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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

AHTC
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Program (Formerly LIHC: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit)
 
CBRF
Community Based Residential Facility
CROP
Credit Relief Outreach Program
FARM
Farm Asset Reinvestment Management
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
HAP
Housing Assistance Payments (From HUD for Section 8)
Home
Home Ownership Mortgage Loan
Home Funds
Federal funds for housing
Home Plus
Down payment/improvement loan product
HouseKey Wisconsin
WHEDA's one stop shop for Homebuyer information
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
LiDL
Linked Deposit Loan Subsidy
PTDL
Property Tax Deferred Loan
RD
Rural Development (Formerly Farmers Home)
SBA
Small Business Administration
Section 8 Public Housing
Developments that provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
WAHA
Wisconsin Affordable Housing Alliance
WSBG
WHEDA Small Business Guarantee