Provides one-on-one counseling and general education to either potential home buyers or existing homeowners at risk of losing their investment. Offers one-on-one pre and post purchase counseling, and workshops on a variety of topics including budget development, credit management, foreclosure prevention and financial literacy.

Assists and advises debtors in representing themselves in court and filing all the necessary court paperwork related to debt. Program can help people who may have collections issues, wage garnishments, frozen bank accounts, debt court cases or judgments related to credit card debts, medical debts, student loans, car loans, utilities collections, lines of credit, charge accounts, and foreclosures.

Assists and advises debtors in representing themselves in court and filing all the necessary court paperwork related to debt. Program can help people who may have collections issues, wage garnishments, frozen bank accounts, debt court cases or judgments related to credit card debts, medical debts, student loans, car loans, utilities collections, lines of credit, charge accounts, and foreclosures.

Assists and advises debtors in representing themselves in court and filing all the necessary court paperwork related to debt. Program can help people who may have collections issues, wage garnishments, frozen bank accounts, debt court cases or judgments related to credit card debts, medical debts, student loans, car loans, utilities collections, lines of credit, charge accounts, and foreclosures.

A network of over 85 housing counseling and legal services organizations across the state that provide free, qualified mortgage assistance relief services to homeowners. HOPP representatives can connect New Yorkers to high-quality counseling or legal services all over New York State. The HOPP Program is designed to ensure that no family in New York State ever loses their home because they do not have access to a lawyer or qualified housing counselor. Services include: - Assistance with applying for a loan modification, or other types of loss mitigation - Direct representation in court proceedings, including settlement conferences - Homeownership counseling Operates HomeownerHelpNY (https://homeownerhelpny.org/), an online service that provides New Yorkers with the tools and support to avoid foreclosure and/or scams, and to help them find qualified mortgage assistance relief services from the HOPP network. HomeownerHelpNY is a collaboration between the New York State Attorney General Office and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, a non-profit committed to protecting and preserving affordable homeownership.

Families falling behind on mortgage payments can speak with a housing counselor. They will discuss methods to stop foreclosure, including loan modification, forbearance plans, or other plans to allow the family to remain in the home and catch up on missed payments.

* Provides comprehensive free telephone counseling to help avoid foreclosure or anyone struggling with their mortgage.

* Trained counselors in foreclosure prevention and will set up a plan of action.

Responsible for taking and processing mortgages and liens for applicants and recipients of some social services. Responsible for paying for and assisting in the scheduling of burials for residents of Onondaga County who die without funds or family to arrange and pay for a burial. Makes claims against personal injury defendants and estates for the recovery of some benefit payments.

* Provides a free consultation with a bankruptcy lawyer to discuss options for debt relief under bankruptcy protection.

* Determines if bankruptcy will provide a fresh start to eliminate debts, stop foreclosure, or find relief from medical debts and credit card debt.

Provides a program designed to help homeowners remain in their homes by preventing and/or delaying foreclosure. Cases covered include mortgage foreclosure, tax foreclosures, and tenants being evicted due to foreclosure.

* Offer home ownership counseling and credit counseling to first time home buyers.* Provides comprehensive foreclosure prevention counseling.* Offers financial literacy classes.

Provides a program designed to help homeowners remain in their homes by preventing and/or delaying foreclosure. Cases covered include mortgage foreclosure, tax foreclosures, and tenants being evicted due to foreclosure.

Provides assistance to low and moderate income homeowners facing foreclosure and settlements.

Provides housing counseling, pre- and post-purchase/homebuyer counseling, foreclosure prevention/default counseling and closing cost assistance.

* Provides a free consultation with a bankruptcy lawyer to discuss options for debt relief under bankruptcy protection. * Determines if bankruptcy will provide a fresh start to eliminate debts, stop foreclosure, or find relief from medical debts and credit card debt.

Offers referrals to government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations for information about foreclosure while caller is working with lender during this process.

Offers free, one-on-one, professional financial counseling to the residents of Onondaga County. Focuses on improvements in credit, banking, debt, and savings. Operates through partner agency counselors located at several locations in Syracuse. Currently offering services remotely only.

Provides civil legal services regarding housing issues, consumer problems, income security/benefits, and language access.

TRIP offers housing counseling services free of charge for purchase, default, foreclosure prevention and mortgage counseling.

Assists with consumer legal issues including bankruptcy, frozen bank accounts, debt problems, student loans, ID theft, car problems, and utility shutoffs.

Provides supports and raising awareness for community families through one-on-one advocacy, and support, goal setting, budget development and individual attention as well as larger community presentations, increased access to services, and referrals to appropriate community resources.

Assists with consumer legal issues including bankruptcy, frozen bank accounts, debt problems, student loans, ID theft, car problems, and utility shutoffs.

Assists persons/families in wide range of housing-related services such as pre-purchase counseling for home buyers, pre-rental, rental delinquency, mortgage default, post-occupancy, reverse mortgages, and money management counseling.