Housing Development Fund names new loan officer

November 1, 2006; As originally appeared in The Hour

STAMFORD — The Housing Development Fund, or HDF, a nonprofit bank providing funding for affordable housing and an array of homebuyer
assistance programs, announced that Duane Felix has joined the organization as loan officer.

In his new position with HDF, Felix will be responsible for evaluating, authorizing, and recommending approval of customer applications for the organization’s various residential and commercial loan programs. HDF provides qualified homebuyers with homebuyer finance, counseling and assistance programs. It also offers low-interest, flexible financing and technical assistance to developers and municipalities, and works with the private sector, non-profits, and the government to facilitate the development of more affordable housing.

Before coming to HDF, Felix worked with the Planning Department’s Housing Division of Kansas City, Missouri, where he assisted in providing Community Development Block Grant funds to low-income households. He relocated to Norwalk.