Consumer Credit Loan Specialist

GENERAL FUNCTION

Perform pre-underwriting and processing duties needed to fulfill consumer equity and non-equity loan applications.

Review and validate complex underwriting stipulations associated with the consumer lending process.

Provide accurate, clear, and concise information and provide a superior lending experience for external customers through phone interaction and email.

Primary loan facilitator for external customers to ensure workflow deadlines and service level agreements are met.

Moves the loan file through the pipeline upon receipt of the application, including updating the file and all systems as work progresses through the underwriting process.

Partner with internal departments to escalate and resolve issues and problems.

Quickly and efficiently promotes excellence in employee and customer experience.

Achieve results while consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Proactively contact customers to collect documents needed to underwrite application (including, but not limited to, income documentation, trust information, etc.).
• Provide accurate information to the customer, explains products and policies in a clear, concise manner to ensure they understand documents needed for a lending decision.
• Evaluate loan documentation, review income documents, analyze data, and clear conditions per delegated authority (credit and non-credit documents).
• Effectively translate internal communication to customer to ensure all information is delivered professionally, accurately, and timely.
• Actively liaison between the client, underwriting and financial center to meet all loan and customer requirements.
• Actively manage pipeline of consumer loan applications.
• Fields inbound calls from internal and external customers.
• Understand and review personal and business tax returns and other income documents.
• Understand and review vendor documents (title, appraisal, flood, verification of employment, etc.) to communicate with internal and external customers any unexpected issues or needs.
• Maintain high level of customer service by being proactive in communicating with borrowers and loan originators.
• Ownership as the escalation point for internal and external customer questions pertaining to documents needed for loan products.
• Ensure accurate, complete, and timely loan data on processing and underwriting system.
• Actively participate in ongoing efforts to continually improve customer service for internal and external customers.
• Support the retail business partners in connection with consumer loan applications processed in the consumer credit centers.
• Maintain an in-depth, expert knowledge of all equity and non-equity lending products and services as they relate to procedures, increased efficiencies and policies.
• Accurately enter issues into CIT so that issues can be routed appropriately, worked, tracked and resolved following standard Customer Complaint processes.
• Respond to complex questions and issues from banking centers regarding products, systems and/or operational procedures in the banking center.
• Work independently to research and resolve issues or answer questions that often involve interpretation of bank policies and procedures.
• Responsible for completing call tracking and support documentation as required.
• As a Trusted Advisor, proactively educate customers and bankers with each interaction.
• Consistently meet all quality, handle time, and aux/adherence standards.
• Mentor and train less experienced Loan Specialists.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new Loan Specialists.
• Serve as Consumer Lending Representative in the review of updates to existing procedure and newly developed procedures.
• Identify and communicate differences in regards to Regional Credit Center Operations.
• Understand loan policies and underwriting procedures to be able to explain cash flows, debt to incomes, and loan decisions to bankers.
• Respond to general inquiry emails in shared email box.
• Provide all services above to Fifth Third customers calling into the credit center.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Superiority

None.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Minimum three (3) or more years of consumer lending experience in processing or customer service required.
• In-depth knowledge of loans and lending guidelines.
• Detailed knowledge of processing, underwriting and closing procedures.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of loan application and underwriting systems.
• Previous experience managing a pipeline required.
• Proven computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and organization skills.
• Ability to analyze policies, procedures and guidelines in a way that maximizes productivity but protects the level of risk desired.
• Demonstrated teamwork and customer service skills.

Benefits

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location.

This role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html.

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