The Housing Finance Authority (HFA) is a seven member, dependent special district. Since its creation, the HFA has issued or joined with other counties to issue single-family mortgage revenue bonds. This year the HFA recommended to the County to continue its ten-year association with Escambia County Housing Finance Authority to issue bonds, using the combined allocations of many counties to maximize funds, obtain the lowest possible interest rate and allow moving of mortgage fund allocation from one county to another as the need dictates.
Each County Commissioner appoints one member to the Housing Finance Authority. These members volunteer their time, which averages three and a half hours per month. Members are as follows: