Here’s an update on how the corona virus outbreak has affected NACA operations and what actions we are taking to continue helping you become a homeowner with NACA’s Best in America Mortgage.

First and most importantly, MOST of our offices across the country are still open. While some of our offices have had to close as a result of shelter-in place orders or similar directives, the majority of our offices, including the NACA National Counseling Center in Charlotte, NC are open and conducting counseling sessions as scheduled.

However, please be aware that it is NOT ENTIRELY business as usual. To comply with social distancing, there have been a few changes.

All counseling sessions are currently being conducted remotely by video conferencing.  This allows you to speak directly with your NACA counselor and conduct a full counseling session while eliminating the need to make an unnecessary trip away from your home or workplace. This also reduces traffic through our offices and greatly reduces risk of exposure for everyone concerned.

Likewise, submitting documents to your NACA file is presently being done entirely online. Documents can be scanned and submitted securely though your NACA web-file on any internet connected computer with a scanner, and even from some smartphones.

NACA members who do not have access to a computer scanner may still come in to the local NACA office and scan their documents into their file using the member kiosk located in each office. After each use, kiosks will be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized in preparation for future use.

We are even working on the means for our members to sign their bank application electronically to once again implement social distancing and reduce the risk of contamination.

Likewise, NACA’s workshops have also changed from local in-person workshops to virtual ones.  NACA staff members are now conducting webinars in place of local workshops for both the initial Qualification Workshop and the Purchase Workshop that our members attend after becoming NACA Qualified.

Qualification Workshops for people beginning the NACA program are conducted in English three times each Saturday, at 9:00 am, 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm Eastern time, and in Spanish at 1:00 pm Eastern time every Saturday. NACA Purchase Workshops are conducted every Thursday at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm Eastern time.

To register for the workshops, please go to the NACA website at N-A-C-A DOT COM and click on the red “Schedule” button in the upper right corner of the page.

NACA’s weekly informational webinars are also being held as normally scheduled. Webinars ranging from our NACA Program Overview to Property Qualification to our Mobilize Georgia community advocacy campaign are all available by again clicking on the “Schedule” button.

NACA’s Member Services team, HAND department and Real Estate Department are all open during their normal business hours as well to help you reach your American Dream of homeownership.

As you can see, we are creating new and groundbreaking ways to keep everyone safe during this difficult time. NACA is still working every day to provide you with our Best in America Mortgage, with no down payment, no closing costs, a below market fixed rate, and no need for perfect credit. The NACA staff is continuing the fight for economic justice and affordable homeownership as we all work together as a nation to defeat the Covid-19 threat.

For more information on how the NACA team is continuing to make affordable homeownership a reality, go to NACA-DOT-COM, visit any of our social media pages, or contact NACA Member Services at 425-602-6222.

NACA Founder and CEO Bruce Marks conducted a nationwide conference call with all NACA staff members at 12:00 noon Eastern Time today to update everyone on NACA’s operational plans during the duration of the Coronavirus crisis.  Among the key points:

All NACA offices nationwide will remain open for the duration of the Coronavirus emergency. However, there will be significant changes in how we work with our members. All counseling sessions will be conducted by videoconference using the Go To Meeting app until further notice. The app is available for PC, Mac and mobile devices. This will allow our members to avoid unnecessary travel and will also reduce traffic in and out of our offices.  Local office kiosks will still be available for members to scan and upload their documents if they do not have scanning capabilities at work or at home.

All local Homebuyer Workshops/Qualification Workshops are cancelled until further notice. They are being replaced with online webinars that will be conducted through the Go To Meeting app.  English webinars will be conducted three times each Saturday, at 9:00 am, 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Spanish webinars will be conducted each Saturday at 1:00 pm Eastern Time.  Advance registration is a requirement without exception as access information must be sent out to each participant prior to the webinar.

Local Purchase Workshops are also cancelled until further notice and are being replaced with online webinars that will be conducted through the Go To Meeting app.  Purchase workshops will be conducted online each Thursday at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm Eastern Time.  The same pre-registration requirements for Qualification Workshops apply to Purchase Workshops as well.

In each case, additional webinars will be added if the demand calls for it. Members may also sign up for counseling sessions online through their webfile.

NACA is also in the process of creating a secure means for our members to sign their bank applications electronically without compromising security.  We will announce this when it becomes available.

Both our Atlanta, GA and Raleigh, NC Achieve the Dream events have been postponed until further notice.  We hope to reschedule both for mid to late May. Our Charlotte event scheduled for April 2 though 5 has not been postponed yet, but it is a strong likelihood that it also will be postponed.  Please continue to monitor www.naca.com for the latest information.

