| ARM | Adjustable rate mortgage |
| C-REPS | Certified Real Estate Pricing Specialist |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| CC&R | Conditions Covenants & Restrictions |
| CDFI | community development financial institutions |
| CFPB | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
| COAH | Council on Affordable Housing |
| CRF | Community Restoration Fund |
| CSP | Common Securitization Platform |
| DASP | Distressed Asset stabilization program |
| FDIC | |
| FDCPA | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act |
| FHFA | |
| FIRREA | Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee |
| FSOC | Financial Services Oversight Committee |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GSE | |
| HAMP | |
| HARP | |
| HFA | Housing Finance Agencies |
| HHF | Hardest Hit Fund |
| HMDA | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act |
| HPI | Home Price Index |
| HPPI | Home Price Perception Index |
| HUD | |
| HVCC | Home valuation code of conduct |
| HVI | Home value index |
| MBS | |
| MTMLTV | |
| MWOB | Minority and woman owned businesses |
| NAFCU | National Association of Federal Credit Unions |
| NAHB | National Association of Home Builders |
| NAR | |
| NFHA | National Fair Housing Alliance |
| NCUA | National Credit Union Administration |
| NPL | Non performing loan |
| REO | |
| RESPA | Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act |
| RMBS | residential mortgage-backed securities |
| TARP | Troubled Asset Relief Program |
| TBFT | Too big to fail |
| UPB | Unpaid Principal Balance |
| USDA Rural development assistance program | |
| BHC | Bank Holding Company |
| HPI | Home Price Index |
| CIRT | Credit Insurance Risk Transfer |
| LTV | Loan To Value |
| STACR | Structured Agency Credit Risk |
| WLS | Whole Loan Securities |
| ACIS | Agency Credit Insurance Structure |
| Equal Credit Opportunity Act | |