Government-backed almost entirely
Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) made up 78.5% of its lending, against 21.3% at similar lenders, here independent non-bank lenders making between half and twice as many loans. Another 13.7% were guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (RHS). Conventional loans were just 2.9%. Purchases made up 93.5% of the total.