HUD PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichRdocumentRisRmostRimportantRwhenRworkingRwithRaRclientRtoRdevelopRanRinitialRbudgetRasRpartRofRaR
ClientRActionRPlan?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-PayRStub
ARclientRwouldRlikeRtoRpurchaseRaRhomeRwithinRoneRyear.RTheRclientRisRmotivatedRtoRincreaseRhouseholdRin
comeRasRaRwayRtoRsaveRforRaRdownRpaymentRandRqualifyRforRaRloan.RWhichRisRthe
bestRsolutionRforRtheRclientRtoRreachRthisRgoal?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FindRaRsecondRjob
ARcreditRreportRmayRcontainRwhichRinformation?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRnumberRofRaccountsRinRcollectionRstatus
SixRmonthsRagoRaRclientRleftRaRjobRasRaRreporterRtoRstartRa
businessRinRtheRretailRindustry.RToRprepareRtoRbuyRaRhouse,RtheRclientRclosedRcreditRcardRaccountsRandRhasR
beenRusingRsavingsRto
payRdownRcreditRcardRdebtRandRcollections.RTheRclientRhasRnot
beenRableRtoRsaveRmuchRforRaRdownRpaymentRwithRallRtheRdebt
paymentsRbutRknowsRaboutRanRaffordableRhomeownership
programRthatRonlyRrequiresRaR1%RdownRpaymentRwithRanRFHA
loan.RWhatRmightRresultRfromRtheRclientRclosingRtheRcreditRcard
accounts?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ItRincreasesRcreditRutilization,RcausingRaRnegativeRimpactRonRtheRcredit
score.
WhichRactionRwouldRaRclientRtakeRtoRimproveRaRcreditRscore?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
PayRdelinquentRaccounts
ARclientRdoesRnotRreceiveRaRwrittenRmonthlyRstatementRfromRtheRcreditRcardRcompany.RWhichRcreditRlawRc
ouldRthisRomissionRviolate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FairRCreditRBillingRAct
ARclientRshoppingRforRaRmortgageRloanRpresentsRaRhousingRcounselorRwithRanRofferRfromRaRlocalRmortgageR
lender.RTheRinterestRrateRonRtheRofferRisR7.5%RforRaR30-
, yearRfixedRrateRmortgageRwithRaR20%RdownRpaymentRrequired.RTheRcounselorRreviewsRtheRclientRfileRandR
determinesRtheRclient'sRcreditRscoreRisR725RandRtheRclient'sRtotalRdebt-to-incomeRratioRisR20%.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"IRamRunableRtoRdetermineRwhetherRtheRloanRisRpredatory,RbutRIRsuggestRyouRshopRaroundRwithRotherRlend
ingRsources."
WhichRactionRshouldRaRcounselorRrecommendRaRclientRtakeRfirstRafterRdiscoveringRidentityRtheft?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-FileRanRidentityRtheftRreport
InRwhichRsituationRwouldRaRclient'sRresponsibilities,RrecurringRcosts,RandRupfrontRcostsRbeRevaluated?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-WhenRweighingRhousingRoptions
ARclientRworksR40RhoursRaRweekRmakingR$15RanRhour.RWhatRisRtheRhighestRmonthlyRmortgageRtheRclientRca
nRaffordRbasedRonRincomeRifRtheRclientRsecuresRaRconventionalRloan?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-$728
WhichRtypeRofRgovernmentRinsuredRloanRwasRcreatedRforRfinancingRhomesRinRruralRareas?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-USDA
ARclientRkeepsRhavingRbudgetRproblemsRdueRtoRunexpectedRexpenses.RWhichRfinancialRtoolRwouldRbestRass
istRthisRclientRtoRprepareRforRunexpectedRexpensesRandRavoidRincreasingRcreditRusage?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-EmergencyRFunds
ARclientRhasRaRmonthlyRhouseholdRincomeRofR$2,300,RmonthlyRdebtRpaymentsRofR$450,RandRanRoptimalRm
onthlyRhousingRratioRofR32%.RWhatRisRtheRclient'sRoptimalRmonthlyRhousingRpayment?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-$736
UseRFront-EndRRatio
WhatRisRtheRback-
endRratioRforRaRclientRwithRaRmonthlyRhousingRexpenseRofR$1,250,RaRmonthlyRtotalRofR$88RinRotherRconsum
erRdebtRpayments,RandRaRgrossRhouseholdRincomeRofR$4,460RperRmonthR(roundedRtoRtheRnearestRwholeRp
ercent)?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30%
ARclientRearnsRaRsalaryRofR$45,000RatRaRjobRheldRforRthreeRyears.RTheRclientRhasRcreditRcardRbills,RstudentRlo
ans,RandRaRcarRloanRtotalingR$500RperRmonth.RTheRclientRhasRalreadyRsavedR$3,500RforRaRdownRpaymentRa
ndRisRusingRanRFHAREnergyREfficientRMortgageR(EEM).RIfRtheRclientRwantsRtoRmakeRtheRminimumRdownRpay
