Commercial Loan Underwriter - To 125K - Houston, TX - Job 842-20747

About the role

Commercial Loan Underwriter – To $125K – Houston, TX – Job # 3842-20747

The Position

Our bank client is seeking to fill a Commercial Loan Underwriter role in the Houston, TX market. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing written, in-depth credit analyses for commercial loans. The candidate will analyze financial information and underwrite the creditworthiness of borrowers to ensure compliance with loan policy and all regulatory laws and regulations.

This position offers a generous salary of up to $125K and a full benefits package. (This is not a remote position)

Commercial Loan Underwriter responsibilities include

• Must have 5-7 years of experience underwriting middle-market CRE and C&I Loans.
• Managing the loan underwriting process by underwriting, processing, and coordinating the closing of business loans in compliance with the Bank’s lending policies and procedures, and federal & state regulations.
• Collecting and analyzing financial data, financial condition, and level of risk related to various types of borrowing entities and individuals, including financial statement analysis, collateral evaluations, trend analysis, ratio, and industry analysis.
• Preparing a written summary of loan terms and conditions and a written narrative explaining the business background, outlining risk factors, and justifying the assigned risk rating
• Conducting a thorough review of balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, tax returns, business plans, and projections presented by applicants to assess their ability to generate income sufficient to repay existing and proposed debt.
• Identifying risks and assisting in structuring loans to mitigate risks.
• Assigning appropriate risk ratings.
• Interacting with account officers to negotiate loan terms and following up on information required to make decisions on the application.
• Complying with all bank policies, procedures, state and federal banking laws, and regulations.
• Serving on task forces and committees as assigned.

Who Are You?

• You’re someone who wants to influence your own development.
• You’re looking for an opportunity where you can pursue your interests and your passion.
• Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but merely the starting point for your future.

You also bring the following skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or economics.
• Five or more years’ experience in Commercial Banking / Lending.
• Experience with cash flow analysis, ratio analysis, and projections is required.
• Strong knowledge of real estate appraisal techniques, field audit examination techniques, and commercial banking regulations is required.
• Formal bank commercial credit training is a plus.
• Must have strong knowledge of Word, Excel, Sage Works, Outlook, and other bank information systems as required.
• Solid qualitative and quantitative analytical skills required.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, writing, and communication skills.
• Possesses strong organizational skills and can work with limited supervision.
• Existing knowledge of assigned marketplace preferred.

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