27-May-10 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance Programs

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1 27-May-10 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s Arizona State Date Administration Funding details Source Foreclosure Prevention Workshops Eviction Prevention/Emergency Homeless Housing Arkansas March 09 California 90 Days of Hope Nov 07 Sept 07 Arizona Department of Housing Arizona Department of Housing Arkansas Development Finance California Housing Finance Agency Outreach; foreclosure prevention workshops $4.7 million from the state Foreclosure prevention services $4.6 million from the Funding from Arkansas Housing Trust Fund $1.2 million from existing consumer education efforts $1.16 million from Community Development Block Grant funds $19.2 million from the Funds administered to 13 agencies across the state to provide Public awareness campaign to educate homeowners about options to help avoid foreclosure Funds available for counties to provide consumer counseling Funds distributed to various organizations across the state for Colorado Colorado Foreclosure Hotline Oct 06 Brothers Redevelopment Private funding Free hotline for those in danger of foreclosure to talk to a counselor Colorado Housing and Finance $4.0 million from the CHFA and 14 local organizations will provide foreclosure mitigation counseling ate.az.us/dms/upload/ NR_031908_Foreclos ure%20funding.pdf z.com/uploads/speci AL%20NEEDS/EPEH %20list%20effective% 20July%202007%20th ru%20june% p df ate.az.us/dms/upload/ NR_031908_Foreclos ure%20funding.pdf ansas.org/trust_fund.p hp o.us/cdh/commondocs /Foreclosure%20Rele ase_1_1.pdf ov/cs/satellite/govritt er/govr/ Page 1 of 8

2 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued Connecticut Delaware State Date Administration Funding details Source Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Hotline Mortgage Crisis Job Training Foreclosure Prevention Clinics Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Aug 07 Connecticut Housing Finance Sept 08 The WorkPlace, Inc. State funding Dec 08 Dec 07 April 08 Sept 09 Florida Georgia Hawaii Dec 08 Idaho Connecticut Housing Finance State of Delaware Delaware State Housing Delaware State Housing Florida Housing Finance Corporation Georgia Department of Community Affairs Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Idaho Housing and Finance Association $731,000 from the National Counseling $512,000 from the National Counseling $6.2 million from the $2.7 million from the $716,000 from the National Counseling $554,000 from the National Counseling Free hotline to give advice and guidance to homeowners facing foreclosure Housing forums for homeowners with subprime loans Financial literacy and credit repair training, employment services, job retraining, and job placement assistance for 60-day delinquent borrowers with household income under $120,000 Funds distributed to various organizations to provide foreclosure prevention counseling Information on how to prevent or stop foreclosure, Delaware's foreclosure timeline, state and federal programs, and adjustable rate mortgages Funds distributed to organizations to provide foreclosure prevention counseling and legal assistance Mediation program for homeowners entering foreclosure Funds distributed to various organizations statewide to provide Funds distributed to various local organizations to provide Funds distributed to various local organizations to provide Funds to be used to support IHFA foreclosure prevention counseling and to be distributed to local counseling organizations rnorrell/cwp/view.asp? Q=392920&A= rnorrell/cwp/view.asp? A=3293&Q= org/mortgage.asp v/news/ MarchForeclosurePrev entionclinics.shtml ov/news/2008/ ForeclosureCounselin g.shtml sing.com/news/09_10 _09_foreclosure_mitia gion.pdf elease/ a.us/dcanews/press ReleaseDetailnet.asp? view=846 Page 2 of 8

