HOLC Project
Category: Other
Updated: 24 Oct 2017
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Created byMatthew Amyx
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1933. Home Owners Loan Corporation Act creates HOLC as part of New Deal1951, HOLC ceases operation.1960s. Sociologist John McKnight coins the term redlining.National Housing Act of 1934 creates Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)1989. FSCLI ended, activities folded into FDIC.1937. Housing Act of 1937 (Wagner-Steagall) provides public housing subsidies.
Creates United States Housing Authority (USHA) under Dept. of the Interior.1965. Various Public Housing Agencies reorganized into HUD.1949. Housing Act of 1949. Provided funds for slum clearance
and public housing. Very mixed legacy.1935. Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB)
asks HOLC to create residential security maps
for 239 cities.Periods
One million
HOLC loans made
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