Assistance Available [descriptions]:

Quick Links/Phone Contacts:

Keep My TN Home - Call toll free (855) 890-8073 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) or email to see if you qualify for Tennessee’s Hardest Hit Fund for unemployed and underemployed homeowners unable to make their mortgage payments.

Tennessee Housing Development Agency, TN - Foreclosure Prevention Counseling for information specifically for those seeking to avoid foreclosure in Tennessee.

HOPE Now - A National alliance to help distressed homeowners keep their homes. (888) 995-HOPE (4673)

Making Home Affordable - a resource for loan modification/refinancing tools to help you stay in your home. (888) 995-HOPE (4673)

If you have an FHA-insured mortgage, contact the FHA Servicing/Loss Mitigation Center at (877) 622-8525 or contact our FHA Resource Center at (800) 225-5342 (press option 1). If you don't know whether you have an FHA-insured mortgage, contact your mortgage company and ask if it is an FHA-insured mortgage. They will be able to tell you what type of mortgage you have (e.g., FHA-insured, Fannie Mae, conventional, etc.).

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL REACH $25 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH FIVE LARGEST MORTGAGE SERVICERS

Grants from HUD - Although HUD does not provide grants directly to individuals, HUD does provide grants to governments, nonprofits, and other eligible grantees who administer various housing and community development programs that individuals may qualify for. To find out if you may qualify for assistance for homeownership assistance or assistance to have your home repaired/rehabilitated or other types of assistance, contact the following HUD grantees.

Community Development Block Grants

HOME Program

Section 8/Vouchers/Subsidized and Low-Rent Apartments

Rental help - information about housing choice vouchers (Section 8), subsidized apartments, low-rent apartments, and more

Public Housing Programs in West Tennessee are handled by the Memphis Hub Office

MEMPHIS Hub
One Memphis Place
200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300
Memphis TN 38103-2389

Director: Marcia Lewis
Phone:(901) 544-3544
Fax:(901) 544-3063

Regional Public Housing Director
Victoria Main
(904) 208-1016

Homeless Programs - HUD has many programs available to help the homeless in Tennessee

HUD's Homeless Assistance page for Tennessee offers available resources.

Homeownership - HUD's FHA offers a variety of Single Family (1-4 units) mortgages to help you buy a home with little money down (about 3 ½ percent). Find out more by calling our FHA Resource Center/Atlanta Homeownership Center (HOC) - (800) 225-5342 and pressing option 3 and then 4; or, go online to find answers to your questions. HUD also provides grants to governments and nonprofits to provide homebuyer assistance, so be sure to visit our Homeownership page to find out if there is funding available and if you qualify.

HUD Homes for Sale - The sale of HUD homes has been contracted to various companies. You can find the contact information along with a listing of HUD homes for sale on the website. For additional information or assistance, HUD's Atlanta Homeownership Center (HOC) oversees the contracts on all HUD homes and you may contact our FHA Resource Center at (800) 225-5342 (press option 3 and then 2) to speak with a representative.

Working for HUD - If you would like a career with HUD or with the federal government, please visit www.usajobs.gov to look up job openings and apply for a position. All Federal jobs are posted on this website.

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Avoiding Foreclosure
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HUD Frequently Called Telephone Numbers
HUD Homes for Sale
Rental Help
Section 8
Subsidized Apartments
Vouchers
Working for HUD

Contact Us by Phone:
To reach our office, you may call us at (901) 544-3367. You will be prompted to choose from the following selection:

1- Enter the name of
the person you are calling if you know their extension
2- Homeownership information or for a member of the housing industry
5- Field Office Director
6- Office Hours and Address
0- Customer Service Representative

HUD Frequently Called Telephone Numbers/Links:

HUD Secretary, TN and AR Attorneys General Announce Settlement

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan discusses Tennessee Attorney General Settlement with Tennessee and Arkansas Attorneys General Robert E. Cooper, Jr., and Dustin McDaniel

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan joined the Tennessee and Arkansas Attorneys General Robert E. Cooper, Jr., and Dustin McDaniel on April 9, 2012, in Memphis, Tennessee to announce the terms of the $25 billion foreclosure settlement between the nation's five largest banks and the attorneys general from 49 states.