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May Luncheon - MFA isn't only for Affordable Housing

Thursday, May 16, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (MDT)

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Please join us for our Quarterly Luncheon where we will have a special speaker from the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Mr. Izzy Hernandez!  

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority is a self-supporting quasi-governmental entity that provides financing to make quality affordable housing and other related services available to low- and moderate-income New Mexicans. Using funding from housing bonds, tax credits and other federal and state agencies, MFA provides resources to build affordable rental communities, rehabilitate aging homes, supply down payment assistance and affordable mortgages, offer emergency shelter and administer rental assistance and subsidies. MFA partners with lenders, REALTORS, nonprofit organizations, local governments, tribal communities and developers throughout the state to make these programs and services available to all eligible New Mexicans.  

Isidoro “Izzy” Hernandez, MFA Executive Director/CEO

Isidoro Hernandez joined MFA in 1992 as the organization’s management trainee. Over the next 30 years, Hernandez worked in every area of the organization and held a variety of positions including the Director of Single-Family Programs and the Community Development Department as well as the Deputy Director of Programs. In December 2019, Hernandez was named as MFA’s sixth Executive Director, bringing a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge to the position.

In addition to his work at MFA, Hernandez served in the New Mexico Army National Guard for 32 years, retiring as a colonel in 2016. He attended the Senior Service College (aka War College), had two deployments and commanded as many as 1,000 soldiers at the brigade level.

A native of Dexter, New Mexico, Hernandez has a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from New Mexico State University and an MBA from TOURO University International. He is currently on the board of the FHLB - Dallas Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. He is married to Melinda, and together they’ve built a family of six children and nine grandchildren.