HUD Publishes Interim Final Rule to Delay Housing Counselor

HUD PUBLISHES INTERIM FINAL RULE TO DELAY HOUSING COUNSELOR

CERTIFICATION DEADLINE TO ENSURE VITAL COUNSELING SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY: On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published this Interim Final Rule on its website to announce a delay in the deadline for housing counselors to become HUD certified. The pause is meant to ensure that vital housing counseling services remain available to the nation’s homebuyers and renters, particularly those who need housing and mortgage assistance to recover financially from the effects of the COVID-19 emergency. The Interim Final Rule will be subsequently published for comment in the Federal Register.