3 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued State Date Administration Funding details Source Illinois Homeowner Outreach Days Nov 07 Indiana Illinois Predatory Lending Database Illinois Statewide Foreclosure Prevention Network Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network June 08 Nov 07 Jan 09 Illinois Housing Development and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Illinois Housing Development Illinois Housing Development Indiana Housing and Community Development Indiana Housing and Community Development Indiana Supreme Court Iowa Iowa Mortgage Help Iowa Finance Kentucky Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center Aug 08 Louisiana Dec 08 Kentucky Housing Corporation Louisiana Housing Finance Agency $370,000 grant from IHDA $7.6 million from the $446,000 from the National Counseling $3.0 million from the FHC, $1.4 million from the $287,000 from the National Counseling Provides loan counseling and workshops about refinancing, foreclosure prevention, legal rights, loss mitigation, and credit counseling Requires first-time homebuyers or refinancers with loans that are likely to lead to repayment difficulties to undergo housing counseling; creates an antipredatory lending database Free counseling and mitigation assistance for homeowners facing increasing mortgage payments or foreclosure Funds to be distributed to 18 local agencies to provide foreclosure prevention counseling and legal assistance Free financial counseling to those at risk of foreclosure (via hotline); public awareness campaign (launched Jan 08) Training for judges, attorneys, and mediators on dealing with foreclosure cases; coordination of settlement conferences for homeowners facing foreclosure The initiative will include a multimedia public awareness campaign, the Iowa Mortgage Help Hotline (established in Sept 07 as the Iowa Foreclosure Hotline) and foreclosure prevention counseling provided by various local organizations Information fairs, foreclosure prevention counseling Working with counseling agencies throughout the state to provide foreclosure mitigation counseling PressReleases/Press ReleasesListShow.cfm?RecNum= PressReleases/Press ReleasesListShow.cfm?RecNum= PressReleases/Show PressRelease.cfm?Su bjectid=3&recnum= v/showrelease.cfm?re leaseid= es/op- ED_LG_mg_ahc.pdf iary/press/2009/1019b.html eauthority.gov/docume nts/news/u_imh_relea se.pdf org/protect/default.asp x?id=282 php Page 3 of 8

4 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued State Date Administration Funding details Source Maine MaineHousing Maryland HOPE Housing Counseling 2007 Massachusetts April 08 Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Various community organizations $45,000 from the National Counseling $1 million from Maryland Affordable Housing Trust $2.9 million from the $2 million from licensing fees collected from loan originators Provides grants to counseling agencies to support foreclosure prevention activities Funds to be used for housing counseling, legal assistance, operational oversight, and program support $1.5 million in grants to 11 regional foreclosure education centers; the remaining $500,000 will be used for foreclosure prevention and first-time homebuyers counseling and loan programs document d.us/pressreleases/ factsheet.pdf md.us/website/newse vents/news.aspx pageid=pressreleases &agid=ehed&prmodn ame=ehedpressreleas e&prfile=080403_fore closure.xml July 08 Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Foreclosure prevention workshops pageid=ocasubtopic& L=5&L0=Home&L1=C onsumer&l2=housing +Information&L3=Fore closure+resources&l 4=Patrick- Murray+Foreclosure+ Prevention+Initiatives &sid=eoca Dec 08 MassHousing $407,000 from the National Counseling document Michigan Save the Dream campaign Oct 07 Michigan State Housing Development Taxable bonds Hotline connecting homeowners to foreclosure prevention counseling. ov/mshda/0,1607, _ ,00.html Michigan State Housing Development $4.5 million from the and legal assistance ov/gov/0,1607, ,00.html Page 4 of 8

5 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued Minnesota State Date Administration Funding details Source Foreclosure Counseling Workshops Minnesota Foreclosure Hotline April 08 April 08 Mississippi April 08 Missouri Montana Montana Foreclosure Prevention Dec 05 Nebraska Department of Commerce Department of Commerce Department of Commerce Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Mississippi Home Corporation Missouri Housing Development Commission Montana HomeOwnership Network Montana Board of Housing/Housing Division Nebraska Investment Finance Sponsored by the Minnesota Home Ownership Center Free and confidential advice from non-profit foreclosure counselors and mortgage lenders Information on counseling and other resources Grants to the state from Minnesota Housing Finance Mediation services when counseling is unsuccessful Agency Appropriations from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; $10.8 million from and legal assistance the $320,000 from the National Counseling $730,000 from the National Counseling $811,000 from the National Counseling $390,000 from the National Counseling Funds to be distributed to local agencies statewide for foreclosure prevention counseling. and legal assistance ate.mn.us/mediacente r/pressreleases/prod html ate.mn.us/mediacente r/pressreleases/prod html ate.mn.us/mediacente r/pressreleases/prod html ate.mn.us/mediacente r/pressreleases/2007/ PROD html rp.com/about%20mhc/ press%20releases/for eclosure%20mitigation %20Counseling%20R elease.pdf document tal/site/nga/menuitem. 9123e83a1f d dcbeeb501010a0/?vg nextoid=aadc VgnVCM a01010aRCRD document document Page 5 of 8

