by | Mar 22, 2017 | Housing Counselor Updates
Home Counselor Online (HCO) is a free client management system (CMS) developed and managed by Fannie Mae that can make required reporting to HUD and other funders easier. But until now, there hasn’t been a comprehensive hands-on training to teach housing counselors...
by | Mar 22, 2017 | Advocacy Alerts, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Housing Counselor Updates
Federal Level Advocacy Along with advocates from across the country who work to create affordable housing and end homelessness, we are dismayed by President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for next year. Why? The proposal cuts the HUD budget by $6.2 billion (13%)....
by | Dec 21, 2016 | Housing Counselor Updates
On December 14, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Final Rule for the Housing Counseling program. The most significant of these changes is the requirement that all individuals that provide housing counseling in connection with a HUD...
by | Jun 22, 2016 | Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases
Housing Action Illinois has been awarded $698,000 by HUD to channel resources to local organizations to help families and individuals with their housing needs and to prevent foreclosures. Housing Action will distribute the funds to the 26 housing counseling agencies...
by | Jun 20, 2016 | Housing Counselor Events, Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases
Report delivers detailed breakdowns of 17 client management systems, helping housing counselor agencies find the best fit for their needs A new, comprehensive guide to the Client Management Systems (CMSs) approved by HUD has just been released by Housing Action...
by | Aug 11, 2015 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2015 CONTACT: Bob Palmer, Policy Director, Housing Action Illinois, 312-282-3959 (cell) or bob@housingactionil.org State legislation to create consumer protections for seniors for considering a reverse mortgage, Senate Bill 1440, was...
