As president of CPC Mortgage Company, Nicole Ferreira leads the nation’s only nonprofit-owned Agency mortgage lender bringing social impact and a nonprofit mission to the mortgage lending industry. This innovative model leverages the unique expertise of its owners, the Community Preservation Corporation, Cinnaire, and National Equity Fund, with the goal of bringing flexible capital to communities to expand and preserve affordable and workforce housing. It is the only nonprofit-owned mortgage lender offering a suite of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily finance products.
Ferreira joined CPC Mortgage Company having built an impressive track record of success in leadership positions across the housing and community development industry. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President of Development at Beacon Communities where she oversaw the development and preservation of affordable housing throughout New York and Connecticut.
Ferreira has also served as Senior Vice President of Multifamily Finance and Development at New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), where she oversaw all HFA multifamily lending and debt issuance. Before joining HCR, she was Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), where she closed one of the largest public housing revitalization transactions in the country, and led the team responsible for creating the 10-year strategic plan to repair NYCHA’s aging building stock and stabilize the agency’s finances.
Ferreira serves on the board of directors of the New York Housing Conference and is a member of the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). She is an adjunct professor at the Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Real Estate in Brooklyn, NY and has also taught graduate classes at NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She received a B.A. in political science and government from NYU and a master’s in real estate development from NYU.
Nicole has a love of the outdoors and can often be found traveling to hike/bike/paddle with her wife and dogs in their camper van. However, skiing is her favorite outdoor pastime and she cherishes spending time with friends and family in the mountains.