Housing Counselors

Information by State  Print version   Web Site for Consumers What's New Consumer Protection Toolkit for Housing Counselors RESPA Training Webinar Recorded (Windows Media MP3) Additional information for counseling persons who are unemployed. HECM Counselor Roster Web Site! FR-4989-F-02 HECM Counseling Standardization & Roster What's Hot! Making Home Affordable Program Here is a toolkit for counselors to information about the Making Home Affordable Program. MakingHomeAffordable.gov Housing Counseling Protocol Making Home Affordable Program HUD Conference Call 03/04/09 An audio file (20mb) HUD Conference Call 03/05/09 An audio file (20mb) FinancialStability.gov Are you eligible to refinance? Are you eligible for loan modification? Borrower Q & As Homeowner's HOPE Hotline (888) 995-HOPE 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.

Find a Housing Counselor
HUD sponsors counseling agencies throughout the country that can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues, & reverse mortgages. Search for a Housing Counselor or a Foreclosure Avoidance Counselor near you online or phone (800) 569-4287.

Obama Administration Announces $60 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to Nearly 500 National, State & Local Agencies
Hundreds of thousands of American families will have a greater opportunity to find housing or keep the homes they have because of $60 million in housing counseling & counseling training grants announced today by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Housing counseling grants will assist families in becoming first-time homeowners & remaining homeowners after their purchase. HUD-approved counseling agencies not only provide homeownership counseling, but also offer financial literacy training to renters & homeless individuals & families. Read the press release.

Training Opportunities

	RESPA New HUD-1 conference call
	HECM for Purchase conference call (WinMedia)
	Presentation slides for the above session
	NHN Learning Alliance: Certification/Scholarships
	NeighborWorks Regional Place-Based Training
	Housing Counseling Form-9902 - Webcast
	Housing Counseling Form-9902 - Spanish Transcript
	Housing Counseling Training - Webcast

Resources

	Listing of broadcast emails to industry
	The State of the Housing Counseling Industry (.pdf)
	Housing Counseling Program - Final Rule - eff 10/29/07
	How to become a HUD Housing Counseling Agency
	Housing Counseling System (HCS)
	Client Management System (CMS)
	Presidentially-declared disaster areas
	Frequently asked questions
	CMS Compliance & Reporting Requirements
	FY2007 9902 Cumulative Report
	National Servicing Center

Reverse Mortgages

	FR-4989-F-02 HECM Counseling Standardization & Roster
	HECM Counselor Roster
	HUD's National Housing Counseling Network
	HECM National Network ML 2005-44
	AARP's National HECM Counseling Exam
	HECM protocol training powerpoint (.ppt)

Grants

	2009 Housing Counseling NOFA
	Grants Training in Spanish (.ppt)
	A Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities
	Grants.gov
	Funds available
	Central Contractor Registry (CCR)

Housing Counseling Grantees

	2009 SuperNOFA HC awards announced
	2009 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2009 State-by-state breakdown of grantees
	2008 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2008 State-by-state breakdown of grantees
	2007 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2007 State-by-state breakdown of grantees
	2006 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2006 State-by-state breakdown of grantees
	2005 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2005 State-by-state breakdown of grantees
	2004 Detailed individual grant summaries
	2004 State-by-state breakdown of grantees