The incumbent serves the Senior Loan Technician in one of the Regional Loan Centers (RLCs). Serves as a team leader and a source of technical expertise and guidance to Loan Technicians and Assistant Loan Technicians in the Loan Administration (LA) team who are involved in monitoring mortgage companies and financial institutions that service loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pursuant to Title 38, United States Code and protecting the interests of the U.S. Government.

Duties

Specific duties include: Serves as a team leader and a source of technical expertise and guidance to Loan Technicians and Assistant Loan Technicians. Provides guidance and training to staff; monitors quality, quantity, and timeliness of work; and assists with reviews and reports. Communicates with a variety of individuals (veterans, real estate attorneys, banking industry professionals, etc.) to provide information on the Loan Guaranty program. Uses knowledge & skill to apply techniques to obtain & evaluate a borrower's ability (or lack thereof) to reinstate a delinquent loan & to conclude whether a borrower can afford to repay the loan. Instructs servicers/holders on VA requirements for servicing delinquent VA loans and procedures. Reviews cases for approval and when appropriate, for payment. Implements training and process design to improve the quality of work completed. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (May be required to work until 6pm EST.) Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is a virtual position. (The supervisory chain will be located in Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix, or Saint Paul, however the selected applicant will be able to physically work at any of the 10 LGY locations as a virtual employee). Position Description/PD#: Senior Loan Technician (Realty); 34186A Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 11/05/2024. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position does have an IOR (Individual Occupational Requirement) that must be met in addition to the Time-in-Grade and regular Specialized Experience qualifications. In order to qualify for this position, you must have experience listed below: IOR: Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; purchasing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work. OR Undergraduate and Graduate Education IOR: 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. AND TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level is required. Experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrating a thorough knowledge and expertise in all phases of the loan guaranty program. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience demonstrating a competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience such as reviewing and passing along applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans Experience servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association. Experience performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes. Experience appraising real estate to determine property valuation, or similar work. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is predominantly sedentary, although there is some standing, walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light items such as files, computer printouts, and other types of records. Must be able to carry on effective interviews and telephone conversations. The incumbent must be able to travel by common carrier and be able to operate a motor vehicle. The work requires long periods of sitting and mental concentration. Extensive use of a personal computer and keyboard are required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

• Address St Paul Regional Benefit Office 1 Federal Dr, Fort Snelling St Paul, MN 55111 US
• Name: Arvin Combs
• Email: [email protected]