6 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued State Date Administration Funding details Source Nevada April 08 Foreclosure Mediation New Hampshire July 07 Home Help NH Feb 09 Foreclosure Mediation Nevada Department of Business and Industry Nevada Housing Division $936,000 from the National Counseling Foreclosure prevention workshops July 09 Nevada Supreme Court Self-funded through fees Mediation for owner-occupied residential properties in foreclosure Jan 10 New Jersey New Jersey Judiciary Foreclosure Mediation New Mexico New York New Subprime Foreclosure June 08 Prevention Services New Hampshire Banking Department New Hampshire Banking Department Office of Mediation and Arbitration New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency State funding through the mediation and arbitration fund $2.3 million from the Jan 09 New Jersey Judiciary $12.5 million appropriation New Mexico Mortgage Finance State of New York Mortgage Agency York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal $430,000 from the National Counseling $2.5 million from the ; $337,000 matching grant from SONYMA $25 million in state funding Information sessions for borrowers Online resource Free mediation program for homeowners at risk of foreclosure Funds to be administered to various non-profit agencies to provide Foreclosure mediation program. All homeowners receive assistance of trained housing counselors; those who are income eligible receive legal assistance and legal assistance Funds to be distributed to counseling organizations to provide Foreclosure prevention training for counseling and legal service providers; grants awarded to 64 organizations to provide outreach, education, counseling, and legal services to homeowners at risk of default or foreclosure help.nv.gov/upcoming Events.html document ciary.us/index.php/sup news/402-nevadasupreme-court-beginsforeclosure-mediationprocess ernor/news/2007/ scams.htm h.gov/news/2009/ html graph.com/news/ /story.html dca/hmfa/home/forecl osure/pdf/foreclosure_ prevention_in_nj.pdf g/index.aspx?recordid =974&page=9 ny.us/programs/forecl osureprevention/ Page 6 of 8

7 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued State Date Administration Funding details Source North Carolina State Home Foreclosure Prevention Project Nov 08 Ohio Save the Dream Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Counseling Initiative North Carolina Housing Finance Agency North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks Ohio Department of Commerce Oregon Housing and Community Services Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Rhode Island Rhode Island Housing South Carolina April 10 South Dakota South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development South Dakota Housing Development $7.7 million from the $135,000 from the Ohio Real Estate Commission's Education and Research Fund; $10.1 million from the Funds to be distributed to local housing counseling organizations to provide Connects homeowners nearing foreclosure with housing counseling and provides an opportunity for homeowners to have their subprime loans reviewed for potential violations of the law Comprehensive public awareness campaign including online resources, foreclosure prevention workshops, a hotline to connect homeowners with counseling and legal assistance, and a mediation program. $1.3 million from the Funds to be distributed to local nonprofits to provide foreclosure ; $85,000 matching mitigation counseling and legal assistance grant from the Department of Consumer and Business Services $19.5 million from the $1.7 million from the $2.0 million from the $355,000 from the National Counseling Foreclosure mitigation counseling and legal assistance About/09Press/Oct26. aspx ate.nc.us/newsitems/ PressReleaseDetail.as px?newsitemid=475 hio.gov/history.aspx news_releases/foreclo sure_grant.pdf nsumers/homeowners /fm_counseling.aspx c.us/press_releases/i d/372 Page 7 of 8

8 State Responses to Housing Crisis: Non-Financial Assistance s--continued Tennessee Texas State Date Administration Funding details Source Foreclosure Prevention Initiative Jan 08 Virginia Washington Washington Homeownership Information Hotline and Counseling Wisconsin Tennessee Housing Development Agency Tennessee Housing Development Agency Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Virginia Housing Development Washington State Department of Financial Institutions Washington State Housing Finance Commission Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development $350,000 from THDA; $75,000 from TN Dept. of Financial Institutions $3.0 million from the $1.0 million from the ; $90,000 from TDHCA and TSAHC $672,000 from the National Counseling $1.5 million in state appropriations $1.5 million from the $837,000 from the National Counseling Public awareness campaign Distribution of federal funds to organizations to provide foreclosure prevention counseling and legal assistance Foreclosure intervention counseling for homeowners with mortgages in or at risk of default Outreach, hotline, and counseling (funds distributed to counseling agencies across the state) and legal assistance l/pa/progdescs/fcpreve ntion.pdf l/pa/progdescs/fcpreve ntion.pdf tx.us/ppa/docs/press_ Releases/ NFMCRound2.pdf Newsletter/ in dex.htm#hotline Source: Tax Policy Center