Employees enroll by taking a short financial wellness assessment and immediately get access to one-on-one financial counseling, either by telephone or online, as well as free monthly credit scores.

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At HUD, some telephone hotline services run by outside contractors providing housing counseling services to the public were still operating on Friday, including the Federal Housing Administration Resource Center.

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