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.

This listing is current as of 03/21/2019.

Predatory Lending Education Workshops Agencies located in MASSACHUSETTS
Agency Name: CITIZENS’ HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, INC.
Phone: 617-742-0820
Toll Free: 800-466-3111
Fax: 617-742-3953
Email: kwiener@chapa.org
Address: One Beacon Street
5th Floor
BOSTON, Massachusetts 02108-3107
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://www.chapa.org
Agency ID: 81504
Agency Name: NID-HCA PHIPPS
Phone: 617-296-3693
Toll Free:
Fax: 617-855-6001
Email: Latishacarlisle@nidonline.org
Address: 150 Belgrade Avenue
BOSTON, Massachusetts 02131-2433
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
– Spanish
Affiliation: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS-INVESTMENT DIVISION, INC
Website: www.nidhousing.com/
Agency ID: 83854
Agency Name: ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Phone: 617-787-3874
Toll Free:
Fax: 617-787-0425
Email: contact@allstonbrightoncdc.org
Address: 18R Shepard St Ste 100
Brighton, Massachusetts 02135-3302
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: CITIZENS’ HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, INC.
Website: https://allstonbrightoncdc.org/
Agency ID: 81566
Agency Name: VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT, INC. (VIET AID)
Phone: 617-822-3717-26
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: namphuong@vietaid.org
Address: 42 Charles Street, Suite E
DORCHESTER, Massachusetts 02122-1441
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
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – English
– Vietnamese
Affiliation: NATIONAL CAPACD
Website: www.vietaid.org
Agency ID: 82541
Agency Name: NEIGHBORHOOD OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INC.
Phone: 617-418-8246
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: linda@noahcdc.org
Address: 143 Border St
EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts 02128-1903
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
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP. DBA NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
Website: http://www.noahcdc.org
Agency ID: 80553
Agency Name: CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES – FALL RIVER
Phone: 508-674-4681
Toll Free:
Fax: 508-675-2224
Email: martha@cssdioc.org
Address: 1600 Bay St
Fall River, Massachusetts 02724-1216
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– 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
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Portuguese
– Spanish
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.cssdioc.org/
Agency ID: 81032
Agency Name: ECUMENICAL SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.
Phone: 617-524-2555-108
Toll Free:
Fax: 617-524-2430
Email: sbennett@esacboston.org
Address: 434 Jamaicaway
JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts 02130-2009
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
Languages: – Creole
– English
– Spanish
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://www.esacboston.org
Agency ID: 81409
Agency Name: HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Phone: 781-422-4214
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 169 Summer St
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364-1220
Counseling Services: – 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
Languages: – Creole
– English
– French
– Portuguese
– Spanish
Affiliation: THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP NETWORK
Website: http://www.housingsolutionssema.org
Agency ID: 82790
Agency Name: ACT LAWRENCE, INC FORMERLY ARLINGTON COMMUNITY TRABAJANDO, INC
Phone: 978-685-6274
Toll Free:
Fax: 978-683-6367
Email: ana@actlawrence.org
Address: 15 Union St Fl 4
Suite #409
Entrance C
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840-1866
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– 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
– Rental Housing Workshops
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.actlawrence.org
Agency ID: 83831
Agency Name: CENTRO DE APOYO FAMILIAR – CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE FAMILIES
Phone: 301-328-3292
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: wpool@myfac.org
Address: 375 Common St
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts 01840-1268
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– 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
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: CENTRO DE APOYO FAMILIAR (CAF)
Website: wpoll@myfac.org
Agency ID: 90396
Agency Name: NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) LAWRENCE, MA
Phone: 978-687-3993
Toll Free: 617-250-6222
Fax: 877-329-6222
Email: N/A
Address: 261 Common St
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840-1407
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
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION CORPORATION (NACA COUNSELING SUBSIDIARY)
Website: https://www.naca.com
Agency ID: 84361
Agency Name: HOMEOWNER OPTIONS FOR MASSACHUSETTS ELDERS
Phone: 978-970-0012
Toll Free: 800-583-5337
Fax: 978-970-0015
Email: rachel.morin@elderhomeowners.org
Address: 87 Hale Street
LOWELL, Massachusetts 01851-3340
