Banking Leader Joins Tri-County Housing Board
HARRISBURG (Oct. 8, 2026) Nathan R. Culp, Community Impact and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Officer for First Commonwealth Bank, was unanimously approved to join the Tri-County Housing Board at the Board of Directors meeting on Sept. 23. Tri-County has been an award-winning leader in providing affordable housing to individuals and families in need in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties for 36 years,
Culp has more than two decades of banking experience, holding leadership roles spanning retail banking, small business banking, commercial relationship management, and community development.
He was instrumental in securing First Commonwealth Bank’s sponsorship of Tri-County’s Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s application for the Affordable Housing Program, which led to the approval of $750,000 for the North 4th Street Homeownership Project in the city of Harrisburg.
Throughout Culp’s career, he has worked closely with nonprofit organizations, affordable housing developers, economic development agencies, municipalities, and community stakeholders to advance affordable housing, small business growth, financial empowerment, and neighborhood revitalization initiatives. His expertise includes community development finance, CRA compliance, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development.
Culp currently serves on the Board of Directors of the City of Bridges Community Land Trust and serves on the Loan Review Committees of Neighborhood Community Development Fund and Regional Development Funding Corporation, helping evaluate financing opportunities that support community and economic development throughout the region.
“I am passionate about, and experienced in, expanding access to capital, fostering strong community partnerships, and strengthening organizations that create economic opportunity and improve the quality of life in the communities they serve,” Culp said.
Tri-county Housing Executive director Gary Lenker said, “We are energized about Nathan Culp joining our board. He will bring decades of knowledge and front-line experience to our board, along with a lifelong passion for building and rebuilding communities, with each home and block transformed.”
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WHO WE ARE: Tri-County Housing was formerly Tri-County Housing Development Corporation (TCHDC). Tri-County/TCHDC has served Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties for 36 years. Since 1990, they have developed or rehabilitated more than 900 units of affordable housing, for both rent and purchase. They specialize in rehabilitation and redevelopment projects as well as new home construction. Tri-County rehabilitates abandoned and blighted properties in the City of Harrisburg and throughout Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties. In addition, they are a HUD-certified Homebuyer Counseling Agency that provides a monthly eight-hour course to first-time homebuyers. Recent successful projects include affordable homes for sale in the South Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg, on both Hummel Street and Swatara Street, along with properties on East South Street in Carlisle. Three more recent successes include the completed rehabilitation of a blighted home at 215 Eutaw Avenue in New Cumberland Borough and 214 Herman Avenue in Lemoyne, as well as the construction of five townhomes on N. 4th Street in the city of Harrisburg.
CONTACT: Diane McNaughton [email protected] 717-303-8320
