I agree to adopt the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling.

I attest that I have the authority to act on behalf of my organization. By agreeing to adopt the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling I affirm that I have read through the guidelines. My organization is committed to implement the guidelines into their everyday business practices. By adopting the Standards I allow the name of my organization to be used by the National Industry Standards Advisory Council.

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Which of the following services does your organization provide?*

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• Credit Counseling
• Delinquency/Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
• Financial Literacy Training
• Home Maintenance Training
• Homeless Services
• Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Programs
• Individual Development Accounts
• Postpurchase Counseling
• Prepurchase Counseling (one-on-one)
• Prepurchase Education (group workshops)
• Rental Housing Counseling
• Mortgage Lending
• Real Estate Appraisal
• Real Estate Broker
• Reverse Mortgage Counseling (HECM)

• Other:

Which of the following attributes apply to your organization?*

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• 501(c)(3)
• HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency

Affiliate of a National Housing Counseling Intermediary:

Intermediary

Select an intermediary AARP Foundation ACORN Housing Corporation Catholic Charities USA Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc. (CHAPA) HOMEFREE USA Homeownership Preservation Foundation Housing Partnership Network Mission of Peace Mississippi Homebuyer Education Center Initiative Mon Valley Initiative Money Management International Inc. NID-HCA National Council of La Raza National Council on the Aging National Credit Union Foundation National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc. National Urban League NeighborWorks America Rural Community Assistance Corporation Structured Employment Economic Development Corp. (Seedco) West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. (WTLS) Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) - Other - National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions National Association of Real Estate Brokers-Investment Division, Inc.

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Which of the following standards are you adopting?

Please select one or more

Homeownership Education

Homeownership Counseling

Foreclosure Intervention Counseling

The Code of Ethics and Conduct is an essential component of the National Industry Standards.  It is required that a signed copy be kept on file within your office for each counselor listed and made available upon request.  It is important that counselors read, sign, and agree to abide by The Code of Ethics and Conduct and the guidelines set forth in the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling.  

--Click here to download and print the Code of Ethics and Conduct--

Download the National Industry Code of Ethics and Conduct For Homeownership Professionals form

By checking this box you are attesting that the counselors listed in your organization's profile have read and signed the Code of Ethics and Conduct and filed a copy in your office.

The next step in the application process is to add your counselors and educators.