The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is accepting applications for organizations interested in becoming a Network Agency of the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN.)  The Applications must be received by IHCDA by close of business on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.  Please refer to the attached application and power point for more information. 

For those organizations who employ housing counselors for either pre or post-purchase counseling, please refer to the NEW Indiana HELPS certification guide for 2010/2011.  Please visit http://www.ifpn.info/ or contact Jacqueline Troy at HELPS@ihcda.IN.gov for more information on upcoming trainings or questions on certifications. 

For a current list of Indiana HELPS certified pre-purchase and post-purchase (foreclosure) counselors, click here.

For more information on the IFPN, please refer to http://www.877gethope.org/

IFPN 2011/2012 Network Agency Application
Indiana's Guide to Housing Counseling Certification (2010/2011)
HHF/IFPN 2011-2012 Network Agency Particpant Manual - (updated 9/30/11)

Foreclosure Counseling Standards and Protocol Information for IFPN Counselors

NFMC Program Protection and Disposal of Client Information
National Industry Foreclosure Counseling Standards

 Pre-Suit Notice (UPDATED FORM)

On March 17, 2010, Governor Daniels signed into law House Enrolled Act No. 1122.  Section 3 of HEA 1122 requires that IHCDA revise the Pre-Suit Notice required under IC §32-30-10.5-8.  Under IC §32-30-10.5-8, a lender must send a homeowner a Pre-Suit Notice on a form prescribed by IHCDA at least thirty (30) days prior to filing a foreclosure action against the homeowner.

To provide ample lead time to lenders to adopt the revised Pre-Suit Notice, IHCDA now posts a FINAL version of the Pre-Suit Notice, as revised to comply with the terms of HEA 1122, at http://www.ihcda.in.gov/ and http://www.877gethope.org/ .  Under Indiana law, lenders must adopt this Notice no later than January 1, 2011.

 Settlement Conference Notice (UPDATED FORM)

On May 10, 2011, Governor Daniels signed into law Senate Enrolled Act No. 582.  Section 8 of SEA 582 requires IHCDA in consultation with the division of state court administration to prescribe new language for the Settlement Conference Notice.  IHCDA takes the opportunity to revise the Settlement Conference Notice and prescribe a new version under the authority granted in IC §32-30-10.5-8.  The original Settlement Conference Notice was published in July, 2009 after considering the input of a great many parties, none of whom had the benefit of knowing quite how Indiana’s new foreclosure law would work in practice.

Having operated under the new law for nearly two years and received feedback on the Notice, IHCDA recognized that the Settlement Conference Notice was not meeting the legislative intent as well as it could.  Feedback consistently indicated that homeowners would be more apt to request settlement conferences if the Notice were located on the first page of the summons that is served to the borrower in a foreclosure action.  The new Notice has been written so that the borrower is notified of their right to a settlement conference on the first page of the summons.

To provide ample lead time to lenders to adopt the revised Settlement Conference Notice, IHCDA now posts a FINAL version of the Settlement Conference Notice.  Lenders must adopt this Notice no later than July 1, 2011.

Loss Mitigation Package

In conjunction with revising the Settlement Conference Notice, Senate Enrolled Act No. 582 Section 6 requires that IHCDA specify a set of documents known as the “Loss Mitigation Package.”  The borrower must provide the Loss Mitigation Package to both the lender and the court thirty (30 days) prior to a scheduled settlement conference. 

To provide ample lead time to borrowers to adopt the Loss Mitigation Package, IHCDA now posts the Loss Mitigation Package check list and blank forms to complete the check list, as created to comply with the terms of SEA 582, at http://www.ihcda.in.gov/ and http://www.877gethope.org/ .  Under Indiana law, borrowers must provide this Loss Mitigation Package for foreclosures filed after June 30, 2011.  

Instructions

Please see below for instructions for the Pre-Suit Notice.  Although IHCDA has provided instructions for completing and sending the Notices, these are not to be construed as legal advice and do not replace or supersede the provisions of IC 32-30-10.5-8 or other applicable law.

 

Instructions for Completing Foreclosure Notices

Pre-Suit Notice 
Pre-Suit Notice (Spanish)
Settlement Conference Notice
Loss Mitigation Package  Loss Mitigation Forms