Loan Assistant

About The Role

Love Where You Work!

At Mountain West Bank
, our employees love where they work! Our employees describe our culture as one that promotes having fun at work and being one big happy family. We take every opportunity we can to recognize and appreciate our employees, not only on designated days, but all throughout the year. We love investing in our employees whether it be in the form of our generous 401(k) contributions to our robust training programs.

We also love volunteering in our communities and love delivering the unexpected not only to each other but to our customers and the community.

Love Where You Live!

We love where we live, and we try to make our communities a little better, both individually and as a team. We strongly encourage all our employees to give back to the community in which they live and we even pay them to do so.

Do you have a desire to make your city a better place to live? We just might be able to help you do it.

A Strong Foundation

Mountain West Bank operates exclusively in the state of Idaho serving Bonners Ferry, Ponderay, Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Wallace, Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Hailey, and Ketchum. We are one of 17 division banks under the Glacier Bancorp umbrella. Glacier Bancorp, Inc. is a community banking organization with assets greater than $29 billion, operating in banking offices across eight western states:
Montana, Idaho, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Since 2015 we have been recognized as one of America’s Best Banks, America’s Best-In-State-Companies (top holding company), one of America’s Best Employers By State, one of America’s Most Trusted Companies and one of the World’s Best Banks, according to Forbes Best Banks lists.

Ready to LOVE WHERE YOU WORK?

Mountain West Bank is seeking an exceptional Loan Assistant I for our Commercial team in downtown Boise,  Loan Assistant I assists the commercial department in ordering related documents from third‑party vendors and external institutions for commercial loans. The assistant helps prepare and maintain customer files, orders and reviews commercial loan documents for the department, assists internal and external customers with questions, problems, and banking as needed, and may also prepare various reports as assigned.

Must work within deadlines and maintain consistent, reliable attendance.

This is a full‑time, hourly position. Candidates must be available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM for a total of 40 hours a week. Rate of pay depends on experience.

• Upholds and actively promotes the bank’s core beliefs, core values and customer service standards, collectively known as “Our Compass”.
• Supports our community through department fundraising activities or volunteering during bank-sponsored events.
• Prepare documentation sheet checking off all items as they are received to ensure files are completed in a timely manner.
• Correspond with various institutions and vendors to obtain information needed such as title commitments, UCC pre‑searches and filings, environmental reports, appraisals, flood and tax service; must review for accuracy.
• Order and review loan documents to ensure accuracy of documents including but not limited to: rate, term, proper vesting, legal descriptions, dates, signatures, etc.
• Maintain a tickler system to follow‑up on covenants for the department as required by the various loan agreements.
• Work with Title Company to ensure our lien is recorded timely and accurately, and the final title commitment is received.
• Assist as needed with pending items/documentation from customers, institutions and vendors.
• Track and follow up on maintenance of files including but not limited to: rate and payment changes, automatic payment, online banking, insurance, UCC renewals, financial statements and tax returns, corporate verification of status, inspections, etc.
• Actively participates in bank‑related and community volunteer events.
• Monitor loans serviced through loan servicing to ensure that required changes are made and are accurate; work as liaison with other departments.
• Refer likely candidates for the bank products…