The Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (Spanish: ''Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores''; ''INFONAVIT'') is the

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federal institute for worker's housing, founded in 1972, and located at Barranca del Muerto 280, in

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. It is the largest mortgage lender in Latin America and the fourth worldwide, with over 12 million mortgages on its books and a new one added every 53 seconds. The reform and expansion of Infonavit led to a transformation of the housing production system in Mexico, whereby more houses are now built by developers and purchased with a mortgage than through a self-build process, and it enabled the growth of several national homebuilding firms such as

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and Consorcio Ara. Infonavit receives 5% of all formal workers salaries and provides a series of housing-related mortgage products. These include a mortgage to buy a new or existing home, a mortgage to remodel a home or a mortgage to build a new home.

Directors-general

* Jesús Silva-Herzog Flores (1972–1976) *

José Campillo Sainz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

(1976–1988) *

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(1988–1991) *

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(1991 – 1991) *

José Juan de Olloqui y Labastida José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

(1991–1993) * José Francisco Ruiz Massieu (1993–1994) * Alfredo Phillips Olmedo (1994 – 1994) *

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(1994–1995) * Alfredo del Mazo González (1995–1997) * Óscar Joffre Velázquez (1997–1998) * Luis de Pablo Serna (1998–2001) * Víctor Manuel Borrás Setién (2001–2012) *

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(2012–2015) * David Penchyna Grub (2015–2018) * Carlos Martínez Velázquez (2018–present)

References

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External links

Infonavit's website
Government of Mexico Mexico City Public housing