What are the responsibilities and job description for the Loan Officer position at Louisiana Land Bank?
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Agricultural Economics, or a related field,
or equivalent experience and two (2) or more years of experience as a loan officer or loan officer
trainee.
JOB PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
Recommends or approves loans in assigned territory within the limits of specific delegated
authority. Develops and manages loan portfolios including loan originations in the trade area
served by the association. Has some latitude for decision making; works under moderate
supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Responsible for developing and marketing new business within their service area.
2. Assists prospective and current borrowers with their credit needs and with formulating solutions
to credit related issues.
3. Makes and services leases, loans for operating equipment and real estate, and offering other
related services such as cash management products and crop insurances within delegated authority
and in accordance with association policies. Makes and/or conveys decisions on loan approval,
structure and pricing. Responsible for exercising credit risk management responsibilities on loans
within area of responsibility.
4. Conducts simple to moderately complex credit analyses. Analyzes balance sheets, income
statements, and cash flows of potential borrowers to ascertain creditworthiness. Maintains current,
adequate and verified financial information on borrowers and guarantors as required by association
policy.
5. Performs loan servicing tasks, which may include partial releases, subordination’s to mineral
leases and right of ways, division orders, reamortizations, assumptions, severance agreements,
insurance claims, additional advances, extensions and conversions.
This job has been benchmarked to Loan Officer
6. Ensures that all assigned loans are properly risk rated, assigned loss given defaults are correct
and performance status assignments are proper.
7. Complies with proper credit administration practices as outlined in the association’s policies and
procedures.
8. Performs collections on assigned loans and assists senior-level staff and management with
collections on all loans in the portfolio. Works with delinquent borrowers to obtain satisfactory
loan performance.
9. Assures that adequate insurance coverage is maintained as required by loan conditions and
monitors ad valorem taxes to insure that such taxes are paid on the security.
10. May assist with the title examination process on perspective loans to ensure validity of liens on
property pledged as collateral or security interest on chattels. Prepares loan closing packages and
facilitates the loan closing process as required in accordance with all applicable association and
FCA policies and regulations.
OTHER DUTIES:
May perform appraisals, inspections and/or collateral evaluations in compliance with district and
Association standards and procedures. May assist with or attend public relations functions for the
Association.
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
General knowledge of accounting/financial systems. Specialized knowledge of accounting/finance
principles. Skill in oral and written communication. Basic skill level in Microsoft Office
applications. Ability to perform basic to intermediate-level accounting/financial analyses under
moderate supervision.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:
Ability to sit for long periods of time. Ability to stand for limited periods of time. Ability to walk for moderate distances. Frequent finger/hand manipulation (e.g. keyboard, office equipment, small hand tools, etc.) Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling while exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Frequent interaction with customers, association departmental staff and management. Occasional
interaction with association senior management, CEO, and/or board of directors. Occasional
interaction with Farm Credit Bank of Texas staff. Frequent interaction with area professionals
including real estate agents, commercial bankers, and others who deal with the association in the
normal course of business.