Loan Officers

Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and payment methods. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, loan underwriters, and payday loan officers.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Meet with applicants to obtain information for loan applications and to answer questions about the process.

Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.

Approve loans within specified limits, and refer loan applications outside those limits to management for approval.

Explain to customers the different types of loans and credit options that are available, as well as the terms of those services.

Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.

Review loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate according to policy.

Obtain and compile copies of loan applicants' credit histories, corporate financial statements, and other financial information.

Work with clients to identify their financial goals and to find ways of reaching those goals.

Handle customer complaints and take appropriate action to resolve them.

Stay abreast of new types of loans and other financial services and products to better meet customers' needs.

Market bank products to individuals and firms, promoting bank services that may meet customers' needs.

Analyze potential loan markets and develop referral networks to locate prospects for loans.

Prepare reports to send to customers whose accounts are delinquent, and forward irreconcilable accounts for collector action.

Set credit policies, credit lines, procedures and standards in conjunction with senior managers.

Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.

Authorize or sign mail collection letters.

Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.

Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.

Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.

Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.

Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending or borrowing of funds.

Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.

Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.

Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.

Match individuals' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.

Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.

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Common business oriented language COBOL

Customer information control system CICS

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Equifax Application Engine

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Be able to manage your time between work and school and always remember whats important to succeed in life which is getting your education first and foremost.

Always take a negative in your life and turn it into a positive.

I experienced family members whom abused drugs and did not allow that to be my destiny.

The interaction with my team. We are constantly sharing ideas and helping each other.

Loan Administrator

You will not be anything in life other than have children and live off the government.

Denise Padmore

Loan Administrator

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Denise Padmore

Loan Administrator

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Business

Non-Profit Organizations

Working with Others

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

Recommended Education

My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:

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The Noise I Shed

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