Loss of bank jobs gains Charlotte an expansion.

• Position: Charlotte

Troubled mortgages and uncertainty in the financial-services sector haven't been a good combination for Charlotte this year. Mecklenburg County unemployment stood at 11% in May. But it was that pairing that led to the state's largest job announcement this year. Boston-based Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a nonprofit that helps low-income and minority borrowers get affordable mortgages and restructure high-interest loans, plans to add 1,014 counselors, negotiators and customer-service specialists within five years. It already employs...