The Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $10 million for housing counseling services to help homeowners resolve mortgage delinquencies, defaults and foreclosure in order to preserve homeownership. Funding was given to 26 national and regional organizations, and 139 state and local housing agencies that already provide housing counseling services to minority and first-time homebuyers. Under the department’s Housing Counseling Program, HUD partners with qualified nonprofit organizations to provide housing counseling to low- and moderate-income individuals and families...