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichRdocumentRisRmostRimportantRwhenRworkingRwithRaRclientRtoRdevelopRanRinitialRbudgetRasRpartRofRaR
ClientRActionRPlan?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-PayRStub
ARclientRwouldRlikeRtoRpurchaseRaRhomeRwithinRoneRyear.RTheRclientRisRmotivatedRtoRincreaseRhouseholdRin
comeRasRaRwayRtoRsaveRforRaRdownRpaymentRandRqualifyRforRaRloan.RWhichRisRthe
bestRsolutionRforRtheRclientRtoRreachRthisRgoal?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FindRaRsecondRjob
ARcreditRreportRmayRcontainRwhichRinformation?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRnumberRofRaccountsRinRcollectionRstatus
SixRmonthsRagoRaRclientRleftRaRjobRasRaRreporterRtoRstartRa
businessRinRtheRretailRindustry.RToRprepareRtoRbuyRaRhouse,RtheRclientRclosedRcreditRcardRaccountsRandRhasR
beenRusingRsavingsRto
payRdownRcreditRcardRdebtRandRcollections.RTheRclientRhasRnot
beenRableRtoRsaveRmuchRforRaRdownRpaymentRwithRallRtheRdebt
paymentsRbutRknowsRaboutRanRaffordableRhomeownership
programRthatRonlyRrequiresRaR1%RdownRpaymentRwithRanRFHA
loan.RWhatRmightRresultRfromRtheRclientRclosingRtheRcreditRcard
accounts?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ItRincreasesRcreditRutilization,RcausingRaRnegativeRimpactRonRtheRcredit
score.
WhichRactionRwouldRaRclientRtakeRtoRimproveRaRcreditRscore?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
PayRdelinquentRaccounts
ARclientRdoesRnotRreceiveRaRwrittenRmonthlyRstatementRfromRtheRcreditRcardRcompany.RWhichRcreditRlawRc
ouldRthisRomissionRviolate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FairRCreditRBillingRAct
ARclientRshoppingRforRaRmortgageRloanRpresentsRaRhousingRcounselorRwithRanRofferRfromRaRlocalRmortgageR
lender.RTheRinterestRrateRonRtheRofferRisR7.5%RforRaR30-
, yearRfixedRrateRmortgageRwithRaR20%RdownRpaymentRrequired.RTheRcounselorRreviewsRtheRclientRfileRandR
determinesRtheRclient'sRcreditRscoreRisR725RandRtheRclient'sRtotalRdebt-to-incomeRratioRisR20%.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"IRamRunableRtoRdetermineRwhetherRtheRloanRisRpredatory,RbutRIRsuggestRyouRshopRaroundRwithRotherRlend
ingRsources."
WhichRactionRshouldRaRcounselorRrecommendRaRclientRtakeRfirstRafterRdiscoveringRidentityRtheft?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-FileRanRidentityRtheftRreport
InRwhichRsituationRwouldRaRclient'sRresponsibilities,RrecurringRcosts,RandRupfrontRcostsRbeRevaluated?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-WhenRweighingRhousingRoptions
ARclientRworksR40RhoursRaRweekRmakingR$15RanRhour.RWhatRisRtheRhighestRmonthlyRmortgageRtheRclientRca
nRaffordRbasedRonRincomeRifRtheRclientRsecuresRaRconventionalRloan?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-$728
WhichRtypeRofRgovernmentRinsuredRloanRwasRcreatedRforRfinancingRhomesRinRruralRareas?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-USDA
ARclientRkeepsRhavingRbudgetRproblemsRdueRtoRunexpectedRexpenses.RWhichRfinancialRtoolRwouldRbestRass
istRthisRclientRtoRprepareRforRunexpectedRexpensesRandRavoidRincreasingRcreditRusage?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-EmergencyRFunds
ARclientRhasRaRmonthlyRhouseholdRincomeRofR$2,300,RmonthlyRdebtRpaymentsRofR$450,RandRanRoptimalRm
onthlyRhousingRratioRofR32%.RWhatRisRtheRclient'sRoptimalRmonthlyRhousingRpayment?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-$736
UseRFront-EndRRatio
WhatRisRtheRback-
endRratioRforRaRclientRwithRaRmonthlyRhousingRexpenseRofR$1,250,RaRmonthlyRtotalRofR$88RinRotherRconsum
erRdebtRpayments,RandRaRgrossRhouseholdRincomeRofR$4,460RperRmonthR(roundedRtoRtheRnearestRwholeRp
ercent)?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30%
ARclientRearnsRaRsalaryRofR$45,000RatRaRjobRheldRforRthreeRyears.RTheRclientRhasRcreditRcardRbills,RstudentRlo
ans,RandRaRcarRloanRtotalingR$500RperRmonth.RTheRclientRhasRalreadyRsavedR$3,500RforRaRdownRpaymentRa
ndRisRusingRanRFHAREnergyREfficientRMortgageR(EEM).RIfRtheRclientRwantsRtoRmakeRtheRminimumRdownRpay