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LOAN SPECIALIST (COMMERCIAL)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Hilo, HI Other
POSTED ON 7/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/28/2026
This position is located in the Hawaii State Office in USDA/Rural Development (RD). The incumbent has responsibility for providing State-wide leadership, guidance and review in Community and/or Business Programs for the making and servicing of loans and grants for community facilities, public utilities, and/or businesses.

This vacancy announcement is open to current Rural Development Employees only.Qualifications:Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

GS-11 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of complex mortgage, commercial loan making/servicing, and credit principles and practices in order to assess the fundamental soundness of business, corporate or municipal loans. Experience independently examining applications, reviewing corporate financial documents, and servicing activities on a variety of mortgage and commercial loans. Experience may have been gained in work equivalent to analyzing financial information provided by loan applicants; determining eligibility for loans, appraising real estate, repayment ability; reviewing, performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; servicing the loan portfolio of a bank and other loan association and approving applications for agricultural, commercial, and bank loans. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree if related OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR a combination of education as described and specialized experience.

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.

GS-12 level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: Experience independently reviewing and making decisions on applications for commercial loans, municipal bonds, servicing a commercial/non-profit , and municipal loan portfolio, to include decision-making on liquidations.; performing financial and credit analysis of commercial concerns, reviewing and examining feasibility studies and business plan proposals based on business structures and economic factors. There is no education substitution for this grade level.


Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Education:For the GS 11- A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

For the GS 12-
Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.Employment Type: OTHER

Salary : $77,964

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