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HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies

Published on July 13, 2022 by

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds housing counseling agencies that provide a full range of housing counseling services. These services include:

  • Assisting persons who are unsheltered find transitional housing;
  • Finding affordable rental housing;
  • Financial literacy training to individuals and families;
  • Assisting homebuyers in evaluating their readiness for a home purchase and navigating through the homebuying process;
  • Foreclosure prevention counseling; and,
  • Helping seniors determine whether a Federal Housing Administration’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program or other reverse mortgage is advantageous to them.

In addition to providing counseling to homeowners and renters, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies support emergency preparedness and disaster recovery efforts.

There are over 100 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies across NYS. To locate a HUD-approved housing counseling agency, visit HUD’s online locator or call (800) 569-4287.


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