The agency may invest in, purchase, or make commitments to purchase, and take assignments from qualified mortgage lenders of, construction loans, mortgage loans, property improvement loans, obligations secured by construction loans, mortgage loans, property improvement loans and participations therein for financing or refinancing of housing developments and residential structures.

The agency may also invest in, purchase, or make commitments to purchase, and take assignments from qualified mortgage lenders of, loans for rehabilitation or home improvements not secured by a mortgage but wholly or partially insured by an agency or

instrumentality of the United States, or participation in such loans.

Such construction loans, mortgage loans, property improvement loans, obligations secured by construction loans, property improvement loans or mortgage loans, rehabilitation and home improvement loans, or participations therein may be held or sold by the agency, or the agency may create pools of such loans, obligations, and participations held by the agency and may sell securities backed by such pools.