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Job opening: Loan Specialist (Commercial)

Salary: $77 738 - 121 128 per year
City: Lewiston
Published at: Aug 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Area Office 3, Lewiston, Maine in USDA/Rural Development (RD). The incumbent has responsibility for providing State-wide leadership, guidance and review in Community and/or Business Programs for the making and servicing of loans and grants for community facilities, public utilities, and/or businesses.

Duties

Conducts evaluation reviews of State-wide performance to determine the effectiveness of the Community and/or Business Programs services provided, adherence to program objectives and to assess trends. Prepares standard operating procedures and provides technical oversight of Area Offices. Performs comprehensive review and in-depth analyses of credit data to determine credit-worthiness such as: income statements, tax assessments and returns, credit reports, cash flow, historical financial information, etc. Prepares written loan approval determinations or recommendations for loan approval and submits to approving official as appropriate. Develops outreach and marketing strategic plans.

Requirements

  • You must be a US Citizen or US National
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
  • Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
  • Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For GS-11 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: experience evaluating financial situations, credit risk factors and researching and applying various laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to credit; experience in reviewing and evaluating loan and/or grant applications to determine eligibility and the approval/disapproval of housing loan applications; experience providing loan closing instructions to attorneys and title companies and with legal instruments and documents used in making and servicing housing loans; Conducts on-site inspections to determine whether a property is occupied, etc. Evaluates repair proposals and property values for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, directives, etc., and for overall feasibility and soundness of economic factors. Ensures required environmental assessments are conducted and meet requirements. Reviews for approvals of repair project costs OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR a combination of education as described and specialized experience. Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. For GS-12 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: comprehensive knowledge and understanding of technicalities of commercial financing and credit and skill in directing and evaluating employees. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing on applications for complex business and/or municipal transactions or by servicing a commercial loan portfolio; analyzing financial information provided by loan applicants, determining eligibility for loans and repayment ability, reviewing and approving applications for agricultural, commercial and bank loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association. Providing financial management guidance to borrowers in ascertaining and analyzing the many and often obscure facts regarding the corporate borrower's financial capacity; evaluating the general economic and financial conditions that affect the organization/governments risk in granting, guaranteeing or insuring loans; and participating with overall office management by providing guidance and direction to lower-level employees. There is no substitution of education. NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-1165 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

  • Address Rural Development 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
  • Name: Barbara Rivera
  • Email: [email protected]

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