Loan Officer - Consumer Direct

Farmers Bank of Kansas City, a 115 year old Kansas Community Bank seeks to be the premier destination place for experienced, skilled and networked Consumer Direct Loan Originators in the Kansas City market. Our program and culture is designed to attract the best in breed associates and the best in class collaborative bank work environment in the Kansas City region. 

Our Consumer Direct offering includes a hybrid approach for seasoned loan officers to be compensated at extremely high levels for referral based business with the safety net of a leads provided environment whenever wanted. This combination allows you much flexibility while running your business to create that lifestyle career you are looking for.

Come join us for these benefits and more!

• 115 year Old family banking operation that knows and loves mortgage and understands its value to our customers and employees. Our experience in the mortgage lending field is critical to your success.
• Lend Nationwide
• Loan Officers exempt from licensing with State Bank Charter
• Market Competitive Compensation – Leads provided and referral compensation
• Leads provided
• Referrals are paid top dollar
• Dedicated loan operations and support
• Dedicated marketing department to help grow your business provided by the bank
• State of the art proprietary CRM marketing system to automatically market to your database with custom messaging, offers, birthday touch points, holidays and more to keep you top of mind with your customer base. Our marketing department will work on your behalf to build your campaigns to increase your business 10x with our systems. All bank provided.

Custom products including:

• Home Equity Loans
• Bridge Loans
• Conventional, Government and USDA products
• Competitive Jumbo Products
• Portfolio products available
• Servicing retained options
• Sharp pricing competitive nationwide

Attractive Employee Benefits package

• Comprehensive Health & Dental Plan with BCBS of Kansas
• Term Life Insurance provided
• Long Term Disability
• Accidental Death
• Bank Profit Sharing
• 401 (k) Plan (Eligible to contribute first month following hire date)
• Flex Benefit Plan
• Vacation
• Employee loan programs
• And more!

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Manages loan portfolio, to include on-going communication and follow-up with customers.
• Interviews prospective applicants and requests required information related to loan or credit applications; corresponds or re-interviews applicants to resolve questions regarding application information; assures proper loan information is collected to maintain acceptable credit standards and conform to bank policy.
• Analyzes applicant financial status, credit, and property evaluation to determine feasibility of granting loan; approves loans within established lending guidelines.
• Coordinates processing of approved loans; ensures loans are processed according to agreements, customer needs, and Bank lending policies; obtains sufficient information and/or documentation from customers; solves problems relative to processing and servicing of loans within assigned portfolio.
• Maintains database and monitors performance of loan portfolio to ensure proper risk ratings and early identification of potential problems.
• Negotiates terms and structures loan financing based on risk considerations and present credits for approval to appropriate levels of authority with the bank as required.
• Conducts business development and customer retention officer calls.
• Develops new loan business by developing relationships with prospective customers, identifying needs, recommending solutions, and closing sales.
• Follows regulatory requirements by protecting information for privacy and confidentiality, displaying discretion in discussing customer information, obtaining proper information and paperwork to complete transactions, and following bank policies and regulations.
• Evaluates loan applications and documentation by confirming credit worthiness.

Requirements:

• Experience: Two (2) years of experience as a Residential Loan Officer required, preference to those with experience in a consumer direct call center environment.
• NMLS #
• Excellent sales and communication skills.
• Experience with loan calculation software.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on quality and accuracy preferred.

Farmers Bank offers a comprehensive benefit package including PTO, Health and Life Insurance, 401K/Profit Sharing, and other benefits.

FARMERS BANK AND TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER – Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability