When joining Elevations, you can expect to work for a company with:
- A leadership team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked!
- A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Association of Realtors
- A highly engaged workforce devoted to innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration
- A reputation for excellence, as evidenced by being a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- A passion for consistently providing amazing experiences and creating raving fans
If you join our team, here are some of the perks you can expect:
- A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
- Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
- Up to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
- Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Location:
Elevations Credit Union- Broomfield Basecamp
Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from an Elevations location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.
Summary/Objective:
The Consumer Loan Underwriter is responsible for providing prompt, accurate, and courteous service to all staff. Maintains a professional attitude and takes personal ownership of resolving problems and creating financial solutions. Responsible for creating consistency in lending decisions through coaching, reviewing loans, development/implementation of lending policies and procedures, and training as necessary to accomplish organizational lending goals. This position must demonstrate a strong commitment to increasing member value and achieving organizational goals through coaching co-workers, member education, service, and sales. Ensures credit process, policies, and activities fall within the parameters of Federal, State, and Elevations Credit Union’s policies and standards. Adheres to all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations governing the Credit Union.
Essential Functions include:
- Decisions loan approvals/denials according to agreed upon Service Level Agreements and in compliance with standards set by regulatory agencies, investors, and Credit Union policies and procedures. Monitors and responds to various incoming loan queues on a continuous and timely manner. Demonstrate prudent judgment and decision making with risk/reward balance for recommending and approving appropriate policy exceptions for Direct and Indirect Auto, Unsecured, Credit Card, Home Equity, and business loan products.
- Provides guidance and education to retail staff in area of consumer and small business credit. Assists co-workers with developing sound credit decisions based on policy and procedure, and offering financial solutions to the membership.
- Assists the management team in creating, supporting, and promoting Credit Union policies, procedures, objectives and programs
Reports to:
VP Credit Risk
Manages:
This role does not have supervisory responsibility.
Required Skills, Education and Experience:
- Equivalent to a two-year college degree, completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of two years consumer loan experience
- Advanced knowledge of lending operations and processes required for credit card, auto, unsecured, and home equity products
- Knowledge of business loan products
- In-depth income documentation, income analysis, and appraisal knowledge
- Has established credit policy exception lending authority
- Working knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to consumer lending practices
- Demonstrated ability to maintain excellent production quality
- Basic MS Office skills
Preferred Skills, Education and Experience:
- Certified Financial Counselor designation
Work Environment:
Elevations uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe. As such, a personal smartphone is a requirement for employment with us. This job operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.
Physical Requirements:
Sitting frequently, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- Full time / 40 hours per week
Classification:
Non- Exempt
Compensation:
The person hired into this position will likely earn between $28.59 and $35.73 hourly wage, plus annual bonus.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Anticipated Application Window:
This role is anticipated to close within 25 days from the date of posting. However, if the position has not been filled, Elevations may keep the application period open longer.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About Us: Elevations Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado’s Front Range. Founded in 1952, we’ve grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to an institution with 15 branches and more than 170,000 members that manages over $3 billion in assets and is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. At Elevations, we’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating consumer solutions. Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information.
EEO Statement: The Credit Union is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
Candidates for certain positions may be required to submit to a credit history report in determining qualification for employment with Elevations Credit Union. If the position you are applying for requires a credit history report, any information received in such a report will not be the sole factor in making an employment decision. A history of personal financial irresponsibility may be reason for disqualification insofar as it relates to your potential job duties. Elevations Credit Union is aware that occasionally there are extenuating circumstances that may affect an individual’s credit history. We comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Colorado Employment Opportunity Act.
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