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Margaret Matrone, NCHFA, 919-877-5606,
Connie Helmlinger, NCHFA, 919-877-5607,
Lucius S. Jones, president and builder at United Realty & Construction, has been reappointed by the governor as chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. Jones has served as a member and as chairman of the board for the past 12 years and will continue in that role.
Jones, of Wendell, is also corporate director of First Citizens Bank. He has served as mayor of Wendell, president of the N.C. League of Municipalities and president of Wendell Federal Savings and Loan. Jones also served as president of the National Association of State Housing Boards.
The 13-member Board of Directors oversees the operations of the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. The Governor, Speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives, and President of the N.C. Senate each appoint four members who in turn elect the thirteenth member. The Governor appoints the chairman.
The N.C. Housing Finance Agency is a self-supporting public agency that has financed more than $9 billion in housing for North Carolina. This includes 165,000 homes and apartments for working families and elderly North Carolinians.
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