Agency Receives Designation as HUD-Approved Regional Intermediary


Riverside, CA (Vocus) July 7, 2010

Springboard Nonprofit Customer Credit Management is pleased to announce it has been authorized by the U.S. Division of Housing and Urban Improvement (HUD) as a regional intermediary agency. This signifies that Springboard serves a distinct regional area with branches or affiliates in eight or fewer states. As a regional intermediary agency, Springboard provides education, technical assistance, oversight and pass via funding to regional affiliates or branches. Springboard is recognized as one particular of the biggest nonprofit HUD-approved housing counseling agencies on the West Coast with offices in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.

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Prior to this expanded regional status, Springboard was certified as Multi-State Organization (MSO) offering housing counseling solutions in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Established in 1974, Springboard is a 501(c)(three) nonprofit community service organization that functions to strengthen communities and improve the lives of consumers by providing services that promote economic literacy, homeownership and a healthier economy.

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Have been extremely pleased to get this critical distinction, mentioned Todd Emerson, Springboards president and chief executive officer. This is a significant achievement for our agency and the communities we serve. Springboard has a very educated employees that is committed to supplying extensive housing counseling, top quality financial education and specialist assistance to men and women and households in need to have, stated Emerson.

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Springboards core solutions contain monetary education credit and debt counseling debt management plans bankruptcy counseling and housing counseling, which includes foreclosure prevention and reverse mortgage counseling. In 2009, far more than 200,000 people nationwide contacted Springboard for counseling in credit and debt, bankruptcy, foreclosure and reverse mortgage.

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Springboards new portal http://www.HomeOwnership.org enables customers to access all HUD housing counseling solutions offered by the agency. Homeowners can schedule a priority counseling session with a certified housing counselor or may possibly contact a designated hotline for quick help, seven days a week. Distressed homeowners can also go to http://www.HomeOwnership.org and enter fundamental details to figure out the likelihood of a loan modification.

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