National Lending Intern (Summer, 2027)

About the Company

Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. We are committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.

We are a dynamic, high-energy, fun, and fast-paced organization with an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals who are passionate about our mission and motivated, customer- and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.

As a mission-driven institution, we operate a sound, well-capitalized, liquid, and profitable bank using best practices to manage risk and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. We leverage Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute to building a brighter future.

About the Role

The National Lending Intern joins a cohort of other interns to support Forbright Bank’s national lenders, including the Structured Finance, Healthcare, and Corporate Finance lending teams. Interns learn about Forbright’s multi-billion-dollar loan portfolios and participate in training and team-building events. Each intern is assigned to a specific lending team for the summer, gaining subject-matter expertise and exposure to a specific type of lending.

This is a 9-week, full-time (40 hours/week) internship located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with an estimated start date of May 31, 2027. This position is open to current juniors who will be rising seniors in Summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Perform industry research to understand macro trends that impact a company and the competitive environment it operates in.
• Aid the underwriting team in the due diligence process for loans.
• Assist in populating our internal system with all pertinent information on an opportunity.
• Assist in the management of credit risk, ensuring that asset quality remains strong, and executing strategies to limit the risk of loss.
• Help manage day-to-day borrowing activity of assigned loans.
• Perform financial analysis and projections by tracking trends and developments that may impact loan performance under various economic scenarios.
• Participate in team-wide meetings.
• Complete additional portfolio and underwriting analysis/projects on an ad-hoc basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned (duties may vary depending on the lending team assigned).

Requirements

• High School Diploma (required).
• Currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year accredited institution (required).
• Strong financial statement analysis skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel); advanced Excel skills are ideal.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills.
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented.
• Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach.

Work Environment

Work is primarily conducted in an office setting, though certain positions may allow for remote work at management discretion. While performing duties, the employee may be regularly required to:

• Remain in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Use hands and fingers to operate technology or office machinery (e.g., computers, printers, scanners).
• Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity.
• Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others.

Team members are expected to exhibit flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
• 4 weeks of PTO.
• 401k with company match.
• Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/month).
• Remote or hybrid (4 days per week in-office) work schedules for most positions.
• Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
• Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, and Imperfect Foods reimbursement.
• Recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace for four consecutive years (2023–2026).

Pay

The hourly rate for this position is $38/hour.

Core Principles

• Excellence: Excellence is our standard, reflected in the precision of our work and the quality of our decisions. It is a discipline that compounds over time and creates lasting value.
• People: Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and ambition where everyone matters, celebrating collaboration, teamwork, and loyalty.
• Innovation: We invest boldly in technology to make banking and lending better, faster, and smarter for our clients, more efficient for our team, and more profitable for our shareholders. Innovation is a continuous investment in new ideas.
• Sound Practices: Our foundation rests on prudence, care, integrity, and discipline. We manage risk with rigor, act with transparency, and uphold the highest standards of governance and compliance.
• Distinct Value: We focus our energy where we add value, avoiding the commoditized and ordinary. We compete through insight, specialization, technology, and service to create defensible differentiation.
• Clients: We exist to advance our clients’ success. We listen deeply, think creatively, and deliver solutions that solve problems, drive impact, and add value through partnership and performance.
• Shareholders: We are committed to creating exceptional value for our shareholders through wise capital allocation, precise execution, and long-term thinking.
• Communities and the Environment: We invest in inclusive opportunity and environmental stewardship to build a brighter, more sustainable future for the communities we serve.