Tampa Bay CDC provides foreclosure prevention and intervention counseling through guidance, assistance and education in an effort to help Florida residents avoid foreclosure and retain ownership of their homes. The homeowner is provided the opportunity to meet individually with a Counselor to assess their current and future situation. A Counselor will discuss various options that may be available for resolution of the problem.
Tampa Bay CDC also participates in the Florida Hardest Hit program. We are an approved HHF Advisor Agency. For more information on the Florida Hardest Hit program, please see below.
Who is Eligible
As part of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program, Tampa Bay CDC is able to provide foreclosure counseling services to all residents of Florida. There is no cost to any homeowner wanting and willing to participate in this program. All of our counseling services are FREE.
How Do I Get Started?
- Apply online Click here (English) (Spanish). Before transmitting the online application, please review Tampa Bay CDC’s Privacy Policy. If you are uncomfortable about transmitting this information via a secure server, please feel free to send your application via the US Postal Service to the address listed below.
- Click here (English) to print out an application
- Call the Tampa Bay CDC office at (727) 442-7075. You can request an application be mailed to you. When you have completed the application, mail it to:Tampa Bay CDC
2139 N.E. Coachman Road, Suite 1
Clearwater, FL 33765You can also fax the application to (727) 446-8727.
Additional Help
You may also want to request information we have regarding:
- New government loan modification programs.
- Foreclosure process.
- Crisis money management.
- Foreclosure fraud education and prevention.
Remember, don’t delay! Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away. It’s important for the homeowner to act quickly while the problem is still manageable.