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The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofig hosting a job fair Fridayand Saturday. NACA focusess on lending to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perdu e announced the expansion Thursday, with the state giving NACA a $1 millioj grant from the One NorthCarolina Fund. It plana to invest more than $4 millioh here, with 1,014 jobs expectede to be added over the nextfive “North Carolina remains a strong presence in the U.S. financre sector, and this is a tremendous opportunituy forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said.
“Oure top-rated business climate and skilled financial-services work forcew are attractive to growing national NACA is headquartered in Boston and operated more than 40offices nationwide. It currently employws about 100 workers in Mecklenburg County to originate and process mortgage Underthe five-year state incentive agreement, the organization plansx to add 550 jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averag e annual wageof $35,982. Salarieas will range up to $80,000 The hiring will focus on mortgagr negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgage counselors.
“NAC is excited that it’s puttinhg more than 1,000 people to work during thesew tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Markzs said Thursday. “Today’s announcement is more than just a sound bite we are following throughj on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorroww to hire 550people immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with former Bank of Americsa Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the McColl has been a longtim e supporterof NACA’s work. BofA begab a partnership with NACAunder McColl’ss watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billionh to its lending program.
Perdue says McColo confirmed to her that he expected NACA couldr follow through on its job commitments in several phone conversations. “When someone begins something like this in italways grows,” McCollo said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placse tofind (a work force). I wouldd hope it would be an eruption of not justtrickle down.” The group claimd it will be the largest number of people hired immediately in one area and the largesty job commitment in the country since the mortgag e crisis began in 2007. The hiringh comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDreak Tour.
Marks says the addef jobs are crucial as NACA leads its campaign to makemortgagese affordable. Hundreds of NACA staff will provide long-term solutione for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractive becaus e of our knowledgeable financial-servicezs work force and we welcomee NACA’s investment in North N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg) said in a NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlotte East officr park off Albemarle Road between Centrap Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leader in financiaol services with a talented and experiencee labor force,” says Charlotte Chamber Chairma n Tim Belk.
“We are pleased to welcomew NACA to the community and look forward to the investmeng in jobs and presence they will bring to ourEast side.” The chambee assisted NACA in its expansion Charlotte East owner Roger Kellogg, principakl of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have worked closely with NACA since 2007, when the nonprofi t established a small office in the NACA has legally binding agreements with all the major lenders/servicers to restructurew the mortgages they service. The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percen t of homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage.
The staff from the Counselingf Center in Charlotte will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreamj events where morethan 25,000 people are counseledc over four days, with thousandxs receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanentt interest rates often at 4 percent, 3 percenf and 2 percent and where necessaryg the principal reduced. The organization, started in has the primary goal ofbuilding strong, healthy neighborhoodd nationwide through affordable homeownership. NACA operations include financial specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograk for homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridau and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistance Corporatiohnof America, including employment go to www.naca.com.