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Housing counselors near you

The counseling agencies on this list are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and they can offer independent advice about whether a particular set of mortgage loan terms is a good fit based on your objectives and circumstances, often at little or no cost to you. This list shows you several approved agencies in your area. You can find other approved counseling agencies at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) website: consumerfinance.gov/mortgagehelp or by calling 1-855-411-CFPB (2372). You can also access a list of nationwide HUD-approved counseling agencies at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/hcc/hcc_home

Find a housing counselor

Housing counselors throughout the country can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, forbearances, foreclosures, and credit issues. This list will show you several approved agencies in your area. The counseling agencies on this list are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and they can offer independent advice, often at little or no cost to you. There is also a list of nationwide HUD-approved counseling agencies .

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Use the search box below to find a housing counselor near you. Not every housing counselor offers all services, so be sure to check the list of services offered by each agency.

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This tool is powered by HUD's official list of housing counselors. If you notice errors in the housing counselor data, contact housing.counseling@hud.gov.

Displaying the 10 locations closest to ZIP code 07012

Agency Services Distance
  1. Website:
    Phone:
    888-738-8233
    Email Address:
    rgraves@nfdm.org
    Languages:
    English
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshop
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Financial, Budgeting and Credit Repair Workshops
  • Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
  • Rental Housing Workshops
3.7 miles
  1. Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc
    191 Market St
    Paterson, NJ 07505-1507
    Website:
    Phone:
    973-279-2333-135
    Email Address:
    Dallen@patersontaskforce.com
    Languages:
    English
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Financial, Budgeting and Credit Repair Workshops
  • Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
  • Rental Housing Workshops
4.9 miles
  1. Housing Authority of the City of Paterson
    60 Van Houten St
    Paterson, NJ 07505-1028
    Website:
    Phone:
    973-345-5085
    Languages:
    English
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
5.1 miles
  1. Website:
    Phone:
    201-336-7400
    Email Address:
    raromano@bergencountynj.gov
    Languages:
    English
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
6.5 miles
  1. Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey
    131 Main St Ste 140
    Hackensack, NJ 07601-7140
    Website:
    Phone:
    201-489-3552
    Languages:
    English, Spanish
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Rental Housing Counseling
6.6 miles
  1. Urban League of Essex County
    508 Central Ave
    Newark, NJ 07107-1430
    Website:
    Phone:
    973-624-9535
    Languages:
    English
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshop
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Financial, Budgeting and Credit Repair Workshops
  • Services for Homeless Counseling
  • Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
7.0 miles
  1. Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.
    392 Main St
    Hackensack, NJ 07601-5805
    Website:
    Phone:
    201-968-0200
    Email Address:
    info@greaterbergen.org
    Languages:
    English, Spanish
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Financial, Budgeting and Credit Repair Workshops
  • Services for Homeless Counseling
  • Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
  • Rental Housing Workshops
7.1 miles
  1. New Jersey Citizen Action
    625 Broad St
    Newark, NJ 07102-4415
    Website:
    Phone:
    973-643-8800
    Email Address:
    application@njcitizenaction.org
    Languages:
    English, Spanish
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
  • Rental Housing Workshops
7.3 miles
  1. Nsc (Naca Counseling Subsidiary) - Newark, Nj
    60 Park Pl Ste 800
    Newark, NJ 07102-5508
    Website:
    Phone:
    973-679-2601
    Email Address:
    service@naca.com
    Languages:
    English, Other, Spanish
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
  • Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
  • Predatory Lending Education Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
7.4 miles
  1. Tri-City Peoples Corporation
    675 S 19th St

    Newark, NJ 07103-1033
    Website:
    Phone:
    097-367-5448
    Email Address:
    tcaldwell@tri-citypeoples.org
    Languages:
    English
  • Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counse
  • Resolving/Preventing Mortgage Delinquency Workshop
  • Financial Management/Budget Counseling
  • Financial, Budgeting and Credit Repair Workshops
  • Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
  • Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Services for Homeless Counseling
  • Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
  • Pre-purchase Counseling
  • Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
  • Rental Housing Counseling
  • Rental Housing Workshops
8.2 miles