ATLANTA, Ga. – Oct. 1, 2019 – Regions Bank today announced that Jon Burckin has joined the bank’s Real Estate Capital Markets division and will serve as head of distribution for Regions Affordable Housing in the company’s Atlanta and New York offices.
Burckin will be responsible for raising institutional investor capital supporting the development of affordable housing communities benefiting from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Burckin will structure single- and multi-investor funds to meet the needs of the firm’s investors.
Most recently, Burckin was a principal at Enhanced Capital, where he was the head of originations for the firm’s historic tax credit business and structured and negotiated tax credit funds. Prior to this, he was director of business development for HRI Properties, a national multifamily and hotel developer and operator. Previously, at Scotiabank, Burckin held multiple leadership roles over the course of 17 years, in which he managed the firm’s relationships in the real estate industry from the bank’s New York office. He also was involved with Scotiabank’s corporate banking operations in San Francisco and global risk management in Toronto.
Burckin is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California San Diego and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Regions Affordable Housing LLC is a national LIHTC fund syndication firm and a leader in affordable housing. Regions Bank is one of the nation’s largest participants in affordable housing finance through the LIHTC program and provides comprehensive real estate banking and capital management services to meet the debt and equity capital needs of developers and investors. Regions Bank is also a Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily Affordable Lender and HUD/FHA Affordable Lender.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $128 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest, and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.