Counseling the Counselors continued on page 22 AS THE COVID-19 pandemic was raging, David Berenbaum left the private sector to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of Housing Counseling because he believed that role in government would open a new chapter in his lifetime of public service. “What brought me to HUD was a recognition that the work of the housing counseling community during the 2007–09 financial crisis assisted over 12 million consumers to sustain their housing,” Berenbaum says. “My experience during this period was extremely probative and relevant to the later effort to help people during the pandemic to sustain their housing.” Counseling the Counselors Deputy Assistant Secretary Talks About HECM Counseling Operations By M. Diane McCormick David Berenbaum PHOTO COURTESY OF SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/BOB KORN
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