Federal Housing Administration Policies and Redlining (1934–1970)

1. HOLC begins creating “Residential Security” maps

   Jan 1, 1933Labels: Home Owners'

   • FRASER NARA
   • NatGeo

2. National Housing Act creates the FHA

   Jun 27, 1934Labels: Federal Housing

   • NARA FHA
   • Congress CRS

3. FHA issues underwriting manual with segregation criteria

   Feb 1, 1938Labels: FHA Underwriting

   • HUD USER
   • BillRights

4. FHA moves under the Federal Loan Agency

   Jul 1, 1939Labels: Federal Loan

   • NARA FHA

5. FHA removes explicit “racial groups” language from manual

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Federal Housing

   • HUD USER
   • Essay PDF

6. Supreme Court limits enforcement of restrictive covenants

   May 3, 1948Labels: Shelley v

   • Justia
   • Shelley

7. Housing Act of 1949 expands federal role in cities

   Jul 15, 1949Labels: Housing Act

   • Truman Lib
   • HousingAct49

8. FHA stops advocating restrictive covenants (policy shift)

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Federal Housing

   • Essay PDF

9. Civil Rights Act of 1957 creates a federal fact-finding commission

   Sep 9, 1957Labels: U S

   • USCCR

10. Kennedy issues Executive Order 11063 on housing discrimination

    Nov 20, 1962Labels: Executive Order

    • NARA EO11063
    • Presidency

11. Department of Housing and Urban Development becomes a cabinet agency

    Sep 9, 1965Labels: Department of

    • Congress gov
    • NARA HUD

12. Kerner Commission highlights segregation and unequal housing

    Feb 29, 1968Labels: Kerner Commission

    • Berkeley
    • HNN

13. Fair Housing Act bans housing discrimination nationwide

    Apr 11, 1968Labels: Fair Housing

    • HUD User
    • CivilRights68

14. HUD documentation marks the end of the 1934–1970 FHA era

    Jan 1, 1970Labels: FHA archival

    • NARA FHA