HUD HOUSING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichRdocumentRshouldRtheRcounselorRreviewRwithRtheRclientRtoRidentifyRspendingRhabitsRandRtrackRexpe
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WhichRadditionalRinformationRwouldRtheRhousingRcounselorRneedRtoRprepareRaRhouseholdRbudgetRforRthis
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WhichRitemRinRtheRclient'sRbudgetRisRaRfixedRexpense?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-CarRleaseRpayment
WhatRisRtheRmaximumRpercentRofRareaRmediumRincomeRallowableRforRaRhouseholdRtoRqualifyRforRaRHousin
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WhichRisRtheRmaximumRrecommendedRhousingRratioRforRrentingRanRapartment?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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EligibilityRrequirementsRforRdownRpaymentRassistanceRprogramsRincludeRwhichRfactors?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Income,RhomebuyerReducation,RandRpurchaseRprice
TheRclientRisRconsideringRanRFHARMortgage.RWhatRisRtheRupfrontRmortgageRinsuranceRpremiumR(UFMIP)Rf
orRanRFHARmortgage?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-1.75%
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ureRclause.RThreeRyearsRlater,RtheRclientRremarries,RandRhisRwifeRownsRaRsingleRfamilyRhome.RWhichRsituati
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WhichRisRaRresponsibilityRofRaRhousingRcounselor?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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InRorderRtoRminimizeRtheRimpactRonRtheRclient'sRcreditRscore,RwhatRisRtheRmaximumRtimeRframeRwithinRwhi
chRtheRclientRshouldRapplyRforRpre-approvalRfromRmultipleRlenders?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30-dayRperiod.
WhichRisRaRresponsibilityRofRaRhomeRinspector?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-A)REvaluateRconditionRofRtheRhome
B)RExamineRmedicalRsystemsR
C)RidentifyRitemsRtoRbeRrepairedRorRreplaced
WhichRisRtheRbestRreasonRaRcounselorRwouldRsuggestRthatRclientRspeakRtoRthreeRtoRfiveRdifferenceRlendersR
beforeRchoosingRone?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SoRtheRclientRcanRcompreRloanRestimates
WhichRisRtheRbestRadviceRthatRaRhousingRcounselorRcanRgiveRtoRprotectRagainstRidentityRtheft?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-ReviewRcreditRreportRatRleastRonceRaRyear
TheRclientRtellsRtheRlenderRthatRheRisRexpectingRaRraiseRsoon.RWhichRactionsRshouldRtheRlenderRtake?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-ProvideRaRloanRestimateRwithoutRfactoringRinRtheRraise
IfRtheRclientRobtainsRaRmortgageRofR$100,000RtypicallyRhowRmuchRshouldRheRexpectRtoRpayRforRclosingRcost
s?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-$4kR-R3-4%RonRaverage
TheRclientRisRconsideringRrentingRanRapartmentRwithRaRdifferentRlandlord.RWhichRwouldRbeRanRupfrontRcost
RofRlivingRtoRtheRnewRapartment?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ApplicationRfee
TheRclientRisRsecond-
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CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichRdocumentRshouldRtheRcounselorRreviewRwithRtheRclientRtoRidentifyRspendingRhabitsRandRtrackRexpe
nses:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-BankRstatement
WhichRadditionalRinformationRwouldRtheRhousingRcounselorRneedRtoRprepareRaRhouseholdRbudgetRforRthis
Rclient?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-NetRincome
WhichRitemRinRtheRclient'sRbudgetRisRaRfixedRexpense?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-CarRleaseRpayment
WhatRisRtheRmaximumRpercentRofRareaRmediumRincomeRallowableRforRaRhouseholdRtoRqualifyRforRaRHousin
gRChoiceRVoucher?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-50%
WhichRisRtheRmaximumRrecommendedRhousingRratioRforRrentingRanRapartment?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
30%
EligibilityRrequirementsRforRdownRpaymentRassistanceRprogramsRincludeRwhichRfactors?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Income,RhomebuyerReducation,RandRpurchaseRprice
TheRclientRisRconsideringRanRFHARMortgage.RWhatRisRtheRupfrontRmortgageRinsuranceRpremiumR(UFMIP)Rf
orRanRFHARmortgage?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-1.75%
TheRclientRdecidesRtoRpurchaseRaRtownhouseRthroughRaRdownRpaymentRassistanceRprogramRwithRaRrecapt
ureRclause.RThreeRyearsRlater,RtheRclientRremarries,RandRhisRwifeRownsRaRsingleRfamilyRhome.RWhichRsituati
onRmightRcauseRanRacceleratedRloanRpayment?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ClientRmovesRintoRwife'sRhomeRandRrentsRhisRtownhouseRtoRaRtenant
IfRtheRclientRwasRdeniedRaRmortgageRloanRandRtheRlenderRtoldRhimRtoRcomeRbackRafterRhisRdivorceRhasRbee
nRfinalRforRthreeRyears,RwhatRisRtheRbestRadviceRtheRcounselorRcanRprovideRtoRtheRclient?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ContactRtheRFederalRTradeRCommissionRasRtheRlender'sRactionRmightRviolateRtheREqualRCreditROpportunityR
Act
, ARquestionRfromRaRlenderRonRwhichRtopicRwouldRbeRinappropriate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-MedicalRhistory
WhichRisRaRresponsibilityRofRaRhousingRcounselor?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
EducateRhomebuyersRaboutRtheirRrights
InRorderRtoRminimizeRtheRimpactRonRtheRclient'sRcreditRscore,RwhatRisRtheRmaximumRtimeRframeRwithinRwhi
chRtheRclientRshouldRapplyRforRpre-approvalRfromRmultipleRlenders?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30-dayRperiod.
WhichRisRaRresponsibilityRofRaRhomeRinspector?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-A)REvaluateRconditionRofRtheRhome
B)RExamineRmedicalRsystemsR
C)RidentifyRitemsRtoRbeRrepairedRorRreplaced
WhichRisRtheRbestRreasonRaRcounselorRwouldRsuggestRthatRclientRspeakRtoRthreeRtoRfiveRdifferenceRlendersR
beforeRchoosingRone?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SoRtheRclientRcanRcompreRloanRestimates
WhichRisRtheRbestRadviceRthatRaRhousingRcounselorRcanRgiveRtoRprotectRagainstRidentityRtheft?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-ReviewRcreditRreportRatRleastRonceRaRyear
TheRclientRtellsRtheRlenderRthatRheRisRexpectingRaRraiseRsoon.RWhichRactionsRshouldRtheRlenderRtake?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-ProvideRaRloanRestimateRwithoutRfactoringRinRtheRraise
IfRtheRclientRobtainsRaRmortgageRofR$100,000RtypicallyRhowRmuchRshouldRheRexpectRtoRpayRforRclosingRcost
s?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-$4kR-R3-4%RonRaverage
TheRclientRisRconsideringRrentingRanRapartmentRwithRaRdifferentRlandlord.RWhichRwouldRbeRanRupfrontRcost
RofRlivingRtoRtheRnewRapartment?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ApplicationRfee
TheRclientRisRsecond-
guessingRhisRdecisionRtoRbuyRaRhome,RsoRtheRcounselorRasksRaRseriesRofRquestions.RWhichRresponseRwouldR
beRbestRalignedRwithRtheRhomeownershipRoptionRforRthisRclient?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ClientRwantsRtoRcustomizeRhisRhomeRwithRdo-it-yourselfRprojects