Underwriting Manual : Underwriting Analysis Under Title II, Section 203 of the National Housing Act
These historical manuals contain instructions, policies, and regulations governing the work of the Federal Housing Administration underwriting staff tasked with determining the eligibility of non-farm mortgages for insurance under Title II of the National Housing Act. Broadly, the determination was made by ascribing a risk rating to the applicant as compared to a value rating of the property. Published in the 1930s, manuals reference policies of racial discrimination.
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Subtitle varies; "FHA form 2049."
1936-1938
U.S. Government Printing Office
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United States. Federal Housing Administration. Underwriting Manual : Underwriting Analysis Under Title II, Section 203 of the National Housing Act , Washington,: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936-1938, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6279, accessed on November 12, 2025.