Michael Hickey is an independent community development consultant serving nonprofit, foundation, public sector and corporate partners in project development, strategic planning, and organizational change. Immediately prior to this he served as the founding executive director of the Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN): the nation’s single largest foreclosure prevention intermediary. Mr. Hickey led the formation of the organization and its network of nonprofit service providers, establishing best practices in homeownership preservation through innovative partnerships with banks, public officials, consumer advocates, regulators and other key stakeholders.
Before stepping up to lead CNYCN, Mr. Hickey spent ten years as a community development banker and philanthropic program manager with Deutsche Bank, providing loans and investments to leading nonprofit partners revitalizing low and moderate income communities throughout New York City and beyond. In this capacity, he helped build Deutsche Bank’s reputation as a corporate leader in areas as diverse as affordable housing, homeless housing, environmental sustainability, arts and economic development, and community organizing.
Mr. Hickey has also held many volunteer leadership positions in philanthropy, the arts and community reinvestment. He was a founding board member of Sustainable South Bronx, has served on both boards for the affiliated Restored Homes and Neighborhood Restore, and is currently Chairperson for Downtown Art. In addition, he has served as an advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Community Affairs Committee, the Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts Working Group, Enterprise Community Partners, the PRI Makers Network, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, the Neighborhood Opportunities Fund, and the New York City Workforce Development Funders Group, among others. Mr. Hickey is an active musician, currently serving as Composer-in-Residence for Downtown Art, where he actively produces rock and folk based musical theater.
Mr. Hickey has a B.A degree in English Literature from the Honors Tutorial College of Ohio University, and a Masters of Science in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
To learn more, please visit his LinkedIn profile at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hickster
Mike –
>>>I should note that the author appears to be a mortgage broker who is no doubt losing possible commissions the to so-called “buyback artists” he discusses in his article. No doubt he would prefer they all do short sales (ugh). We’ll leave aside the author’s obvious self-interest for the time being.
You’re welcome to your opinions, but the fact is I am not a mortgage banker. I have no commissions to lose. I do not prefer short sales. There is no self-interest involved, “obvious” or not.
I do not question your motivations, but I do look forward to your apology.
Hi Peter, thanks for responding. The comment refers to my post “Why Foreclosure Buybacks Are (not) Wrong,” for those folks who are wondering. And Peter, for the record, I do owe you an apology for making assumptions about you that were untrue. I’m glad that you took the time to write as a concerned citizen on the question of whether foreclosure buybacks are detrimental overall, and I hope my post (aside from the snarky comments about brokers) provided a helpful perspective on why I believe buybacks are a legitimate and positive strategy. Kind regards, M.
Thanks for your response, I appreciate your apology.
We all have different views and I certainly don’t have a monopoly on good ideas.
Peter
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