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Underwriting Manual: Underwriting and Valuation Procedure under Title II of the National Housing Act

These excerpts, Preface and Part II Sections 226-235, from the 1936 underwriting manual of the Federal Housing Administration contain instructions for the valuation of property and mortgages. One criterion highlighted in these excerpts is the race of the borrower.
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The United States Federal Housing Administration
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