ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA Board Member Debbie Matz was recently elected to serve as the vice chair of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Board. Neighborhood Reinvestment, chartered by Congress, works to promote affordable housing, financial literacy, and community revitalization. The current chairman of the board-which includes representatives from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency-is Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward M. Gramlich. "I am honored to serve as Vice Chair of this organization and support the dedicated staff who work so tirelessly to improve the lives of low-to-moderate income people in urban, suburban and rural areas," Matz stated. During her first two years on the board, Matz has built partnerships between Neighborhood Reinvestment and credit unions, including organizing three workshops on affordable housing and financial literacy. After the first one, all 32 credit unions in New Hampshire pledged $35 million to NeighborWorksr organizations in the state.