To create and finance progressive housing solutions so more Californians have a place to call home.
Relationship to the State Government: Report to a board, whose members are appointed by the Governor and the Legislature
Current Staff Size: 140
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1975
CALHFA is established

1977
First Single Family Loan

1985
Standard and Poor’s awards “Top Tier” designation to CalHFA

1997
Introduction of Special Needs Housing Program

2001
First year of $1 billion in Single Family Lending volume

2015
150,000th Single Family Loan
Total Financing Provided
Renters Served Since 1975
Homeowners Served Since 1975
Signature Program
Extra Credit Teacher Program
The Extra Credit Teacher program was originally begun to help teachers and employees of public schools be able to afford to live in the cities where they work. The program provided a low interest rate first loan, and a forgivable junior loan if the employee worked at least three years in the school district. We have recently expanded the program to employees of fire departments, while evolving the benefits to serve more people and keep it financially viable.
School Workers and Firefighters Served to Date: 2,422
Future Focus

Tiena Johnson Hall
Executive Director
“As we’ve shown through our historic financial partnership with Apple Inc., one of our biggest priorities over the next three to five years is to expand our network of partnerships with other housing entities, lenders and stakeholders who complement CalHFA’s lending objectives and policy priorities in order to deliver effective and innovative housing solutions.”