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HUD-Approved Housing Counseling

Publisher: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentLast checked: 2026-08-18

HUD’s counseling portal helps consumers locate approved housing-counseling agencies and learn about buying, renting, foreclosure prevention, reverse mortgages, and related housing decisions.

Why it is useful: It gives readers a way to find human guidance outside a seller or influencer relationship and to verify that an agency appears in HUD’s official network.

Keep in mind: Counselors do not replace attorneys, tax professionals, inspectors, or investment advisers. Services, languages, eligibility, fees, and local availability vary.

Why it is useful

It gives readers a way to find human guidance outside a seller or influencer relationship and to verify that an agency appears in HUD’s official network. It also gives readers a named government, regulator, or institutional source to compare with promotional claims before making a financial, tax, borrowing, or property decision.

Limitations

Counselors do not replace attorneys, tax professionals, inspectors, or investment advisers. Services, languages, eligibility, fees, and local availability vary.

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www.hud.gov

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