when did hud housing begin
August 10, 1965 â The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs. September 1965 â HUD is created as a cabinet-level agency by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. April 1968 â The Fair Housing Act is passed to ban discrimination in housing. During 1968 â The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 establishes the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)