Resources for Professionals


Recognized nationally as a model of home ownership and foreclosure prevention programming, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center convenes a network of 50 non-profit, government and tribal organizations to deliver home ownership education and counseling and foreclosure counseling services to low and moderate-income households throughout Minnesota. Through its network of community partners, the Center provides 15,000 households each year with the tools they need to purchase and sustain affordable homes.


♦  Information and Referral Training Workshops:
As the foreclosure crisis sweeps across the state, organizations that encounter distressed homeowners are getting more and more questions about mortgage foreclosure. To help provide answers to these questions, Minnesota Home Ownership Center is offering a series of free training workshops on working with, and assisting, distressed and at-risk homeowners.

This training is designed for staff from public, private, governmental and non-profit organizations that come in contact with homeowners that may be facing the threat of foreclosure.
For additional information, or to register for one of these trainings, feel free to follow the links below:






♦  Center’s ListServe / Electronic Newsletter:
The Minnesota Home Ownership Center communicates with our provider network, community partners and other interested parties via a List Serve (Electronic Newsletter) about topics pertaining to foreclosure prevention resources. These resources may include information about upcoming outreach events, media coverage, new tools for consumers, information from lenders and servicers, etc.  
The ListServe is published approximately 3 times a month.
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♦  Marketing Materials  for Foreclosure Services:
The Center has developed a series of marketing materials to help you get the word out to your clients about the existence of the foreclosure counseling network in Minnesota. Early intervention is the key. The sooner homeowners call, the more options they have available to them. Below are samples of our materials. Please feel free to print and distribute.   Printed versions are also available (costs may be involved). For more information, contact Ed Nelson at the Center.

2-Sided, Full Color Postcard
5.5"  x  8.5"
(Click for PDF)

2-Sided
Full Color
Insert / Stuffer
3.5"  x  8.5"
(Click for PDF)

 Single-Sided  Full-Color
Borrowers Workshop Flyer
8.5"  x  11"
(Click for PDF)

Customizing these materials:

The Minnesota Home Ownership Center is currently working with a number of utility companies, tax departments, cities, lenders and others to customize these materials for use in mass-mailings and other outreaches to consumers.  If you would be interested in working with the Center to customize a piece to reach your constituents, feel free to contact Ed Nelson at the Center.  (Costs may be involved).

                                             
       
♦  Other Materials and Handouts:

            ♦  Foreclosure Timeline in Minnesota

The Minnesota Home Ownership Center has developed a document that graphically takes you through the foreclosure process in Minnesota.  Click on the image to the right to view the document.
          ♦  Foreclosure Timeline in Minnesota (Spanish)

This is the Spanish language version of the "Foreclosure Timeline in Minnesota" document.  Click on the image to the right to view the document.
          ♦  Foreclosure Counseling Services Map

A one-page map of the state of Minnesota, outlining the service areas for the Center's network of foreclosure counselors.  An interactive version of this map is available online here.
          ♦  Call To Action Document

The Minnesota Home Ownership Center needs your help.  This document outlines some of the steps you can take to assist the Center in its foreclosure prevention outreach efforts.
          ♦  Tips For Talking With Your Lender

This document offers homeowners a list of tips and suggestions when working with their lender or servicer about the options that they may be able to offer.
          ♦  Understanding Workout Options

This document offers homeowners an overview of the workout options and possible loss-mitigation tools they may have available to them through their lender.


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