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The hiring will begin immediately, with the nationakl nonprofit hosting a job fair Friday and NACA focuses on lendingto low- and moderate-income Gov. Bev Perdue announced the expansiojn Thursday, with the state giving NACA a $1 million grany from the One North Carolina It plans to invest morethan $4 million with 1,014 jobs expecte to be added over the next five “North Carolina remains a strong presenced in the U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendous opportunitu forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Our top-rated busineszs climate and skilled financial-services work force are attractivwe to growingnational operations.
” NACA is headquartereds in Boston and operates more than 40 officesz nationwide. It currently employs about 100 workers in Mecklenburfg County to originate and processmortgagde loans. Under the five-year state incentivwe agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an average annua wageof $35,982. Salaries will range up to $80,000 The hiring will focus on mortgage customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgaged counselors. “NACA is excited that it’s puttingh more than 1,000 people to work durinv these tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marksx said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a soundsbite — we are following through on this investmenrt by holding a jobs fair tomorrowe to hire 550 people immediately.” Perduw said Thursday that she consulted with formet Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColp Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtimer supporterof NACA’s work. BofA begahn a partnership with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committes $6 billion to its lendinb program. Perdue says McColl confirmeds to her that he expected NACA could folloa through on its job commitmentxs in severalphone conversations.
“When someone begina something like thisin Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placre tofind (a work force). I would hope it would be an eruptiohof jobs, not just trickle down.” The groul claims it will be the larges t number of people hired immediately in one area and the largesft job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisis begahn in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDream Tour. Marks says the addeed jobs are crucial as NACA leadas its campaign to makemortgages affordable.
Hundreds of NACA staff will providse long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractive becaused of our knowledgeable financial-services work force and we welcome NACA’sz investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter said in a release. NACA’s Counseling Centetr is in the Charlott East office park off Albemarld Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlottew continues to be recognized as a leadef in financial services with a talented and experienced labor force,” says Charlotte Chamber Chairma Tim Belk.
“We are pleaser to welcome NACA to the community and look forward to the investmenft in jobs and presence they will brinv to our East The chamber assisted NACA in itsexpansioj effort. Charlotte East owner Roger principalof , and leasing director Eric Speckman have workerd closely with NACA sincre 2007, when the nonprofit establishedd a small office in the NACA has legally binding agreements with all the major lenders/servicers to restructurw the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements coveer more than 90 percenr of homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage.
The stafd from the Counseling Center in Charlottee will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreajm events where morethan 25,000 people are counseled over four days, with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rate s often at 4 3 percent and 2 perceng and where necessary the principal The organization, started in 1988, has the primarty goal of building healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordablre homeownership. NACA operations includd financial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograj for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridah and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistanc Corporationof America, including employment opportunities, go to www.naca.com.