: What was the deadline for creating the department?
A: The stipulated deadline was no later than November 8 following the date of enactment.
Q: Who administers HUD?
A: HUD is administered by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Q: Who was nominated to the Position of Secretary of HUD by President Bush?
A: Steve Preston, the former administrator of the US Small Business Association, was nominated to the Position of Secretary of HUD by President Bush on April 18, 2008.
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