Housing Counseling Process Evaluation and Design of ... - HUD User
Housing Counseling Process Evaluation and Design of ... - HUD User
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Exhibit 3-9.<br />
Decade Incorporated by Agency Mission Type<br />
<strong>Housing</strong> counseling<br />
<strong>Housing</strong>/neighborhood development<br />
Social service<br />
Consumer credit<br />
Legal assistance<br />
Pre-1980 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2007<br />
26% 29% 31% 14%<br />
35% 28% 29% 7%<br />
75% 13% 7% 4%<br />
70% 8% 19% 3%<br />
74% 9% 13% 4%<br />
Source: Abt Associates survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>HUD</strong>-approved counseling agencies.<br />
Note: Based on survey responses <strong>of</strong> 1,123 agencies.<br />
In terms <strong>of</strong> the housing counseling services provided by <strong>HUD</strong>-approved counseling agencies, the<br />
most established services are rental counseling, homeless counseling, <strong>and</strong> assistance on fair housing<br />
issues. As shown in Exhibit 3-10, at least half the agencies surveyed reported that they had provided<br />
at least one <strong>of</strong> these three services for more than 10 years. Other established services include: postpurchase<br />
counseling to resolve or prevent mortgage delinquency, post-purchase counseling related to<br />
mortgage refinance, <strong>and</strong> pre-purchase homebuyer counseling. The most recent services to be <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
by <strong>HUD</strong>-approved counseling agencies are predatory lending workshops <strong>and</strong> post-purchase<br />
homeowner workshops. (These are also services <strong>of</strong>fered by a relatively small number <strong>of</strong> agencies.)<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> predatory lending workshops, more than half the agencies surveyed had been <strong>of</strong>fering<br />
this service for five years or less.<br />
Exhibit 3-10. Number <strong>of</strong> Years Providing <strong>Housing</strong> Education or <strong>Counseling</strong> Services<br />
Service<br />
5 Years<br />
or Less<br />
10 Years<br />
or Less<br />
More Than<br />
10 Years<br />
Pre-purchase homebuyer counseling (N=854)<br />
25%<br />
32%<br />
43%<br />
Homebuyer education workshops (N=801)<br />
26%<br />
34%<br />
40%<br />
Predatory lending workshops (N=205)<br />
57%<br />
24%<br />
19%<br />
Post-purchase counseling, mortgage delinquency (N=587)<br />
32%<br />
23%<br />
44%<br />
Post-purchase counseling, mortgage refinancing (N=298)<br />
36%<br />
19%<br />
45%<br />
Post-purchase homeowner workshops (N=252)<br />
46%<br />
27%<br />
27%<br />
<strong>Counseling</strong> related to Home Equity Conversion Mortgages<br />
(N=244)<br />
34%<br />
30%<br />
35%<br />
Assistance on fair housing issues (N=119)<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
50%<br />
Rental counseling (N=480)<br />
17%<br />
20%<br />
63%<br />
Homeless counseling (N=218)<br />
16%<br />
21%<br />
63%<br />
Source: Abt Associates survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>HUD</strong>-approved counseling agencies.<br />
Note: Shaded numbers highlight services where a majority <strong>of</strong> agencies have provided these services for 10<br />
years or more.<br />
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Chapter 3. Characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong> Agencies