Mortgage Loan Originator - Bloomington, IN

Merchants Bank IN; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading regional bank is seeking a Mortgage Loan Originator in Bloomington, Indiana. The role involves developing new residential mortgage businesses, analyzing applicants' creditworthiness, and maintaining relationships with referral sources. An ideal candidate has two years of mortgage lending experience and is registered under the S.A.F.E. Act. The position offers competitive benefits including health, dental, 401K, and tuition assistance, emphasizing a personal service approach supported by a strong leadership team.

Qualifications

• Two years of mortgage lending experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of residential mortgage process, underwriting criteria, and guidelines.
• S.A.F.E. Act registration through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business by utilizing referrals to promote bank products.
• Maintain relationships with realtors and builders to generate mortgage applications.
• Interview applicants to collect and analyze financial data.

Skills

Mortgage lending experience

Understanding of mortgage process

Referral networking experience

Job description

Overview

Our Mortgage Loan Originators (MLO) are here to help grow and develop new residential mortgage businesses by assisting customers to meet their home lending goals through our products and programs, along with analyzing the creditworthiness of applicants and negotiating terms, and collateral requirements. You will also work on developing and nurturing relationships with referral sources (real-estate agents, financial planners, community groups, builders, attorneys, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop new business by utilizing referrals through centers of influence to contact prospective customers and promote and cross-sell bank products and services.
• Develop and maintain new and existing relationships with realtors, builders, current customers, and banking center staff to generate residential mortgage applications.
• Interview prospective loan applicants to collect and analyze financial data to determine the merits of the specific loan request.
• Establish credit terms including costs, repayment methods, schedule, and collateral requirements.
• Have communicated and advised customers concerning financial matters to determine products that best met their needs.
• Participate in community and networking events to generate new business opportunities and enhance the bank’s visibility.
• Serve as the liaison for non-borrowing accounts and loan customers for other bank services.

Qualifications

• Two years of mortgage lending experience is required.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of residential mortgage process, underwriting criteria, and guidelines.
• This position requires S.A.F.E. Act registration through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS).
• Outside mortgage sales experience and referral networking experience is required.

What Sets Merchants Mortgage Apart

• We have the full support of our executive leadership team. We are not a bank that sells mortgages, we are a mortgage company.
• We are small enough to provide personal service, but large enough to provide a full menu of products.
• Our entire team is readily available (onsite) to discuss questions or resolutions to issues that might arise.
• Stability – we think long-term and are looking for Mortgage professionals who think long-term too!

Our Benefits

Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, ESOP, 100% Tuition Assistance, 4 weeks paid time off, plus a few more.

About Merchants

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking that offers multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; Mortgage Warehousing that offers mortgage warehouse financing; and Banking that offers retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking.

Merchants Bancorp, with $18.8 billion in assets and $11.9 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2024, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, Merchants Asset Management, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana. Merchants Bank and Merchants Capital have recently been honored with the 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces recognition, ranking 22nd nationally within the 500-999 employee category. This is the second year that Merchants has been recognized with this award. These accolades build on our strong history of workplace recognition, including being named a Best Place to Work in Indiana for seven consecutive years (2016–2022). For more information read the entire article here.