Commercial Loan Associate

About Marquette Bank

If making an impact is important to you, you belong with the Marquette Bank Team. You'll enjoy the opportunity to make a difference for our customers and in our neighborhoods. You'll love our welcoming, supportive, friendly, team-centered work environment - including perks like an expansive benefits package, growth opportunities, gym subsidy, tuition reimbursement and community involvement opportunities!

Come be a part of something bigger at Marquette Bank.

Founded by John F. McCarthy in 1945, the bank has been committed to providing financial services to meet the savings and borrowing needs of southwest Chicagoland. We have continued to grow and are proud to be a modern neighborhood bank with 20 branch locations to serve our customers and communities.

Pay Range: $50,000 - $65,000

The pay range is based on consideration of criteria such as required qualifications, experience, education and skills. Marquette Bank reserves the right to offer the selected applicant a salary commensurate with the applicant's qualification, experience, education and skills.

Position Summary:

The Commercial Loan Associate II provides high touch support to commercial clients by serving as the liaison/decision maker between internal contacts such as Loan Operations, Treasury Solutions and Deposit Operations. This position provides key administrative support for Commercial Loan Officers and requires a broad understanding of the requirements for documenting and perfecting Commercial Mortgages, Commercial Loans, and Equipment Finance transactions. This individual will play a key role in deciding the necessary documents to evidence particular terms and conditions of transactions as negotiated by the Commercial Loan Officers including the processing of various Commercial loan files in preparation of loan documentation. This position is responsible for providing superior customer service and support on all aspects of commercial loan/mortgage documentation and servicing decisions with little supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for handling daily customer support requests such as balance inquiries, change of address requests, wire processing, advances, transfers, payments and other loan inquiries.
• Works in liaison with Commercial Loan Officers by answering calls/emails, preparing packages, data entry, tracking vendor invoices, and gathering information to resolve issues.
• Oversees the various stages of loans within the pipeline on the Next Gen system, ensuring that all loans are in their proper stages and within the required timelines.
• Directs the initial loan documentation process by obtaining the appropriate supporting documentation including title work, flood and OFAC searches, insurance, organizational documentation, real estate collateral documentation and various due diligence items to verify compliance with the loan approval and bank closing procedures.
• Manages the loan pipeline and communicates with internal loan operations, credit analysts, lenders, title companies, and attorneys throughout the process.
• Responsible for reviewing the Commercial Loan File for documentation accuracy prior to requesting loan documents for closing.
• Controls the loan closing process, ensuring that all loan documentation is reviewed and received timely. Works directly with the borrower/title company/attorney through the closing process.
• Acts as the Secretary for the Bank Loan Committee, or has the ability to back up current Secretary as necessary.
• Coordinates all requests from Bank examiners and audit staff ensuring that all requested information in regards to credit files is readily available for review.
• Represents the department in a professional manner in all internal committee meetings and informs the department of key issues as they pertain to daily operations and/or procedures of the department.
• Actively complies with all applicable laws and regulations to include the Bank Secrecy Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, and all other deposit, lending, or non-deposit service regulations, adhering to the Bank's internal policies, procedures, and risk management responsibilities contained in the Employee Handbook, the Employee Code of Conduct, and other applicable policies.

Knowledge/Abilities/Experience and Training Required:

• Two-year certificate from college or technical school or two years prior experience with Commercial Lending Business Products preferred including two years' experience with Commercial Loan core systems and Commercial Loan documentation preferred
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common commercial loan and legal documents
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Have a thorough understanding of HMDA and LAR reporting, as well as a knowledge of the NFIP and its relation to Commercial lending
• Professional demeanor and communication skills with the ability to present solutions to common inquiries or complaints from internal and external customers
• Ability to perform in a high volume, stressful environment that works within deadlines
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office including Word and Excel; keyboarding proficiency
• Excellent time management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail skills with an ability to multi-task
• Must be self-motivated and a team player
• Notary Public

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position.
• Employee may need to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Employee is regularly required to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine and computer printer).
• Employee may need to constantly position themselves in the office in order to retrieve files from upper and lower drawers.
• Employee in this position frequently communicates with staff and clients and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Employee may need to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Employee specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment/Conditions

The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

We Care About You. Marquette Bank's total rewards package, for eligible employees, will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include variable pay such as performance-based incentives, commissions, target bonus and discretionary bonus. Marquette Bank also offers health insurance, term life and disability insurance, generous time off and two retirement plans: 401(k) Salary Savings Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), as well as other perks including a FREE FunRewards checking account. Available rewards may vary by location, job level, employment status, and years of service. To learn more about our rewards package, please visit: https://emarquettebank.com/about-us/benefits.

You Belong Here. We offer an inclusive workplace to encourage, support and celebrate our diverse employees and the communities in which we work and serve. Our culture is built on a commitment to serve others. Working together, valuing each other and celebrating our uniqueness delivers a better financial future to our customers and neighbors. To learn more about our diversity and inclusion commitment, please visit: https://emarquettebank.com/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion-commitment

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability