Intake Form - English

Form

Program

APPLICANT

Citizenship Status
Gender *
First Time Home Buyer *
Handicapped *
Veteran *
Household Type *
If not working enter n/a
Education Level (please check one) *
Ethnicity Hispanic *
Race *

CO APPLICANT

Citizenship Status
Gender
First Time Home Buyer
Handicapped
Veteran
Household Type
Education Level (please check one)
Ethnicity Hispanic
Race

REFERRED TO HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER BY: (PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Referred By *
Are you currently working with a lender/bank

AUTHORIZATION & CERTIFICATION

I Request and Authorize NHS of Greater Berks to:

Pull my/our credit report to review my/our credit file for housing counseling in connection with my pursuit of a loan to purchase real property.

Client’s Certification:

I/We certify that the information included in this form is accurate and complete to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

AUTHORIZATION, DISCLOSURE, PRIVACY STATEMENT (3-in-1)

MY PERSONAL INFORMATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES

By signing this form, I agree to share my personal financial and other private information. Signing this form also allows lenders and the Counseling Agency to discuss my accounts, credit, and finances, and to share my nonpublic personal information, described in the Privacy Policy provided with this authorization.

I understand that funders provide grants to make the counseling services possible, and that the Counseling Agency shares my information with these funders. These funders review Counseling Agency files, including my file, and may contact me to evaluate the counseling services that I receive.

I authorize my Counselor and the Counseling Agency to negotiate for me. The counseling services are offered free of charge, and neither the Counselor, nor the Counseling Agency, guarantees any result or outcome. I may be referred to other housing agencies for their services. I am not obligated to accept services or products from the Counseling Agency, its partners, or any organization I am referred to.

I understand that my Counselor cannot offer me legal or other professional advice or representation. If I need legal or other professional services I can ask my Counselor for information about referral services.

Counseling Services Checklist

Client must initial all items that are applicable

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AUTHORIZATION, DISCLOSURE, PRIVACY STATEMENT (3-in-1)

PRIVACY POLICY

This Counseling Agency respects the privacy of the people that come to us for assistance. We understand that the matters you discuss with us are very personal. All spoken and written information shared with us will be managed with our legal and ethical obligations to you, taken into consideration. We will not sell your personal information and we only share it
to provide you with counseling services.

Your “nonpublic personal information” (including total debt information, income, living expenses, and personal information concerning your financial circumstances) will be shared with creditors, funders, and others only after you sign the Counseling Services Authorization. We may also collect, use, and share anonymous aggregated case file information to evaluate our services, to gather valuable research information, and to design future programs.

Types of Information That We Gather About You:
  • Spoken or written information on applications and other documents, such as your name, address, social security
    number, assets, and income;
  • Information about your transactions with us, your creditors, or others, such as your account balance, payment
    history, parties to transactions and credit card usage; and
  • Information we receive from a credit reporting agency, such as your credit history.
You May Opt-Out If You Do Not Want Us to Share Your Information:
  • You may "opt-out" to prevent the disclosure of your nonpublic personal information to third parties (such as
    your creditors).
  • If you opt-out we cannot share your nonpublic information and we cannot answer questions from your
    creditors. We need to share your information to provide you with most services.
  • You may opt-out at any time by calling the Counseling Agency at the phone number listed on the Counseling
    Services Authorization provided with this Privacy Policy.
You May Opt-Out If You Do Not Want Us to Share Your Information:
  • You may "opt-out" to prevent the disclosure of your nonpublic personal information to third parties (such as
    your creditors).
  • If you opt-out we cannot share your nonpublic information and we cannot answer questions from your
    creditors. We need to share your information to provide you with most services.
  • You may opt-out at any time by calling the Counseling Agency at the phone number listed on the Counseling
    Services Authorization provided with this Privacy Policy.
How We Use Your Information:
  • If you do not opt-out we may share information that we collect about you with your creditors or others if we
    think it would be helpful to you, would help us counsel you, or when required by funders that make our services
    possible.
  • We may share information about you to anyone as permitted or as required by law (e.g., if a Court requires us
    to provide it with documents).
  • Within our organization, we restrict access to your information to those employees who need to know that
    information to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect
    your information as required by federal and state law.
Client Authorization

By signing below I authorize my employers, lenders, creditors, servicers, and others to share personal and
financial information with my Counselor and the Counseling Agency. I authorize my Counselor and the Counseling Agency
to collect information about my accounts and to share this information with others, including funders, as needed to
provide counseling services, to seek assistance from programs, or for related products and services. I authorize funders to contact me to evaluate programs that I participate in.

AUTHORIZATION, DISCLOSURE, PRIVACY STATEMENT (3-in-1)

COUNSELING AGENCY DISCLOSURES

Please Initial
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