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Training Opportunities

The NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) offers training specially designed to assist organizations and communities interested in understanding and educating community members about Predatory Lending. Check here for the full catalog of courses being offered at the upcoming NTI.

HO 240 Combating Predatory Lending: (Thurs-Fri)
This course is designed to help counselors identify and understand the latest predatory lending practices to effectively help their customers avoid these unscrupulous practices.

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Training Resources

• Pre-Course Reading Assignments:
  
  • Evolution of Predatory Lending
  • Predatory Lending Practice
    
• Post-Course Resources:
  
  • PowerPoint Presentation:
    Understanding Sub-Prime and Predatory Lending
    [MS PowerPoint, 1.77 MB]

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Brochures About Predatory Lending

• Avoiding Predatory Loans [PDF, 937 KB]: A NeighborWorks America Fact Sheet for Consumers
  
• Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City: "Fighting Back" Brochure [PDF, 148 KB]

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Workshops and Curriculums

• Banking On Your Future
  1. Avoiding Predatory Financial Services [PPT, 6.4 MB]
  • Facilitator's Guide [PDF, 1.6 MB]
  • Handout - Meet Maria [PDF, 122 KB]
  • Handout - Too Good) [PDF, 190 KB]
  2. Preventing Mortgage Lending Scams from Happening to You [PPT, 3.4 MB]
     • Facilitator's Guide [PDF, 5.2 MB]
     • Handout - Meet the Ellisons [PDF, 96 KB]
     • Handout - My Promises [PDF, 107 KB]
  3. Protecting Your Home From Lending Scams [PPT, 2 MB]
     • Facilitator's Guide [PDF, 3.5 MB]
     • Handout - Meet Mr Romano [PDF, 184 KB]
     
     
• Sharks in the Financial Water [PDF, 704 KB] — Neighborhood Housing Services, a NeighborWorks organization in Salisbury, Maryland, has created a curriculum for educating citizens about predatory lending.

• Sharks in the Financial Waters Consumer Education Workshop Trainer Agenda [PDF, 20 KB] Resources for trainers using the Salisbury NHS curriculum.

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Keys to my Home

Your dream of owning a home can become a reality if you set realistic goals, get sound advice, plan carefully and clearly understand the costs of homeownership. NeighborWorks America, through NCHEC, is pleased to partner with E*TRADE FINANCIAL to bring you this educational Web site, designed to help you make informed, sound decisions related to the homebuying process. See the Finance your Home section for useful information on Avoiding Predatory Lenders.

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Best Practices In Predatory Lending

Search our Winning Strategies Database to learn about the innovative approaches to preventing predatory lending used in the NeighborWorks network. Under "keywords," choose the first letter "P," then the category "predatory lending." Here are some of the case studies currently available in the database:

• Foreclosure Study at Los Angeles NHS
• HomeSight of Seattle Predatory-Lending Training  
• Lafayette NHS' Tippecanoe County Home Ownership Preservation Initiative  
• Lawrence CommunityWorks - Engaging Residents in a “Network Organizing” Approach  
• Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services “Stop! Predatory Lending Fund”
• Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Neighborhood Ownership-Recovery Mortgage-Assistance Loan — NORMAL(SM)
• Neighborhood Housing Services of Lehigh Valley Short Term Lease Purchase Program
• Neighborhood Renewal Services of Saginaw Public Forums on Predatory-Lending Tactics
• NeighborWorks of Western Vermont Anti–Predatory Lending Booklet
• NHS of Jamaica's Anti-Predatory Lending Task Force
• NHS of Minneapolis' Home Saver Program
• NHS of Phoenix Anti-Predatory Lending Loan Reviews
• Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation Participation in “Don’t Borrow Trouble” Campaign
• Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services’ Consumer-Alert Seminar

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