# 12 C.F.R. § 1264.1 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 12 C.F.R. § 1264.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 12 CFR: Banks and Banking / Chapter XII: FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY / Part 1264: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK HOUSING ASSOCIATES / § 1264.1: § 1264.1   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this part:
Governmental agency
means the governor, legislature, and any other component of a federal, state, local, tribal, or Alaskan native village government with authority to act for or on behalf of that government.
State housing finance agency
or
SHFA
means:
(1) A public agency, authority, or publicly sponsored corporation that serves as an instrumentality of any state or political subdivision of any state, and functions as a source of residential mortgage loan financing in that state; or
(2) A legally established agency, authority, corporation, or organization that serves as an instrumentality of any Indian tribe, band, group, nation, community, or Alaskan Native village recognized by the United States or any state, and functions as a source of residential mortgage loan financing for the Indian or Alaskan Native community.
[65 FR 44426, July 18, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 12849, Mar. 20, 2002; 75 FR 8240, Feb. 24, 2010; 78 FR 2324, Jan. 11, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.1 (2026) § 1264.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_1.md)
- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.2 (2026) § 1264.2   Bank authority to make advances to housing associates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_2.md)
- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.3 (2026) § 1264.3   Housing associate eligibility requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_3.md)
- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.4 (2026) § 1264.4   Satisfaction of eligibility requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_4.md)
- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.5 (2026) § 1264.5   Housing associate application process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_5.md)
- [12 C.F.R. § 1264.6 (2026) § 1264.6   Appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T12_P1264_S1264_6.md)

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