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Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007

Introduced: November 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 16, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a grant program to assist eligible organizations to provide financial education and counseling services to homeowners and prospective homebuyers.

Requires the Secretary to give preference to established community-based financial education and counseling organizations capable of providing in-person services.

Prohibits an organization from receiving such financial assistance unless its financial counselors are HUD-certified.

What's happening now November 16, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 15, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2399: Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2399/
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