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The hiring will begin with the national nonprofit hostinbg a job fair Friday and NACA focuses on lendingto low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perdue announced the expansionn Thursday, with the state giving NACA a $1 million grant from the One North Carolina It plans to invest morethan $4 millio here, with 1,014 jobs expected to be added over the next five “North Carolina remains a strong presence in the U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendous opportunityt forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue “Our top-rated business climate and skillesd financial-services work force are attractive to growingv national operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Boston and operatee more than 40 offices It currently employs about 100 workers in Mecklenburg Counthy to originate and process mortgage loans. Under the five-yeard state incentive agreement, the organizatio n plans to add 550jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averages annual wageof $35,982. Salaries will rang e up to $80,000 annually. The hiring will focus on mortgager negotiators, customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgage “NACA is excited that it’s putting more than 1,0090 people to work during these tougneconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Brucew Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a sounrbite — we are following througnh on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorroa to hire 550 peoplee immediately.” Perdue said Thursday that she consultef with former Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtime supporterrof NACA’s work. BofA begaj a partnership with NACAunder McColl’sx watch in 1995 and in 2004 committedc $6 billion to its lending Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expecterd NACA could follow through on its job commitmentas in several phone conversations.
“When someone begins something like thisin Charlotte, it always McColl said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placr tofind (a work force). I would hope it woul d be an eruptionof jobs, not just tricklr down.” The group claims it will be the largestr number of people hired immediately in one area and the largestt job commitment in the country sincd the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiringb comes as NACA embarks on a nationwidwe Save theDream Tour.
Marks says the added jobs are cruciapl as NACA leads its campaign to make mortgages Hundreds of NACA staff willprovids long-term solutions for homeowners with an unaffordablee mortgage. “Charlotte continues to be attractivee because of ourknowledgeable financial-services work forcew and we welcome NACA’z investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfeltere (D-Mecklenburg) said in a release. NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlottwe East office park off Albemarlse Road between Central Avenuse and FarmPond Lane.
“Charlotte continues to be recognizerd as a leader in financial services with a talented and experiencedlabor force,” says Charlott Chamber Chairman Tim Belk. “We are pleased to welcomde NACA to the community and look forwarxd to the investment in jobs and presenc they will bring to our East The chamber assisted NACA in its expansion Charlotte East ownerRoger Kellogg, principal of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have worker closely with NACA since 2007, when the nonprofity established a small office in the NACA has legally binding agreements with all the major lenders/servicers to restructure the mortgagex they service.
The NACA agreementz cover more than 90 percent of homeownersd with anunaffordable mortgage. The stafc from the Counseling Center in Charlotte will travepl nationwide to work on Save the Dream eventds where morethan 25,000 people are counseled over four with thousands receiving affordable restructures mortgages with permanent interest rates often at 4 percent, 3 percenr and 2 percent and where necessaryh the principal reduced. The organization, started in has the primary goal ofbuildingt strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable NACA operations include financial specialized mortgage services and a Home Save program for homeownera with an unaffordable mortgage.
NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridauy and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistance Corporatiomof America, including employment opportunities, go to
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