Loan Assistant/Specialist (Agricultural)

Farm Service Agency; Lewistown (MT); On-site; USD 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Farm Service Agency’s Montana State Office in Lewistown, MT is seeking a hardworking professional to support the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs. This full-time position is located at a USDA Service Center serving multiple counties.

The role emphasizes rigorous interview and assessment processes, eligibility determinations, and completion of the Farm Loan Training Program. Transfers within offices may occur during training; this is a Bargaining Unit State.

Qualifications

• Farm Loan Officers are required to successfully complete all of the requirements of the Farm Loan Training Program.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews with loan applicants, reviews loan applications, and makes preliminary inquiries to develop factual information to assess the eligibility of applicants.

Job description

This listing is a summary.

Open: September 22, 2026 — Closes: October 6, 2026

Summary

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Montana State Office, located in Lewistown, Montana. This position assists the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs in a USDA Service Center serving one or more Counties. Farm Loan Officers are required to successfully complete all of the requirements of the Farm Loan Training Program. FLOs may be reassigned to another training office during their training program. This is a Bargaining Unit State.

Major Duties

Conducts interviews with loan applicants, reviews loan applications, and makes preliminary inquiries to develop factual information to assess the eligibility of applicants.