Finance and Economic

GMAC Financial Services plans to bring “several hundred” jobs to Charlotte, N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue says.

Perdue told WBT on Friday morning that she will make a major announcement in Charlotte this afternoon regarding GMAC and those jobs. She didn’t disclose the operation’s location or other details.

The announcement is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Government Center.

Speculation began early this year about GMAC moving operations to Charlotte. The Charlotte Business Journal in January reported former Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) Corp. Chairman Hugh McColl Jr., among others, was pushing for the company to focus on center city for more offices fast cash advance. GMAC has also considered a Ballantyne location, where the company has a 200-employee back-office operation.

Some believed GMAC planned to move its headquarters here from Detroit. But Perdue suggested Friday the company’s corporate headquarters will remain in Michigan.

The early speculation about GMAC’s plans was fueled, in part, by the fact that former BofA Chief Financial Officer Al de Molina, who became chief executive at GMAC in April, has maintained a residence here.

Go to www.charlottebusinessjournal.com later today for updates.

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