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SUMMARY/OBJECTIVES
The responsibility of a Loan Assistant II is to direct the timely processing and fulfillment of Commercial loans.
What you'd do
- Assist in tracking and management of the loan pipeline, loan maturities, the uninsured reports, and past dues reports, ensuring timely processing and adherence to deadlines.
- Prioritize tasks effectively to meet processing goals and customer expectations.
- Provide back-up support to other Loan Assistants to cover PTO requests, and absences.
- Remain knowledgeable of all State and Federal lending and documentation regulations as well as Bank policies and guidelines ensuring compliance
- Collect and organize all necessary documentation from borrowers, such as income verification, credit reports, and identification.
- Input data into loan processing systems accurately and efficiently.
- Order title searches, UCC searches, appraisals and flood certifications as needed.
- Coordinate closings with lenders, attorneys, insurance agents and clients.
- Initiate the disbursement of closing funds and issues loan proceeds via checks and/or wires.
- Review closed and funded loans for document completion, ensure that loans are booked in a timely and accurate manner.
What they want
- Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail required.
- Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent computer skills required, especially Microsoft Office.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, think and work independently.
- Ability to exercise good judgment to analyze and problem solve situations that arise.
- Ability to exercise personal and professional responsibility and work with limited direction.
- Education: A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree or additional course work in banking, finance or lending is an asset.
- 3-4 years of experience in commercial lending documentation.
- 3-4 years of Loan Assistant I or comparable experience.
- Starts
- 2026-09-10