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The Chicago Urban League's Housing and Financial Empowerment Center (HFEC) works to support community-based investment and growth by facilitating homeownership and wealth building.HFEC is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency that provides low- to moderate-income residents with professional housing counseling assistance. We provide mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling, pre-purchase counseling, financial capability coaching, and rental counseling. We also offer educational workshops in the areas of financial management budget counseling, homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention, and non-delinquency post-purchase.

Services

Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
The Hope Center Foundation Home Ownership program offers a 360 approach leading to better job options, more marketable skills, good money management practices, increased earning potential and an enhanced sense of financial security.
Center for Changing Lives (CCL) partners with the Department of Housing to offer financial and housing coaches who partner with clients to uncover possibilities, overcome barriers, and achieve their financial goals. CCL provides first-time homebuyer workshops and credit-buying and personal finance tools.
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity offers a five-class series to learn the ins and outs of buying, budgeting for, and maintaining a home. This program is open to the public, and anyone is welcome to enroll in the series.
Open Communities provides HUD approved counseling for housing mediation, rental counseling, older person counseling and pre-purchase and post purchase counseling.

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HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
Garfield Park Community Council provides services that help property managers, tenants and homeowners faced with eviction or renting an apartment by providing counseling and legal assistance through partnerships with Metropolitans Tenants' Organization and the Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing.

Services

Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
North West Housing Partnership has partnered with FRAMEWORK to provide an advantageous option for homebuyers to receive homebuyer education online. FRAMEWORK is a HUD-approved online education platform. The fee for the online course is $75.00. NWHP also provides one-on-one in person free counseling.
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
Provides no-cost, HUD-approved financial and housing counseling services. Helps clients assess their financial situation, evaluate options, and reduce debt. Workshops qualify for HUD down payment assistance certificate. Counseling services includes: - budgeting - credit counseling - first time homebuyers counseling - post-purchase counseling - foreclosure prevention services
Offers Credit and Budget Counseling, Education and Counseling for First Time Homebuyers, Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Emergency Home Improvement Loans.
Provides first-time homebuyer education and HUD approved counseling services. Also offers down payment assistance where clients receive up to 5% of purchase price to help with down payment and closing costs. Affordable homeownership units in Lake Forest and Highland Park are also available for clients. Services include: - Developing an individualized action plan - Developing a realistic budget - Learning how much of a loan you can afford - Understand your credit report - Build savings - Decrease debt - How to improve credit scores - How to qualify for a mortgage - Overcoming barriers to homeownership - Answer your questions - How to feel more confident and prepared for homeownership
South Suburban Housing Center's HUD-Approved Pre- and Post-Purchase counseling is one-on-one and tailored to help individuals reach their own unique homeownership goals.
Workshops and case management connect adults with housing opportunities, as well as budgeting and tenant resources. Even more personalized, in-depth housing consultations can be scheduled with our on-site Stable Housing Case Manager.
CEDA's staff of HUD-certified Housing Counselors are available to assist with foreclosure prevention, pre-purchase, post-purchase, rental counseling, and financial counseling. We can also help identify those who qualify for new COVID-19 rent/mortgage relief programs.

Services

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Homeless Diversion Programs
Tenant Readiness Education Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
HANA Center's HUD-certified counselors provide one-on-one counseling, workshops, and referrals to support limited English-speaking Korean Americans and multiethnic immigrants to obtain and maintain affordable housing and work toward achieving long-term housing goals. Focus areas include rental, pre-purchase, post-purchase, foreclosure prevention, budgeting/financial management, and assisting older adults to apply for public housing.
Offers a free education program that provides an unbiased comprehensive overview of the home purchase process to help homebuyers make smart, informed decisions. Participants receive a detailed reference manual. These classes are designed to prepare families for financial responsibilities of becoming homeowners, how to best maintain their homes, and acclimate into their new neighborhoods.
Finances the creation and preservation of affordable housing throughout the state to increase the supply of decent and safe places for people of low or moderate means to live. Services include: - First-time home buyer information; home purchase and loan assistance. - SmartBuy program - will pay up to $40,000 in student loans, or a loan up to $5,000 to be used for down payment or closing costs. - Listing of apartment developments financed by IHDA. - Foreclosure Prevention Network provides free phone counseling to homeowners experiencing difficulty making mortgage payments. - Housing Counseling: Financial literacy and pre-purchase counseling.

Services

Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
First Time Buyer Home Loans
Low Cost Home Rental Listings
Housing Counseling
This program helps homeowners, renters, and potential homeowners with housing counseling. Services include: - Homebuyer pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling and education. - Credit and budget counseling. - Debt counseling. - Rental/tenant counseling. - Foreclosure prevention counseling.
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
Provides counseling in the areas of mortgage delinquency, homeownership, rental counseling, and financial counseling. Rent assistance is also available.

Services

Housing Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Provides housing counseling on the following topics: - Pre-Purchase Home Buyer Education. - Budget and Credit Workshops and Counseling. - Post-Purchase Counseling - repairs for homes. - Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling.
Five year voluntary program that assists clients to achieve economic independence. Program offers the following services: - Mentoring - Referral Services - Budget/Credit workshops - Job preparation - Home buyer education
Offers free HUD-approved housing counseling and mediation services for people facing foreclosure. The court-appointed mediator will help the individual and lender reach a meaningful solution.
Provides assistance applying for federal and state benefits to veterans and their families. Also provides resources related to: - Housing - Employment preparation - Compensation and pension - Mental Health services - Burial and survivor
Provides assistance applying for federal and state benefits to veterans and their families. Also provides resources related to: - Housing - Employment preparation - Compensation and pension - Mental Health services - Burial and survivor