Loan Officer - Eligible

Overview

Empowered to live. Inspired to work. Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that promotes meaningful work and professional development, with a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, to empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.

• Hybrid model - up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.

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This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% remote and is based out of the Waite Park, MN or Rice Lake, WI office locations.

This position is responsible for the origination of home, recreational land/bare land and home site loans in rural areas and communities. You will maintain acceptable levels of loan unit/volume origination while building strong professional and client relationships and maintain high client satisfaction results. Combines mortgage and business knowledge with an in-depth understanding of each client s financial position to provide innovative and workable alternatives to create the best avenue to accomplishing client s goals.

Markets Compeer s products and services to industry partners and prospective clients based upon their wants and needs. Supports and builds the Compeer Financial brand by developing a referral network of realtors, builders, consumer direct as well as other financial service providers and internal team members. You will service a growing market of hobby farms, rural properties, and conforming properties.

Sales and Marketing

• Proactively markets and sells credit and related services, establishing new market relationships which contribute toward attainment of Compeer goals and business objectives.
• Creates networking and prospecting strategy that is suitable to servicing each territory and ensure alignment with Compeer s branding and marketing protocol.
• Maintains positive accomplishments with client relations, community recognition, and contributions to the Compeer Financial image as the leading financial institution committed to clients in rural areas.
• Monitors and appropriately uses discretionary marketing budget throughout the year.

Loan Origination

• Originates loans by proactively seeking applications.
• Gathers income and verifies financials.
• Determines the appropriate loan program and terms to meet the client s needs.
• Works with the credit and processing teams to secure a credit decision and ultimately a timely closing.
• Acts as a liaison between client(s) and all Compeer Financial operations members as well as certain third parties.

Client Relationships

• Maintains client relationships through frequent interactions and periodic sales calls.
• Delivers value added informational services to the client.
• Discusses loan programs and terms.
• Addresses all client concerns throughout the process.

Industry Knowledge

• Builds and maintains a strong understanding of Consumer Lending practices.
• Maintains and builds upon "local" knowledge of their own LSA.
• Gains knowledge of client s hopes and dreams and ultimately helps to implement those within the rural marketplace.

Community Involvement

• Develops and maintains a significant "professional presence" throughout the local community.
• Provides formal group presentations and information workshops on current Rural Living Solutions…