Bank of America is still processing applications and closings will continue to happen during the days ahead.

Members needing their approval letters will be able to access them online in their webfiles AFTER they have attended the Purchase Workshop.

In summary, NACA is committed to remaining open and continuing to create homeowners during this troublesome period. We are not only open for business, but working on new and better ways to streamline the NACA process that also protect the health and well-being of our members and staff as we ride out the Corona virus outbreak.                                                                                                    

As of 10:45 am Eastern Time, March 13th, both the Raleigh and Atlanta Achieve the Dream events are postponed.

We received word from North Carolina sate officials late last night that we would not be able to conduct our Raleigh event March 26-29, and NACA CEO Bruce Marks made the decision to postpone the Atlanta event this morning because of the ongoing situation there.

These postponements are of course in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. All but two of the Coronavirus cases in North Carolina as of this writing are in the immediate Raleigh area. For now, our Charlotte event April 2-5 is still scheduled to take place as planned.

Please continue to monitor this page, NACA’s social media platforms and www.naca.com for the latest information regarding Achieve the Dream events, workshop or office closings that may occur or other schedule changes. NACA’s first concern at this time is the health and safety of our members and staff, and we will reschedule the Raleigh and Atlanta events and any others necessary for a future date.

Dear NACA Members,

NACA has created the national standard in achieving affordable homeownership. We are excited about 2020. It is time to renew your NACA Membership which continues to be only $25 per household for the year (click here to pay or access your Web-file). NACA staff will not be able to work on your file or provide services next year without payment of your 2020 Membership Dues.

There is tremendous demand for NACA’s comprehensive counseling and best in America Mortgage (i.e. no down-payment, no closing costs, at a below market fixed rate). To meet the demand, we are doing many four to five day Achieve the Dream events nationwide during 2020 where homebuyers can be pre-approved for the NACA Mortgage the same day (click here for events in 2020). We have also made major improvements in underwriting and closing mortgages to streamline the mortgage process. Bank of America, which has committed $10 Billion to the NACA Mortgage, has hired more staff to meet the increased demand as well.

Please continue to spread the word about NACA, includingour job opportunities. We find that the most effective staff come from our huge membership. Wecontinue to hire nationwide for NACA Counselors and Organizers. We are also hiring management staff based in Boston: Communications, Social Media, Researchers, and other positions.

NACA is an extraordinary place to work where you can do well by doing good. You can submit your applications through www.naca.com and for any job-related questions email us at jobs@naca.com.

Enjoy the Holidays,

Bruce Marks, NACA CEO & Founder

SCENES FROM NACA’S RECENT “ACHIEVE THE DREAM” EVENT IN LOS ANGELES

Some 5,000 from Southern California and Beyond visited NACA’s recent Achieve the Dream event in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure hotel. NACA’s counselors and underwriters worked well into the night every night to accommodate the huge number of people in attendance to qualify as many people as possible for NACA’s Best in America mortgage.

NACA Founder and CEO Bruce Marks talks to a workshop filled with nearly 500 future homeowners in Los Angeles. The workshop is the first step in the four-step qualification process at the NACA Achieve the Dream event, and teaches newcomers about NACA’s history, it’s mission and the process used to qualify buyers for NACA’s Best in America Mortgage.

NACA Regional Director Shawn Cunningham conducts the workshop, during which future homeowners receive their NACA ID numbers and receive details on how the NACA process works.

NACA counselors work one-on-one with those attending the Achieve the Dream events, completing a budget and general financial analysis to ensure that the buyer gets a genuinely affordable mortgage with no down payment, no closing costs, no PMI, a below market fixed rate and without using the buyer’s credit score.

Lines began to form as early as 5:30 am each day of the Achieve the Dream event in Los Angeles, filled with eager homebuyers, many of whom would not be able to get an affordable mortgage loan anywhere else.

*****PRESS RELEASE*****

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2019

CONTACT:

Tim Trumble – Media Coordinator; Cell: 617-947-2632; ttrumble@naca.com

Katina Fields – Public Relations; Cell: 714-865-5690; Katina.fields@gmail.com

NACA HOLDS HOMEOWNERSHIP EVENT FOR THOUSANDS IN QUEENS

 LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE TO ACCEESS NACA’S BEST IN AMERICA MORTGAGE WITH NO DOWNPAYMENT, NO CLOSING COST AT BELOW MARKET FIXED RATE

(Queens, NY – June 25, 2019) – NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America), the nation’s largest HUD certified, non-profit housing counseling and community advocacy organization, is bringing a massive homeownership event to Jamaica, Queens for four days from Thursday, June 27^th through Monday, July 1st.   This “Achieve the Dream” event will bring extraordinary homeownership opportunities with NACA’s Best in America Mortgage program. Thousands of people will attend from Queens, Brooklyn, Newark and across the country to take advantage of NACA’s program (event flyer).

