Senior Loan Officer

In this role, you will help expand access to capital for affordable housing developers across the Housing Partnership Network, supporting projects that create and preserve homes and strengthen communities. You will build trusted borrower relationships, source and shape new lending opportunities, perform initial underwriting, and help move transactions from early opportunity through term sheet stage. This is a highly collaborative role for someone who thrives at the intersection of business development, credit judgment, and affordable housing finance.

The position reports to Housing Partnership Network’s Director of Lending.

This role is ideal for an entrepreneurial professional with two to eight years of experience in commercial real estate lending focused on single-family and multifamily affordable housing, especially with nonprofit developers. Successful candidates will bring curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complex organizations and layered transactions with confidence. Problem solving with HPN members to determine how to meet capital needs.

You may be ready for this role if you enjoy building relationships, spotting opportunities, structuring thoughtful financing solutions, and working with mission-driven borrowers. Experience with project-based affordable housing lending, enterprise or working capital loans, community development programs, or a CDFI environment will be especially valuable.

HPN is a remote organization. Employees may work from anywhere in the contiguous 48 states while staying fully engaged with their team and the broader organization through virtual collaboration tools and regular online meetings. Travel is required for in-person meetings, conferences, client site visits, and team events. Candidates should be prepared to work from home, maintain a dedicated office space, and balance virtual collaboration with travel as needed for business purposes.

Approximately 20% travel is required.

Housing Partnership Network (HPN) is an award-winning membership network of 100 leading affordable housing and community development nonprofits across the United States. HPN brings together mission-driven organizations to share ideas, shape policy, and build innovative solutions that expand affordable housing opportunity nationwide. For employees, that means the chance to contribute to work with real, measurable impact—supporting organizations and projects that help people live in vibrant, inclusive, healthy communities.

Since 1992, HPN and its members have collectively served more than 12.8 million people, developed, rehabilitated, or preserved about 470,000 affordable homes, and launched 14 successful social enterprises. HPN has earned national recognition, including the Mac Arthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions and the Wells Fargo NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance. Joining HPN means becoming part of an entrepreneurial, high-performing nonprofit network that combines mission focus with business discipline to drive meaningful results.

Its member-driven approach is built on:
Peer exchange among senior leaders of HPN member organizations to share knowledge, ideas, and best practices. Policy and advocacy efforts that strengthen the scale, impact, and sustainability of the sector. Innovation and research developed from ideas surfaced through peer exchange and tested by HPN staff. Social enterprises developed jointly by HPN and its members to address affordable housing and community development challenges with innovative solutions.

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Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as business, finance, real estate, urban planning, or business development required. An advanced degree in a related field is a plus. Two to eight years of experience in commercial real estate lending focused on affordable housing, in roles such as business development officer, credit underwriter, or loan officer, preferably with a CDFI or similar organization.

Ability to manage borrower relationships with a customer-centered approach and respond quickly to opportunities and client needs. Proven lending track record, including meeting production goals and using sales tools in a disciplined way to manage opportunities,…