MISMO Publishes Housing Counseling White Paper

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 17, 2024) — MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the publication of a Housing Counseling White Paper focused on how utilizing MISMO standards in housing counseling can expand homeownership opportunities.

“This white paper is an important resource for understanding the importance of housing counseling and how MISMO standards can enhance interoperability among counselors, clients, and service partners,” said David Coleman, President of MISMO. “Congratulations to MISMO’s Housing Counseling Development Workgroup on publishing this body of work.”

Housing Counselors Leverage MISMO Standards in Digital Transformation to Expand Access to Homeownership reviews the history of housing counseling, examines its role in today's mortgage lifecycle, and discusses how the creation of a MISMO Standard Housing Counseling Dataset will revolutionize its integration into a digital future.

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