Description

There are numerous non-profit organizations that will charge consumers a minimal fee for the services they offer. HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues and some may even offer assistance including debt reduction and foreclosure assistance programs for free to qualified individuals.

Agency Name: SPANISH COALITION FOR HOUSING (SOUTH CHICAGO OFFICE)
Phone: 773-933-7575
Toll Free:
Fax: 773-933-7578
Email: Lramirez@sc4housing.org
Address: 9010 S. Commercial Ave.
CHICAGO, Illinois 60617-4303
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: SPANISH COALITION FOR HOUSING
Website: www.sc4housing.org
Agency ID: 83756
Agency Name: TOTAL RESOURCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Phone: 773-881-0761
Toll Free:
Fax: 800-768-1083
Email: TRCDOChicago@gmail.com
Address: 1415 W 104th St
Chicago, Illinois 60643-2962
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.totalresourcecdo.com/
Agency ID: 84934
Agency Name: CEDA – CHICAGO HEIGHTS
Phone:
Toll Free: 312-782-2332
Fax: 708-756-3043
Email: bhyshaw@cedaorg.net
Address: 1215 West End Ave.
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois 60411-2746
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY INC.
Website: www.cedaorg.net
Agency ID: 83816
Agency Name: CEDA – CICERO
Phone: 708-652-7559
Toll Free: 800-571-2332
Fax: 708-655-7559
Email: housing1@cedaorg.net
Address: 6141 West Roosevelt Road
CICERO, Illinois 60804-1044
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY INC.
Website: http://www. cedaorg.net
Agency ID: 81981
Agency Name: NHS OF CHICAGO – SOUTH SUBURBS BRANCH
Phone: 773-329-4111
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: info@nhschicago.org
Address: 1920 W. 174th Street
EAST HAZEL CREST, Illinois 60429-1442
Counseling Services: – Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO
Website: nhschicago.org
Agency ID: 90040
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Phone: 217-342-2193
Toll Free: 000-000-0000
Fax: 217-342-4701
Email: cefs@cefseoc.org
Address: 1805 S Banker St
Effingham, Illinois 62401-2765
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 80120
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. EFFINGHAM COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-347-7514
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-347-5331
Email: DDepoister@cefseoc.org
Address: 202 N Banker Street
EFFINGHAM, Illinois 62401-2303
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81963
Agency Name: URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS – ST. CLAIR COUNTY OPERATIONS
Phone: 618-274-1150-142
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-213-4188
Email: bjohnson@UrbanLeague-Stl.org
Address: 10220 Lincoln Trails
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois 62208-1828
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SAINT LOUIS
Website: www.ulstl.com
Agency ID: 83421
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. CLAY COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 618-662-4024
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-662-2721
Email: SHorvet@cefseoc.org
Address: 835 West North
FLORA, Illinois 62839-1257
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81962
Agency Name: NW HOME START, INC.
Phone: 815-232-6197
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 307 W Main St
FREEPORT, Illinois 61032-4314
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://www.nwhomestart.org
Agency ID: 81751
Agency Name: LAKE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Phone: 847-223-1170
Toll Free:
Fax: 847-223-1174
Email: ewerning@lakecountyha.org
Address: 33928 N US Highway 45
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1714
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation:
Website: http://lakecountyha.org
Agency ID: 80113
Agency Name: CEDA – HARVEY
Phone: 312-795-8962
Toll Free:
Fax: 708-331-4539
Email: dsmith@cedaorg.net
Address: 53 E 154th St
HARVEY, Illinois 60426-3645
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY INC.
Website: www.cedaorg.net
Agency ID: 80110
Agency Name: WILL COUNTY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS
Phone: 815-722-0722
Toll Free: 815-722-0722
Fax: 815-722-6344
Email: contactus@wcccc.net
Address: 2455 Glenwood Ave
Joliet, Illinois 60435-5464
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation:
Website: https://www.wcccc.net
Agency ID: 80129
Agency Name: COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Phone: 847-263-7478
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email:
Address: 800 S. Milwakee Avenue
Suite 201
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois 60048-3254
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: www.cpah.org
Agency ID: 90464
Agency Name: GREENPATH FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Phone: 888-860-4167
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: housingdepartment@greenpath.com
Address: 5306 Avenue Of The Cities
Suite A
Moline, Illinois 61265-5069
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: GREENPATH, INC.
