Instead he visited several banks and eventually a website, MortgageMarvel.com, which allowed him to ...(Money Magazine) -- Dave Pruka, 41, a Minneapolis publishing executive, went hunting for a earlier this year but didn't bother with a broker. FHA is the Federal Housing Administration. As part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), one of the chief purposes of the FHA is to help people obtain financing for their homes.