DC Housing Finance Agency

Financial ServicesDistrict of Columbia, United States51-200 Employees

The DC Housing Finance Agency functions as a financial intermediary and administrator of affordable housing initiatives in the District of Columbia. Through its Multifamily Lending, Neighborhood Investments, and Capital Markets divisions, it issues tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds to lower developers' costs for rental housing and provides low-cost financing across predevelopment, construction, and permanent stages for private for-profit and nonprofit developers. Its Single Family Programs division creates homeownership opportunities by offering low-cost mortgages and down payment assistance, supported by mortgage-backed securities. These programs are designed to expand and preserve affordable housing and homeownership within the district.

Based in Washington, DC, the agency operates as a mid-sized organization within the financial services sector to serve developers and homebuyers in the district. In December 2024 it launched the Portfolio Stabilization Grant program to help affordable housing providers respond to rental delinquencies, and in 2025 it financed a $100 million affordable housing project in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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