### Question
How is the term State housing finance agency defined?


### Answer
The term **State housing finance agency** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 1701x* as the following:

> any public body, agency, or instrumentality specifically created under State statute that is authorised to finance activities designed to provide housing and related facilities throughout an entire State through land acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1701x*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-NATIONAL HOUSING**

