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[Status] Partially Closed/Shutdown [Agency] U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Total employees] 8,709 [Expected to work] 349 [Furloughed] 8,360 [Notes] 
In a switch from previous shutdown plans, new mortgages could be endorsed by the FHA, which backs a large percentage of US loans, particularly for first-time home buyers.But that ability would only be temporary. Loan processing would be drastically slowed.
Government shutdown: What’s closed, what’s open? | WTKR.com
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