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Welcome to the National Housing Resource Center Online
The National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) is an advocate for the nonprofit housing counseling industry, as well as for housing consumers, for communities of color, for the elderly, and for under-served populations. This website is home resources and tools for housing counselors.
Checkout our resources page for useful links, info, and research articles.
In The News: Widening Racial Gap, Loan Defaults, and Re-Emerging Subprime Market
Racial Wealth Gap Widened During RecessionWASHINGTON – Millions of Americans suffered a loss of wealth during the recession and the sluggish recovery that followed. But the last half-decade has proved far worse for black and Hispanic families than for white families, starkly widening the already large gulf in wealth between non-Hispanic white Americans and most minority groups, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.
Watchdog Sounds The Alarm On Troubled Loan Modification PlanStruggling homeowners who received loan modifications under a federal government program are defaulting on their mortgages at an alarming rate, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday. Read the whole story at Washington Post
Happy Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial Literacy Month in the United States. Don’t miss out on opportunities to highlight the importance of financial literacy to your clients.
We would like to invite you to checkout our recently updated list of Resources & Tools for free tools, e-books, calculators, and information about financial literacy.
Did you know that the NHRC website also has more than 150 resources for housing counselors? Our resource list continues to grow daily. Suggest a Resource, Tool, or Category.
See related pages: Financial Literacy, Research & Reports and Calculators