Community-based organization only serving specific areas
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
(Separate Website)
Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Inc. is a community-based financial counseling and economic assistance organization serving homeowners, homebuyers, tenants, landlords and merchants in Brooklyn, New York. Contact this organization if you are looking for a mortgage, if you are having problems paying your mortgage or if you are in foreclosure.
Pratt Area Community Council (PACC)
(Separate Website)
The Pratt Area Community Council (PACC) is a community-based organization committed to working with residents of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. PACC can help you keep your home, especially if you are threatened by foreclosure or default on a loan. PACC also helps seniors with money for emergency repairs.
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp.
(Separate Website)
St. Nick's offers advocacy and counseling on housing issues for both tenants and homeowners in English and Spanish. Its service area is roughly defined as east of Union Avenue, west of Morgan Avenue, north of Flushing Avenue and South of Norman Avenue, a primarily East Williamsburg and Greenpoint area in Brooklyn. Its mission is to preserve and rebuild the neighborhood to the benefit of its low- and moderate-income residents.
Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center Inc.
(Separate Website)
The Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center, Inc. is a non profit organization committed to empower the community by promoting collective action to demanding social justice and better opportunities for immigrants, low income residents and people of color in West Harlem, a community of traditionally neglected minority population. The center works in the areas of family and domestic violence, housing and environmental justice, education, art, youth issues, and other activities that provide opportunities for community leadership.
By: Lawhelp NY
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
(Separate Website)
The FTC accepts complaints against fraudulent businesses. While the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems, your complaint helps the FTC investigate fraud, and can lead to law enforcement action.
HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues, and reverse mortgages.
By: U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs
(Separate Website)
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs is responsible for enforcing consumer protection laws. This agency works to curb deceptive trade practices related to the sale, lease, rental, or loan of consumer goods or services, or harassment related to the collection of consumer debts. You can check the license of a local business or file a complaint against a local business with this agency.
New York State Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
The New York State Attorney General's Office prosecutes businesses and individuals engaged in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or illegal trade practices. This agency also mediates thousands of complaints each year from individual consumers and provides general consumer protection information.
New York State Banking Department
(Separate Website)
The New York State Department of Banking regulates mortgage bankers, brokers and other licensed lenders in New York State. You can contact them to check if a lender is licensed, or to file a complaint against a lender.
By: New York State Banking Department
Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE)
(Separate Website)
A web site that includes an online directory of financial education providers and helpful information.
Social service organizations serving different neighborhoods
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE)
(Separate Website)
The AAFE Community Development Fund is a subsidiary of Asian Americans for Equality-- a community based, not-for-profit organization established in 1974, committed to community service and empowerment targeting immigrants, low-income families and minorities throughout New York City. AAFE's programs and services include housing development, homeownership, comprehensive social services, civil rights, economic development and technical assistance. AAFE operates out of four locations in the Chinatown/Lower East Side areas of Manhattan and Flushing, Queens. All services are provided in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, and Urdu.
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) Member Organizations
(Separate Website)
This is a list of neighborhod-based organizations that provide assistance to tenants and build low-income houisng.
NEDAP's NYC Fair Lending Education & Outreach Project
(Separate Website)
NEDAP's Fair Lending Education & Outreach Program works to combat predatory mortgage lending in New York City.
Chhaya Community Development Corporation
(Separate Website)
Chhaya's mission is to address and advocate for the housing and community development needs of South Asian American communities in New York City regardless of class, caste, country of origin, or religious affiliation.
By: LawHelp NY
Community Service Society - Eviction Prevention Program
(Separate Website)
This organization provides information, referrals and advocacy for tenants and homeowners threatened with homelessness. They help apply for a "one-shot deal" or ongoing public assistance to pay rent arrears and advise all applicants on eligibility for "Jiggetts" relief. Clients receive referrals to appropriate legal services, budget and credit counseling, or protective services for adults. Their staff follows up until the eviction or foreclosure has stopped and rent or mortgage arrears are paid.
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
(Separate Website)
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) is a nonprofit organization that engages, trains and supports older adults in using technology to improve their quality of life and enhance their social and civic engagement.
By: Lawhelp NY
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHS) Early Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention
(Separate Website)
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. (NHS) is a not-for-profit citywide organization working in New York City's low and moderate income neighborhoods. NHS operates several programs, including a low-interest loan program, Home Buyer Seminars and foreclosure prevention counseling.
Foreclosure Prevention Counselors (by County)
(Separate Website)
New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal can help you find a not-for-profit housing counselor in your area. Not-for-profit housing counselors provide free, professional advice.
By: New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
New York City Homeowner Resource Guide
(Separate Website)
These organizations offer a range of services to homeowners, including foreclosure prevention legal
services and counseling, loan remediation, work-out plans, reverse mortgages and credit counseling.
By: Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
211-Free Access To Health and Human Services Information and Referrals Updated22
(Separate Website)
2-1-1 is the abbreviated dialing code for free access to health and human services information and referral (I &R).
By: United Way
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Better Business Bureau (BBB) - Metropolitan New York, Long Island, and the Mid-Hudson Region
(Separate Website)
The Better Business Bureau provides reports on local businesses and charities. You can also file a complaint against a local business with this organization.
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
(Separate Website)
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) consists of all the State's major housing and community renewal agencies.
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