Job opening: Loan Specialist (Realty)
Salary: $59 966 - 77 955 per year
Published at: Aug 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the State office of Yuma, Arizona, USDA/Rural Development (RD). The incumbent has responsibility for servicing loans for projects and underwriting and/or servicing assigned loans and grants for rural facilities, rural utilities, and/or rural businesses.
This position is neither remote nor virtual. The selectee will be required to report directly to the office as listed.
This position may be eligible for hiring incentives.
Duties
Reviews and analyzes pre-applications, applications and all supporting documents to determine loan or grant eligibility.
Checks for compliance of regulatory requirements, financial position, soundness of collateral, repayment ability, and takes appropriate action for orderly processing of the loan and/or grant.
Prepares written loan/grant recommendations for assigned business program (BP) loans and grants.
Reviews file for completeness and compliance with all prescribed regulations and practices before loan closing; prepares draft loan closing documents for review as appropriate; and reviews executed loan closing documents.
Analyzes annual financial statements and reports on closed loans.
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.
GS-09 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: experience in performing loan making and/or loan servicing duties such as regularly examining loan applications, supporting documents and credit reports, and maintaining servicing activities of somewhat complex loans and/or grants; assisting higher level loan specialists by performing assigned portions of financial credit analysis in connection with more complex loans as a way of acquiring training and competency for more difficult loan examining and servicing assignments OR master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combination of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.
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
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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.
Contacts
- Address Rural Development
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
US
- Name: Jeremiah Almanza
- Phone: 0000000000
- Email: [email protected]
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