Loan Specialist (General)

Individual Occupational Requirements Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study — finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. or Experience Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement shown above, the following experience and/or education can be credited. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated “Ineligible” for that grade level. GS-09: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: Making recommendations or decisions to approve or decline residential and/or business loans. Evaluating credit histories to determine credit worthiness of individuals and/or businesses. Analyzing financial statements such as federal tax returns, profit and loss statements, balance sheets and business plans to determine repayment ability for individuals and/or business loan applicants. Processing loan applications using web-based financial/lending software to underwrite loans. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM’s Qualifications website: Loan Specialist Series 1165 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. OR
You will serve as a Loan Specialist (General) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), US Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center – PDC in Fort Worth, Texas. This position will be responsible for a variety of duties all related to providing disaster loan assistance to homeowners, renters and businesses seeking funds for repair, rehabilitation or replacement of damaged personal, real or business property.