People In The News-Duane Felix

February 16, 2007; As originally appeared in the Norwalk Citizen~News

Duane Felix has joined the Stamford-based Housing Development Fund, a nonprofit bank providing funding for affordable housi and an array of homebuyer assistance programs, as a loan officer.

Felix, who now lives in Norwalk, is responsible for evaluating, authorizing and recommending approval of customer applications for residential and commercial loan programs.

Felix formerly worked with the Kansas City, Mo., Planning Department’s Housing Division, where he assisted in providing Community Development Block Grant funds to low-income households. Previously, he worked with the Missouri Housing Development Commission on the development of a project manual intended to improve the design and construction of housing units for low-income households. He also served as a senior loan officer at HEW Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va.

Felix earned his-bachelor’s degree in business administration from Cleveland State University and holds a masters degree in urban planning from the University of Kansas.