During this one-stop mortgage operation, the NACA program provides unprecedented homeownership opportunities for low to moderate income homebuyers with the Best in America mortgage that requires no down payment, no closing costs, no PMI, at a below-market fixed rate and without consideration of a homebuyer’s credit score.  The interest rate is 3.5% APR for 30-year fixed and 2.75% APR 15-year fixed (as of 6/25/19).  As Forbes magazine noted, every lender with a low down payment mortgage charges a different interest rate depending on the borrowers circumstances. Then they pointed out, “There is one exception, NACA, that charges the same rate regardless of the credit score”.  Bank of America has committed $10 Billion to the NACA mortgage.  NACA counselors and underwriters will be on-site at the event to approve many homebuyers in one day for the NACA Mortgage.

“It may sound too good to be true”, states Bruce Marks, NACA’s CEO and founder, but NACA has a tremendous track record of unprecedented success over 20 years with this one outstanding mortgage.  With more than 60,000 NACA homeowners and one of the lowest foreclosure rates, we have demonstrated that working people with limited savings make their mortgage payments.  As good as it sounds, it is even better, which is why thousands of homebuyers attend each of our Achieve the Dream events.”

The New York City Achieve the Dream event runs Thursday, June 27th through Monday, July 1^st from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM each day. Tens of thousands of people have attended the 17 previous Achieve the Dream events across the country, which have destroyed the myth that it is not possible to lend on affordable terms to low-to-moderate income and minority individuals. The Achieve the Dream event is open to all prospective homebuyers and all current homeowners who have an unaffordable mortgage. NACA services are free of charge and walk-ins are welcome. (click for CNBC story)

Below are several NACA homeowners from around the area:

The Brito family got a 1% rate on their Union, NJ home. “We have been looking for a house for about two years. A friend told me about NACA a while back. Thank you NACA for helping us through our journey.”

Ms. Milord got a fantastic present, becoming a Freeport, NY homeowner on her birthday! “I learned so much more about owning a home just by going through the NACA program.” Her 1% fixed interest rate was the icing on the cake!

The Rojas family bought their Parlin, NJ home with a fixed 1.25% interest rate! “NACA really does offer the opportunity to obtain the best mortgage around. Our counselor kept our spirits high and reassured us we would become homeowners.”

The Clarkes bought a two-family home in Bloomfield, NJ with a very comfortable 2.875% interest rate. “NACA has been very helpful. It has been a learning experience and I am fortunate to be a homeowner!”

The Funaris got an incredible 1.625% fixed rate on their Monroe, NY home. “NACA has made it possible for us to buy our dream home. We wouldn’t be able to have this dream come true without NACA.”

Media Links:
Local 10 Miami

NACA Video
Hawaii Public Radio
Spectrum News Charlotte

About NACA (www.naca.com):
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to economic justice through affordable home ownership and community action. Founded by Bruce Marks over thirty years ago, NACA is the largest HUD certified counseling agency with more than two million members nationwide. NACA’s proven process has established the national standard for low to modest income people realize the American dream of homeownership. NACA also has an impressive track record assisting homeowners. During the mortgage crisis, through NACA’s Save the Dream events, more than 250,000 homeowners were able to modify their unaffordable mortgages. Now, NACA’s Achieve the Dream events provide the same extraordinary outcomes for many thousands of homebuyers.  www.naca.com. Event flyer. #AchieveTheDreamNACA.

NEW ACHIEVE THE DREAM EVENT DATES! Here’s the full lineup:

ROCHESTER NY: June 13-16 – Joseph Floreano Convention Center
NEW YORK CITY: June 27-July 1 – Resorts World Casino, Jamaica Queens
HAMPTON VA: July 11-14 – Hampton Roads Convention Center
WORCESTER MA: July 25-28 – DCU Center
BALTIMORE MD: August 8-12 – Radisson Hotel Baltimore Inner Harbor
MEMPHIS TN: August 22-25 – Crowne Plaza Memphis East Hotel
ST LOUIS MO: September 19-22 – Hotel Lumiere

Details and registration for all of the above events can be found at www.naca.com