HUD Office of Housing Counseling

HUD -approved Housing Counseling has been helping consumers across America make informed housing decisions for more than 50 years. Wherever you are in the housing process, the nationwide network of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies is here for you -- providing insights and answers you need to make the choices that are right for you.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Fiscal Year 2022 housing counseling and training grants to provide vital housing counseling services and ongoing support for professional devolvement for the nation’s housing counselors.

HUD AWARDS FY21 GRANTS TO SUPPORT HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS, AND TRAINING

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded housing counseling grants to HUD-approved housing agencies and intermediary organizations, including funding to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that are partnering with Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), or other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee 

Federal Register Announcement of the Housing Counselling Federal Advisory Committee;  Notice Of Public Meeting

HUD Publishes New Federal Register Notice: Appointments to the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) on April 14, 2015. The HCFAC will consist of 12 members, equally representing the mortgage industry and real estate industry, including consumers, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. This notice invites nominations for an appointment to fill one vacancy on the HCFAC to represent the mortgage industry.

All nominations must be received no later than February 27, 2023.  Please visit the Federal Register to read the entire notice and apply. Please visit HUD's HCFAC website for more information.

• Federal Register__Announcement of  the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Public Meeting

• Federal Register Notice for the December 13 HCFAC  meeting
• Federal Register Notice for August 8 2022 HCFAC Meeting
• Federal Registry Notice of September 27 2022 HCFAC Meeting
• YouTube video of 8/8/22 HCFAC Meeting
• YouTube video of 5/22 HCFAC Meeting
• Notice of September 27, 2022 HCFAC Meeting
• HCFAC FY21 Annual Report
•  Advisory Committee Member Bios
• January 2022 Appointed HCFAC Committee Member Bios
• HUD Office of Housing Counseling Notice of Public HCFAC Meeting
• Video of the January 19, 2022  meeting of the HCFAC 

Previous Meeting Minutes

• HCFAC Minutes August 8, 2022

• HCFAC Minutes May 2022

• HFCAC Minutes January 2022

• HCFAC Minutes November 2016

• HCFAC Minutes February 2017

• HCFAC Minutes May 2017

• HCFAC Minutes March 2018

• HCFAC Minutes May 2018

• HCFAC Minutes May 2019

HUD Announcement: Solicitation for New Members of the HUD Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee

• Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Bios 
• Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Charter 2022
• Housing Counseling Federal Advisor Committee By-Laws 2022.
• Press Release: HCFAC appoints new members and Announces future expansion

Tribal Consultation on the Final Rule for Housing Counseling Certification – Dear Tribal Leader Letter

Housing Counseling Tribal Consultation Written Feedback

Housing Counseling by the Numbers*

Year after year, HUD-approved housing counseling is making a difference in so many ways

* Source - HUD Office of Housing Counseling

The approval of a housing counseling agency does not create or imply a warranty or endorsement by HUD of the approved agency or its employees to a prospective client or to any other organization or individual. Approval means only that the agency has met the qualifications and conditions prescribed by HUD.

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