Public registries · United States · Agency detail
HUD — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Parent: Cabinet department. Domains in this note: hud.gov, huduser.gov.
What they regulate
Federal housing policy, FHA mortgage insurance programs, and fair-housing enforcement.State real-estate broker licenses and NMLS mortgage-originator lookups remain on state/.gov and NMLS paths — not HUD alone.
Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.
How to verify
- HUD home — Federal housing programs, FHA, and fair-housing resources.
- FHA / lender resources — FHA-related paths — not a state real-estate broker license.
Official portal: https://www.hud.gov/
BrokerMafia vertical bridges
Related — not .gov
- NMLS Consumer Access — Not a .gov domain
Questions this page answers
Does HUD license real-estate brokers?
No. State real-estate commissions issue broker licenses. HUD/FHA programs are separate.
Is NMLS the same as HUD?
No. NMLS Consumer Access is not .gov. Mortgage supervisors still sit under state portals.
Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?
No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.
Where is the full .gov directory?
https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.
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