Click on the “Download report” button to receive the information in a excel spreadsheet.For counselors wishing to access their own certificate, follow these steps:Log on to the FHA Connection. You can also access this page directly by going to the following URL: Upon completion of your registration, you will get an email stating that a secure, encrypted email has been sent to the Agency Program Manager from the FHA Connection within 2 business days, which will include the user ID.Keep your login information in a safe place because you will need Click the Send button. 1567 0 obj <>stream Tags: Housing Counseling Program Counselor/Coordinator Application Process. The lender submitter must be either the lender's Application Coordinator or a Standard User of the FHA Connection. When a new user ID is issued, counselors will receive a secure, encrypted email from the FHA Connection within 2 business days, which will include the user ID.Keep your login information in a safe place because you will need HUD Certified Housing Counselors need to request employment validation once they receive their FHAC User IDs.
Click the counselor’s name to see their record.At the bottom of the page, check a box to validate their employment. Step 1: Login to FHA Connection using https://entp.hud.gov/clas/ Step 2: Click on the ‘Sign On’ icon from the main page and enter a valid user name and password. The HUD Certified Housing Counselor Database Update/Renewal page is displayed with the counselor’s information.Update Personal Information and Contact information as needed.The counselor’s email address must be entered in the Confirm E-mail field each time an update is processed.The purpose of the FHAC Application Coordinator is to validate the counselor’s employment at the agency and to manage the data regarding the counselor’s employment status in the future.First, you must register for a User ID in FHA Connection (FHAC) as the FHAC Application Coordinator for your agency.You will arrive at the Housing Counseling Registration page. You are not in the certified counselor database yet.An error screen will appear. Related FAQs. Click on the icons below to refresh the page at the start of each instruction set. This page provides detailed instructions and accompanying screenshots for Housing Counselors and Agency FHA Connection application coordinators.This page has 3 different sets of instructions. The purpose of the FHAC Application Coordinator is to validate the counselor’s employment at the agency and to manage the data regarding the counselor’s employment status in the future. FHAC Application Coordinator Instructions. %PDF-1.5 %���� And remember: Warning!
To apply for a Standard User ID, fill out the Standard User Registration form on the FHA Connection. Application coordinators who work for an intermediary agency can export a spreadsheet of all counselors who work in the intermediary’s network. Please see your organization's Application Coordinator for assistance. endstream endobj startxref FHAC Application Coordinator is needed to verify employment. An Application Coordinator cannot self-certify his/her employment •If agencies access eLOCCS for grant draws agencies must identify a separate person for eLOCCS. After passing the HUD Certified housing counselor examination and transferring the exam results to the FHA Connection (FHAC), Counselors must apply for certification in the FHA Connection and have their employment validated by the agency FHA Connection application coordinator. — Auditor/Independent Public Accountant – has an “Independent User” ID with specific access rights that must be granted by an Application Coordinator; may be authorized to access financials for multiple FHA-Approved Lenders (separate registration process). A1: There are three (3) roles: Lender Submitter - This user completes the lender's LASS reporting package and submits it to both the Independent Public Accountant (IPA) for attestation and to HUD for review and recertification. To begin, the Application Coordinator signs on to the FHA Connection to query the certified housing counselors.On the HUD Certified Housing Counselor Database page,Select “Yes - Include Counselors for Branches, Affiliates, and Sub Grantees” if you are an intermediary and want to see counselors for all affiliatesSelect “Yes - Entered Agency Only” if you do not work for an intermediary or only wish to see the certified counselors from one agencyThe result will be a list of all certified housing counselors that meet the criteria you searched.
You can access the Counseling Functions menu through the following steps:Select HUD Certified Housing Counselor Database. Note: At all times, HUD participating housing counseling agencies must have an Agency FHAC Application Coordinator registered in FHA Connection. You should now see the counselor’s name or a list if there is more than one with that last name. An agency cannot have the same person registered in eLOCCS and FHA Connection Designating an FHAC Application Coordinator
Select Single Family FHA.If a match is found a list of agencies that employ the counselor are listed.If the applicant cannot remedy the error message after reading the instructions on this page, send an email with a screenshot of the error message and a description of the issue to the 2020 US Department of Housing and Urban Development
other FHA Connection applications that must be granted by an Application Coordinator.
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