From Staff Reports
Cardell Davis has been newly appointed to the Housing Authority of Birmingham District Board of Commissioners.
Mr. Davis has been very active in community development for years. Currently, in additions to his duties at HABD, Mr. Davis serves as the Executive Director of Newstart Neighborhood Revitalization, LLC (NSNR), whose main goal is to bring quality affordable housing to urban areas. Through a partnership with the City of Birmingham, Newstart has been able to fulfill that goal. Previously Cardell served as the Director of the Birmingham office for Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America (NACA) which focuses on saving homes with financial and mortgage assistance programs.
His territory included the entire state of Alabama. Primary duties included assisting distressed homeowners with loss mitigation and foreclosure program services. In addition, Cardell facilitated monthly workshops to assist those homeowners who were going through this process.
Prior to Cardell working with NACA, he served as branch manager and training director for Premier Mortgage Fundting. While at Premier, Cardell taught mortgage classes through Capstone Mortgage and held mortgage literacy seminars throughout the City of Birmingham.
Cardell Davis has been a guest on numerous local radio shows, as well as the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity speaking on mortgage and budgeting topics.
