This is the HUD national homeownership center reference guide mailing list for real estate industry professionals that are interested in updates to HUD Mortgagee letters, notices and guidebooks, & FHA Housing Industry Training. Please visit our homepage at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hsgsingle.cfm Servicing lenders can visit HUD’s National Servicing Center at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/nsc/nschome.cfm This list does not provide HudHome property listings.
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Reminder to Industry Partners of HUD’s National Servicing Center’s (NSC) web-based training application: Electronic Courses on Loss Mitigation and Servicing System (Eclass):
Mortgagee Letter 2009-45 announced HUD’s Eclass System to provide a web-based training to HUD-Approved Lenders, HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies, Non-Profit Housing Counseling Agencies, and HUD Staff. The System tracks progress of trainees, scores tests online, and creates and prints Certificates of Completion. The System also allows trainees to register for instructor-led classroom training. Eclass is required to be completed prior attending HUD Loss Mitigation Training. Please note the Eclass System also includes a module specifically addressing FHA’s Home Affordable Program (FHA-HAMP): FHA’s Home Affordable Modification Loss Mitigation Option.
HUD-Approved Lenders are required to enter their Mortgagee ID Number, HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies are required to enter their Tax ID Number and HUD Staff’s email addresses will grant them access. All other trainees are required to go through a screening process and will be notified by NSC if they are approved to proceed through the training modules. The System is designed to allow the trainee to progress through each of the twelve (12) modules and/or “pick and choose” a module for which they may need a refresher. The twelve (12) Modules are:
1) Early Delinquency Servicing Activities
2) HUD’s Loss Mitigation Program Overview
3) Special Forbearance Option
4) Loan Modification Option
5) Partial Claim Option
6) FHA’s Home Affordable Modification Option (FHA-HAMP)
7) Pre-foreclosure Sale Program
8) Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure
9) Extension of Time Requests and Variances
10) Single Family Default Monitoring System
11) HUD’s Tier Ranking System and
12) Property Condition and Re-Conveyance Appeal Process
Eclass is a web-based application that operates from a Web Application Server and is accessible through the internet using a standard web browser. Some features of the system require that users have Acrobat Reader and Flash Player 7 plug-in installed on their computer. The web-based application may be accessed at the following address: https://elcass.hud-nsctraining.com FHA Mortgagee letters can be found online at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/letters/mortgagee/
Please note for technical support concerning the Eclass System, you will be emailing HUD’s contractor at: support_eclass@hud-nsctraining.com Please be sure to copy these types of emails to NSC at: eclass@hud.gov as well.
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Once you have taken the Eclass course, you can then register and attend these FHA’s Loss Mitigation training and events around the nation:
April 29, 2010 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
May 5, 2010 – Free Webinar. The FHA Philadelphia Homeowner Center (HOC) invites you to a training webinar entitled “Administration of the HUD Housing Counseling Program”. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5th from 2:00 to 4:00 Eastern and is intended for HUD approved housing counseling agencies that do business with the Philadelphia HOC jurisdiction. FHA staff will present information on the 9902 preparation and reporting; client action plans, record keeping, an overview of the HCS system and other related topics. Registration required. More info at: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=67401 (Eclass course not required for this webinar.)
May 13, 2010 – Tampa, FL. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
May 18-19, 2010 – Oklahoma City, OK. Early Delinquency Servicing & Loss Mitigation Program Training for HUD-Approved mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counselors & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/nsc/training.cfm
May 20, 2010 – Denver, CO. Legal Services Resources for Foreclosure Intervention Counselors. This course helps foreclosure intervention counselors make intelligent & efficient referrals for legal services based on the services that are available in their state. It is intended to supplement existing training opportunities for foreclosure intervention counselors & assumes that participants have already received training that provided them with the basic knowledge & skills to successfully deliver counseling assistance to delinquent borrowers. This course is open to nonprofit housing counseling agencies, local jurisdictions that conduct counseling, & government agencies that operate in the foreclosure arena. Presented by RCAC. Registration required. More info at: http://www.rcac.org/events.aspx?490 (Eclass course not required for this class.)
May 21, 2010 – Jacksonville, FL. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 8, 2010 – Cleveland, OH. Loss Mitigation Training by the Philadelphia Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 9, 2010 – Nashville, TN. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 10, 2010 – Chicago, IL. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 15, 2010 – Springfield, IL. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 16, 2010 – Memphis, TN. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
June 16, 2010 – Louisville, KY. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
July 20, 2010 – Atlanta, GA. Loss Mitigation Training by the Atlanta Homeownership Center. This training is for HUD-approved Mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. NOTE: THIS IS A DATE CHANGE FROM THE JUNE 8th POSTING. Registration required, no fee. More info at: https://eclass.hud-nsctraining.com/
August 24-25, 2010 – Oklahoma City, OK. Early Delinquency Servicing & Loss Mitigation Program Training for HUD-Approved mortgagees, HUD-approved Housing Counselors & Nonprofit Housing Counselors. Registration required, no fee. More info at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/nsc/training.cfm
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