Website: http://www.greenpath.org
Agency ID: 83431
Agency Name: METEC
Phone: 309-676-3832
Toll Free:
Fax: 309-676-1612
Email: jschmidgall@metechrc.org
Address: 2605 W Krause Ave
Peoria, Illinois 61605-2904
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: https://www.metechrc.org
Agency ID: 83863
Agency Name: ROCK ISLAND ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION
Phone: 309-788-6311
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 100 19th St Ste 109
Rock Island, Illinois 61201-8022
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://site.notavailable.org
Agency ID: 83458
Agency Name: NW HOME START- ROCKFORD
Phone: 815-962-2011
Toll Free:
Fax: 815-962-2650
Email: N/A
Address: 803 N Church St
ROCKFORD, Illinois 61103-6918
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NW HOME START, INC.
Website: http://www.nwhomestart.org
Agency ID: 81757
Agency Name: NORTH WEST HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Phone: 847-969-0561-2002
Toll Free:
Fax: 847-969-0564
Email: paulabush@nwhp.net
Address: 1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 203
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois 60173-5127
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.nwhp.net
Agency ID: 84135
Agency Name: SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY
Phone: 217-753-5757
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-753-5799
Email: reneeb@sha1.org
Address: 200 N 11th St
Springfield, Illinois 62703-1004
Counseling Services: – Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Languages: – English
Affiliation:
Website: http://springfieldhousingauthority.org
Agency ID: 82240
Agency Name: WESTERN EGYPTIAN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
Phone: 618-965-3193
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-965-9421
Email: housing@weeoc.org
Address: 1 Industrial Park
Steeleville, Illinois 62288-1246
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.weeoc.org
Agency ID: 82184
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. MOULTRIE COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-728-7721
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-728-2923
Email: KDawson@cefseoc.org
Address: 114 E. Harrison Street
SULLIVAN, Illinois 61951-2002
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81966
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. MONTGOMERY COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 217-532-5971
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-532-3551
Email: CGriggs@cefseoc.org
Address: 8355 Il. Route 127
TAYLOR SPRINGS, Illinois 62089-1043
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81968
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. – CHRISTIAN COUNTY OUTREACH
Phone: 217-824-4712-22
Toll Free:
Fax: 217-824-5018
Email: jrusher@cefseoc.org
Address: 311 S. Main St.
TAYLORVILLE, Illinois 62568-2209
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 83190
Agency Name: HOUSING OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Phone: 847-564-2900
Toll Free:
Fax: 847-564-2992
Email: rkoenig@hodc.org
Address: 2001A Waukegan Rd
Techny, Illinois 60082-1000
Counseling Services: – Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – ASL
– English
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.hodc.org
Agency ID: 81510
Agency Name: C.E.F.S. FAYETTE COUNTY OUTREACH OFFICE
Phone: 618-283-2631
Toll Free:
Fax: 618-283-2715
Email: APage@cefseoc.org
Address: 517 W. Gallatin Street
VANDALIA, Illinois 62471-2748
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
Website: http://www.cefseoc.org
Agency ID: 81964
Agency Name: DUPAGE HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER, INC. DBA H.O.M.E. DUPAGE, INC.
Phone: 630-260-2500
Toll Free:
Fax: 630-260-2505
Email: info@dhoc.org
Address: 1600 E Roosevelt Rd
Wheaton, Illinois 60187-6808
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: HOUSING ACTION ILLINOIS
Website: http://www.dhoc.org/
Agency ID: 80523
Agency Name: CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Phone: 815-338-5757
Toll Free:
Fax: 815-338-9646
Email: cccwdstk@sbcglobal.net
Address: 400 Russel Ct
Woodstock, Illinois 60098-2640
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING, INC.
Website: http://www.illinoiscccs.org
Agency ID: 80934