Public Meeting to discuss Florida Housing’s administration of a $10 million allocation from the National Mortgage Settlement funds designated to provide Foreclosure Counseling Services and to receive comments from stakeholders. 1. Funding: $10 ...

 

FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION

The Florida Housing Finance Corporation announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Telephone Conference Call. Call-in number [phone], participant pass code 1242774199#
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Public Meeting to discuss Florida Housing’s administration of a $10 million allocation from the National Mortgage Settlement funds designated to provide Foreclosure Counseling Services and to receive comments from stakeholders.
1. Funding: $10 million designated for housing counseling from the National Mortgage Settlement.
2. Program Objectives: a. Help prevent homeowners from going into foreclosure. b. Provide families with a good financial management education to help them better manage their money and assist families with credit problems to become financially stable.
3. Program Approach: a. Funding provided on a fee-for-service basis to local housing counseling agencies (HCAs) to carry out foreclosure counseling services and more extensive financial management education. b. Provide counseling and educational support for at risk homeowners. c. HUD Approved HCAs will develop an action plan for each client that is tailored to their needs d. Provide families with the ability to follow a tailored plan throughout the modification or foreclosure process
4. Summary of Implementation Steps/Timeline: a. Create Program Parameters. b. Determine Allocation of Foreclosure Counseling Funding across the State. c. Engage Housing Counseling Agency Services. d. Procure Training and Monitoring Services. e. Develop a Data Reporting System to Monitor Program Success and Manage Reporting. f. Carry Out Initial Training in Preparation for Implementation. g. Begin Offering Foreclosure Counseling and Financial Management Education Services to Homeowners Statewide
5. Allocation Methodology.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Rob Dearduff at [phone].
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rob Dearduff at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.