Counseling Services: – Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – English
Affiliation: MON VALLEY INITIATIVE
Website: http://www.elderhomeowners.org
Agency ID: 81073
Agency Name: CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
Phone: 508-674-4681-131
Toll Free:
Fax: 508-675-2224
Email: mlv@cssdioc.org
Address: 59 Rockland St
NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts 02740-4751
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
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– Portuguese
– Spanish
Affiliation: CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES – FALL RIVER
Website: http://www.cssdioc.org
Agency ID: 81050
Agency Name: VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Phone: 413-586-5855
Toll Free:
Fax: 413-586-7521
Email: N/A
Address: 30 Market St
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060-3210
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
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
Languages: – English
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.valleycdc.com
Agency ID: 90240
Agency Name: BERKSHIRE COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY-H
Phone: 413-443-7138
Toll Free:
Fax: 413-443-8137
Email: N/A
Address: 1 Fenn St Ste 4
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201-6279
Counseling Services: – Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
– Financial Management/Budget Counseling
– Financial, Budgeting, and Credit Workshops
– Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
– Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
– Pre-purchase Counseling
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – English
– French
– Spanish
Affiliation: CITIZENS’ HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, INC.
Website: http://www.bcrha.com
Agency ID: 82095
Agency Name: QUINCY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INC.
Phone: 617-479-8181
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 1509 Hancock St
Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-5241
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
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
– Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages: – Chinese Mandarin
– Creole
– English
– Other
– Portuguese
– Spanish
Affiliation: CITIZENS’ HOUSING AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION, INC.
Website: http://qcap.org
Agency ID: 81002
Agency Name: NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) BOSTON, MA
Phone: 617-250-6244
Toll Free: 617-250-6222
Fax: 877-329-6222
Email: N/A
Address: 225 Centre Street Suite 100
ROXBURY, Massachusetts 02119-1298
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
Languages: – Creole
– English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION CORPORATION (NACA COUNSELING SUBSIDIARY)
Website: https://www.naca.com
Agency ID: 84349
Agency Name: NUESTRA COMUNIDAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Phone: 617-989-9900
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 56 Warren St Ste 200
Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119-3236
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
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
– Rental Housing Counseling
– Reverse Mortgage Counseling
Languages: – Creole
– English
– French
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP. DBA NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
Website: http://site.notavailable.org
Agency ID: 81177
Agency Name: URBAN EDGE HOUSING CORP.
Phone: 617-989-9300
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 1542 Columbus Ave
Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119-1026
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: – Creole
– English
– French
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP. DBA NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
Website: http://site.notavailable.org
Agency ID: 81686
Agency Name: SPRINGFIELD PARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION
Phone: 413-263-6500-6518
Toll Free:
Fax: 413-263-6511
Email: synthiam@springfieldpartnersinc.com
Address: 721 State Street, 2nd Floor
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts 01109-4109
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
– Russian
– Spanish
– Vietnamese
Affiliation:
Website: http://www.springfieldpartnersinc.com
Agency ID: 82447
Agency Name: NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) WORCESTER, MA
Phone: 602-627-6222
Toll Free: 617-250-6222
Fax: 877-329-6222
Email: N/A
Address: 64 Madison St
Worcester, Massachusetts 01608-2026
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
– Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION CORPORATION (NACA COUNSELING SUBSIDIARY)
Website: https://www.naca.com
Agency ID: 90432
Agency Name: OAK HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Phone: 508-791-2170
Toll Free:
Fax:
Email: N/A
Address: 138 Green St Ste 4
Worcester, Massachusetts 01604-4103
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
– Predatory Lending Education Workshops
Languages: – English
– Spanish
Affiliation: NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORP. DBA NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA
Website: http://site.notavailable.org
Agency ID: 83838