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A word from the developer of Clients2Homeowners.com

Though the model for this effort to connect housing counselors with loan originators to assist challenged clients attempts to focus on credit first, with additional focus on downpayment assistance and budgeting, this is only a model to start. The biggest issue encountered during this 3 year process is realizing that no two housing counseling agencies work exactly the same.

I spoke with Ellie Pepper, my colleague on the HUD Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) who is with the National Housing Resource Center about this and her response is below:

“All HUD approved housing counseling agencies stand ready to help potential homebuyers. Each agency will conduct business based upon the needs identified in their service area. It’s really all about building relationships with HCA’s in order to develop an effective work flow and referral process.”

Thank you, Ellie.

Loan originators, no two housing counseling agencies (HCA's) are alike. These HCA's are who we started with and they want to work with loan originators to assist us with our clients. I am already building a relationship with them as they work with my clients. There are other agencies in your area, and we welcome additions to this list.

Sincerely,

Pamela Marron, Loan Originator, NMLS#246438 | Innovative Mortgage Services, Inc. NMLS# 250769

Credit: Short Term Help (max.1 yr)

Credit counseling includes:

Correct credit issues
build credit
improve credit scores

Work with a certified credit counselor to get credit issues resolved within 1 yr timeframe.

Florida only

Neighborhood Home Solutions

Beverly Malina

Credit Counselor

P 727-209-0131 Email: beverly.malina@nhsfl.org

Website: www.nhsfl.org

In/Out of Florida

Navicore Solutions

Rich Verrillo

Sr. Housing Partnerships Manager

T 732.410.2676

Email: rverrillo@navicoresolutions.org

Website: www.navicoresolutions.org

In/Out of Florida

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

T 800-388-2227

Agency Locator: https://www.nfcc.org/agency-locator/

Website: https://www.nfcc.org/

Credit: Long Term Help (1-5 yrs)

Credit counseling includes:

Correct credit issues
Build credit
improve credit scores
Debt management plans
Debt consolidation
Student loan counseling/debt management
Bankruptcy counseling

Work with a certified credit counselor to get longer term credit issues resolved within 1-5 yrs.

In/Out of Florida

Navicore Solutions

Rich Verrillo

Sr. Housing Partnerships Manager

T 732.410.2676

Email: rverrillo@navicoresolutions.org

Website: www.navicoresolutions.org

In/Out of Florida

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

T 800-388-2227

Agency Locator: https://www.nfcc.org/agency-locator/

Website: https://www.nfcc.org/

Downpayment Assistance (DPA) Help

Loan originators, realtors, housing counselors and clients can utilize the downpayment grids on this site to locate Florida downpayment agencies, ph#'s and links for:

In/Out of Florida

Navicore Solutions

Rich Verrillo

Sr. Housing Partnerships Manager

T 732.410.2676

Email: rverrillo@navicoresolutions.org

Website: www.navicoresolutions.org

In/Out of Florida

National Foundation for Credit Counseling

T 800-388-2227

Agency Locator: https://www.nfcc.org/agency-locator/

Website: https://www.nfcc.org/

In/Out of Florida

www.DownpaymentResource.com provides DPA agencies across the U.S.!

Mortgage Lenders:
https://downpaymentresource.com/lenders/
Multiple Listing Services (MLSs):
https://downpaymentresource.com/mls/
Individual loan officers & Real estate agents:

https://downpaymentresource.com/dpc/

Housing Finance Agencies (HFA's):

https://downpaymentresource.com/hfa/

Home Budgeting Help

Some clients need help understanding the costs of owning a home. Budgeting taught in yrs past is not always included in education curriculum of younger potential homebuyers. How to get "mortgage ready" is common education provided by housing counselors for: