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Credit Union Collections & Risk Manager

First Northern Credit Union · Chicago, IL · 3 days ago
Accounting$75k–$80k/yrFull-time

Primary Responsibilities

  • Supervise/manage a Collector and a Loan Servicing Representative.
  • Oversee applicable Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) Workgroup(s).
  • Provide resolution management for member service calls.
  • Supervise all loan collections activities.
  • Ensure that FNCU's collection activity is conducted in accordance with current collection policies and procedures.
  • Prepare monthly delinquency and loan loss reports.
  • Administer bankruptcy and workout activities on accounts in a timely and consistent manner.
  • Vendor management of legal counsel regarding account litigation.
  • Cook up with trustees.
  • Manage the Negative Shares collection queues.
  • Charge off approved negative shares per policy and procedures.
  • Manage collateral/mortgage protection (CPI/MPI) programs to ensure proper insurance coverage and minimize collateral-related losses.
  • Lead fraud resolution efforts, including investigation, recovery, and member communication, for new memberships and newly opened savings and loan products (including indirect vehicle loans).
  • Implement and monitor fraud mitigation strategies to reduce identity theft and account takeover risks.
  • Manage the credit union's Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) methodology, assumptions, modeling, and reporting.
  • Utilize software to monitor loan portfolio performance and trends to identify emerging risks and recommend corrective actions.
  • Manage the processing and reconciliation of insurance refunds related to chargebacks and back-end refunds related to loan payoffs, charge-offs, or early terminations.
  • Work as a leader of special or ongoing projects that are important to departmental development.
  • Keep current on governmental regulations related to loan servicing repayment compliance, collections, member information, and record retention.
  • Explain financial products and services to members, evaluating their needs, and recommending the credit union's best available options.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 3+ years of experience in collections, fraud, and/or risk management.
  • Solid computer, analytical, math, and communication skills.
  • Management experience is preferred.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

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