In order to become a HECM counselor on the HUD HECM roster, you must take an approved formal HECM Training course. To remain on the roster, you are required by HUD to take a training course every two years. NeighborWorks offers courses in the classroom, and online.
To find out when these courses are being offered, use NeighborWorks’ Training Events Calendar to “Search Courses” by name or course ID.
A certificate will be administered for each successfully completed course. This certificate must be scanned and uploaded into the FHA roster application system.
NeighborWorks America currently offers a total of four classroom HECM training courses, available at NeighborWorks Training Institutes (NTI's) and occasional Place Based Trainings (PBT's):
A certificate will be administered for each successfully completed eLearning course. This certificate must be scanned and uploaded into the FHA roster application system.
NeighborWorks America currently offers a total of four eLearning training courses that relate in some way to HECM- each course listed below is $195.00. There is one course (HO104el) that counts toward the education requirement for getting on the HUD roster for the first time. There are three additional eLearning classes (HO102el, HO109el, and HO130el) that can be applied toward HUD’s continuing education requirement. For more details on this please see Staying on the HUD HECM Roster.
HO104el HECM Counseling Basics
HO102el Mortgage Lending Fundamentals for Homeownership Professionals
HO130el Understanding Credit Reports and Credit Scoring
In order to register for an eLearning course, or a training event, please visit NeighborWorks’ Online Registration website. If you already have an account, log in and search for your event or course. If you have not yet created an account, please do so and register for the desired course or event. Questions about the registration process can be directed to TrainingEvents@nw.org or (800) 438-5547.