“Bank of America is committed to responsible lending and helping our customers become successful homeowners. We know this begins with an educated consumer. We are proud to partner with more than 500 world-class home buyer education providers to help ensure our customers have clear and transparent information and education they need to make informed, confident decisions.” — Glenda Gabriel, Neighborhood Lending Executive, Bank of America Home Loans

“Healthy, sustainable homeownership is critical to the lives of Long Islanders and to the neighborhoods in which they live. National standards for homeownership education are a necessary component to achieve sustainability. CDC of Long Island wholeheartedly endorses the elevation of this industry.” — Marianne Garvin, President, CDC Long Island

“Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco congratulates the lending, real estate, government and community development fields upon the release of the new industry standards for housing education and counseling, and wholeheartedly endorses the adoption of such standards by those individuals and organizations engaged in housing counseling and education. Industry acceptance of these standards will help to ‘raise the bar’ on the level of professional housing counseling and education being provided to consumers nationwide.” — Richard A. Harper, Director of Housing, CCCS-SF

“As we strive to strengthen communities through homeownership, we understand the importance of providing reliable, consistent information to potential homeowners. That is why Chase supports the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling” — Michael Dubois, Senior Vice President, Chase

“Over the past 10-15 years, Network member organizations have helped tens of thousands of families to become first-time homebuyers or to avoid the loss of their home. These standards will be helpful to our members and are a key step toward recognizing homeownership counseling as a professional consumer protection service.” — Thomas Bledsoe, President, The Housing Partnership Network

“The development of national standards for homeownership education and counseling together with a national code of conduct was spearheaded in a collaborative spirit by a variety of providers and stakeholders which recognize the great need to advance the relevance and professionalism of these services throughout the country. The ultimate beneficiaries will be the homeowners that receive these services and become better equipped to enjoy successful, sustainable homeownership.” — Michael Haley, Minnesota Housing

“Homeownership counseling is an increasingly important service in the Latino community. The National Industry Standards will raise the bar for counseling providers – this means higher quality service for our families” — Lot Diaz, Vice President of Housing and Community Development, National Council of La Raza