Housing Counselors

Information by State  Print version   Web Site for Consumers Find a Housing Counselor HUD sponsors counseling agencies throughout the country that giveadvice on buying a home, renting, foreclosure, credit issues, & reverse mortgages. Search for a Housing Counselor or a Foreclosure Avoidance Counselor near you, or phone (800) 569-4287. What's New   HECM Protocol Training Presentation .ppt   Housing Counseling Program Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5   10-07 Loan forms & Guidance   Loss Mitigation for Imminent Default   Settlement Cost Booklet (2010)   RESPA Rule FAQs   Making Home Affordable   Report a Loan Modif Scam   PreventLoanScams.ORG   Loan Scam Alert website   ML 09-45 Online E-class Training   HC Consumer Protection Toolkit   Counseling the Unemployed Want More Information? SUBSCRIBE to Single Family Housing email list. You will get frequent updates to the Housing Counseling Information, training and event announcements, mortgagee letters and notices about your Single Family business.

The information on this page is provided for HUD housing counselors & their clients.

HUD HUD Housing Counseling Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)- Fiscal Year 2010

HUD today announced that $79 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find & preserve housing. The available funding is an increase of $21 million, or 27 percent, over last year. These grants will be awarded competitively to hundreds of HUD-approved counseling agencies & State Housing Finance Agencies that offer a variety of services including how to avoid foreclosure, how to purchase or rent a home, how to improve credit scores, & how to qualify for a reverse mortgage. Read more...

HUD Publishes Revised Housing Counseling Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5

This handbook specifies the most current legislative & programmatic requirements for the implementation of HUD's Housing Counseling Program & outlines requirements for program eligibility, approval, the delivery of comprehensive & HECM counseling services, program record keeping, reporting, performance monitoring, the competitive funding, & the grant application process. This handbook offers policy guidance & procedures for HUD staff & program participants to assist both audiences with effective program oversight. Read the handbook...

HAMP Resources for Counselors

	Counselors (only) may phone (866) 939-4469 or
	Email escalations@hmpadmin.com to ask questions, report servicers that are not responsive, cooperative or who made errors, etc, or
	Visit the website: www.hmpadmin.com

Systems and Reporting

	Housing Counseling System (HCS)
	Client Management System (CMS)
	CMS Compliance & Reporting Requirements
	Housing Counseling Form-9902 - Webcast
	Housing Counseling Form-9902 - Spanish

Reverse Mortgages

	HECM Counselor Roster resources
	Search the HECM Counselor Roster
	Federal Register Notice on HECM Counseling Standardization & Roster
	RESPA Rule FAQs - See "Reverse Mortgages,"
	HECM for Purchase conference call (WinMedia)
	Presentation slides for the above 12/18/08
	HUD's National Housing Counseling Network
	National HECM Counseling Exam
	HECM protocol training slides (.ppt)
	HECM Web Page for Lenders
	HECM Web Page for Borrowers

Training Opportunities

	HUD's Eclass Online Loss Mitigation & HAMP Training
	NHN Learning Alliance: Certification/Scholarships
	NeighborWorks Regional Place-Based Training
	National Community Reinvestment Coalition Fair Lending & Mortgage Fraud Training
	Housing Counseling Webcasts
	Housing Counseling Webinar
	Webinar archive

Resources

	Industry Mailing List Archived Messages
	The State of the Housing Counseling Industry (.pdf)
	Housing Counseling Program - Final Rule 10/29/07
	How to become a HUD Housing Counseling Agency
	Presidentially-declared disaster areas
	Frequently asked questions
	FY2010 9902 1st quarter report
	FY2010 9902 2nd quarter report
	FY2010 9902 3rd quarter report
	FY2009 9902 Cumulative Report
	FY2007 9902 Cumulative Report
	National Servicing Center
	Grants and Grantee Information