Housing Counseling Process Evaluation and Design of ... - HUD User
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Based on the numbers <strong>of</strong> clients served reported in <strong>HUD</strong> 9902 data <strong>and</strong> verified through the survey, 16<br />
we identified five categories <strong>of</strong> counseling specialization: pre-purchase; post-purchase; pre- <strong>and</strong> postpurchase;<br />
rental or homeless; <strong>and</strong> no specialization. These categories are defined as follows:<br />
• Pre-purchase: pre-purchase counseling <strong>and</strong> workshops account for 80 percent or more <strong>of</strong><br />
the agency’s total clients;<br />
• Post-purchase: delinquency counseling <strong>and</strong>/or non-delinquent post-purchase workshops<br />
<strong>and</strong> counseling account for 80 percent or more <strong>of</strong> the agency’s total clients;<br />
• Pre- <strong>and</strong> post-purchase: the sum <strong>of</strong> all types <strong>of</strong> pre-purchase <strong>and</strong> post-purchase<br />
homeowner clients accounts for 80 percent or more <strong>of</strong> the agency’s total clients;<br />
• Rental or homeless: rental <strong>and</strong>/or homeless counseling accounts for 80 percent or more<br />
<strong>of</strong> the agency’s total clients; <strong>and</strong><br />
• No specialization: neither homeownership nor rental or homeless counseling accounts for<br />
80 percent or more <strong>of</strong> the agency’s total clients.<br />
More than two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the agencies surveyed (68 percent) serve primarily homeownership<br />
counseling clients, falling into either the pre-purchase, post-purchase, or pre- <strong>and</strong> post-purchase<br />
category, with the largest share primarily serving in pre-purchase counseling clients (Exhibit 3-4).<br />
In addition, 9 percent <strong>of</strong> agencies primarily serve rental or homeless counseling clients. As with<br />
agency mission, the non-response by a large number <strong>of</strong> branches <strong>of</strong> a national consumer credit<br />
counseling agency lowers the share <strong>of</strong> agencies specializing in post-purchase counseling. Based on<br />
tabulations <strong>of</strong> 9902 data for FY 2007, the distribution <strong>of</strong> all agencies—not just survey respondents—<br />
by counseling specialization is very similar to that shown in Exhibit 3-4 except that the share <strong>of</strong><br />
agencies specializing in post-purchase counseling is 12 percent, with all <strong>of</strong> the other categories<br />
slightly lower as a result.<br />
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The survey data was matched to 9902 data using the <strong>HUD</strong> agency ID number.<br />
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Chapter 3. Characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong> Agencies