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The hiring will begin immediately, with the nationalp nonprofit hosting a job fair Friday and NACA focuses on lendingto low- and moderate-incoms families. Gov. Bev Perdue announcef the expansion Thursday, with the state givint NACA a $1 millionb grant from the One NorthCarolina Fund. It planzs to invest more than $4 million here, with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the nextfive years. “Nortuh Carolina remains a strong presence inthe U.S. financer sector, and this is a tremendous opportunitg forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Our top-ratee business climate and skilled financial-servicese work force are attractive to growingnational operations.
” NACA is headquartere in Boston and operates more than 40 officea nationwide. It currently employds about 100 workers in Mecklenburg County to originate and procesxmortgage loans. Under the five-yeard state incentive agreement, the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an average annuakl wageof $35,982. Salaries will range up to $80,00 0 annually. The hiring will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-services representatives, call-center managers and mortgage counselors. “NACA is excitecd that it’s putting more than 1,000 people to work durinhg these tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a sound bite — we are following througnh on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorroq to hire 550 people immediately.” Perduer said Thursday that she consulted with former Bank of Americaa Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McColkl has been a longtime supporterdof NACA’s work. BofA began a partnership with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committesd $6 billion to its lending program. Perduse says McColl confirmed to her that he expecterd NACA could follow through on its job commitmentes in severalphone conversations.
“When someone beginw something like thisin Charlotte, it alwaysw grows,” McColl said in an intervieq Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placwe tofind (a work I would hope it would be an eruptioj of jobs, not just trickle The group claims it will be the largesf number of people hired immediately in one area and the largesgt job commitment in the country since the mortgaged crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embark on a nationwide Save theDream Tour. Marks says the addeed jobs are crucial as NACA leadzs its campaign to make mortgages Hundreds of NACA staff willprovidd long-term solutions for homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage.
“Charlottew continues to be attractive becaus of ourknowledgeable financial-services work force and we welcomee NACA’s investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfeltedr (D-Mecklenburg) said in a release. NACA’ Counseling Center is in the Charlottr East office park off Albemarle Road between Centralk Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlottw continues to be recognized as a leadedr in financial services with a talented and experienced labor says Charlotte Chamber ChairmanTim Belk. “Wed are pleased to welcome NACA to the communit and look forward to the investmeng in jobs and presence they will brintg to ourEast side.
” The chambet assisted NACA in its expansion effort. Charlotte East owner Roger Kellogg, principal of , and leasinhg director Eric Speckman have worked closelu with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofit established a smalkl office in the park. NACA has legally binding agreements with all themajoer lenders/servicers to restructure the mortgages they The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percent of homeowner s with an unaffordable mortgage.
The staff from the Counseling Center in Charlotte will trave l nationwide to work on Save the Dream events where morethan 25,00p0 people are counseled over four with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest rates often at 4 3 percent and 2 percent and wher necessary the principal reduced. The started in 1988, has the primary goal of buildinvg strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide throughbaffordable homeownership. NACA operations includew financial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save program for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridayu and Saturday at its CharlotteCounseling Center. For more information about Neighborhood Assistance Corporationof America, including employment opportunities, go to
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