Unposted/Swap Associate

Centier Bank; Merrillville (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

401K match

Tuition Reimbursement

Stock Ownership Plan

Daycare Reimbursement

Onsite Fitness Center

Health and Wellness Programs

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Council

Career Growth

Work/Life Balance

Job summary

Centier Bank in Merrillville, IN is hiring a Loan Servicing Associate. Responsibilities include processing commercial loan payments, posting corrections, and coordinating with the loan workout team to ensure accurate postings and compliance.

The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to handle routine tasks with minimal supervision. The department typically operates Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, with potential for occasional work-from-home days after training.

Qualifications

• Basic analytical thinking skills to complete tasks that are moderately complex.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and OneNote.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Process routine payment and loan items following procedures.
• Research unposted payments and post corrections in core systems.
• Monitor and post regular loan payments, wires, and payoff postings for commercial loans.
• Coordinate with loan workout teams for mis-postings and corrections.

Skills

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Starting Pay Rate is Based on Experience - Minimum Hourly Rate:

$19.00

Recognizing and valuing diversity strengthens our ability to attract, retain and engage associates and reinforces our relationship within our communities. Our associates are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge and talent that our associates invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well.

A Centier Associate is someone who embodies a servant heart, is unaccepting of anything less than remarkable service, and is self-motivated and driven to deliver exceptional results.

What are our values?

Our Corporate values are Caring, Loyalty, Integrity, Friendship, Fun....who wouldn't want to work for an AWARD-WINNING companythat's built on these pillars?

What about the perks?

Access to our Marathon Health Clinics which provide FREE visits & prescriptions, Generous Paid Time Off benefit, Tuition Reimbursement, 401K match, Associate Stock Ownership Plan, Daycare Reimbursement, FREE Onsite Fitness Center/Fitness Reimbursements, Health and Wellness Programs, the ability to have a voice with our Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Council, Career Growth, Work/Life Balance, AND MORE.

This department typically working Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

Once trained, this position may be able to work from home 2 days/week.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Summary

This team will be responsible for completing the items that are listed under the Essential Duties & Responsibilities section. This position requires some independent thinking to process assigned tasks as this team deals with many odd payment/loan processing items. At times, in-depth research may need to be done to ensure that items are fully resolved and prevent future issues of a similar nature. SWAP and Participation items need to be handled carefully, since they not only impact the bank and client, but investors as well.

Interaction Requirements with internal and external clients

This position requires a significant amount of communication with internal and external clients. Internally the interaction would be with Business Banking Loan Officers, Business Banking Administrative Assistants (AA's), Consumer & Commercial Loan Workout Department, Consumer and Commercial Residential Construction, and branch staff. Externally, interaction would typically be with clients (borrowers), participation banks and our vendor Derivative Path.

The Associate will be expected to work on routine tasks following procedures and may occasionally involve non-standard assignments. This person will have a rotating tasks list to share with the Specialist.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Daily

• Commercial Loans -
  • Ensure any commercial loan payments or incoming wire payments are posted correctly with interest paid current & due dates roll appropriately.
  • Verify loan balances and undisbursed amounts to post commercial draws
  • Review the report for Commercial lines of credit paid to zero, to determine whether the line should remain open to further draws or be closed.

• Unposted Payment Transactions -
  • Research reasons for DDA, CL, IL, ML, and RC Unposteds and properly process in core

• Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) -
  • HELOC draw report - Monitor HELOC draws/advances to protect the Bank from monetary loss

• Regular Payment & Payoff Postings -
  • Notify branch managers of teller posting issues.
  • Monitor the participation_group email for payment corrections
  • Processing incoming wire payments/payoffs for Commercial loans and forward any incoming wires to payment group for mortgage and consumer loans.
  • Work with Consumer Loan Workout for any mis-postings and make corrections when necessary

• GL Items -
  • Clear any outstanding items being carried in the loan suspense GL's
    • Payments to be posted
    • Wires to be posted
    • Wires to be sent out
    • Payment/Payoff corrections

• Miscellaneous input requests for payments and file maintenance to loans

• Participation Loans (Special Commercial Loans) -
  • CL Participation Bought Loans: monitoring payments posted and draw funds are wired in.
  • CL Participation Sold Loans: ensure wire payments to participating banks are sent in a timely manner.

Monthly

• Commercial Loan - SWAP payment posting (1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th)
• Commercial Loan - SWAP notice creation & mailing (1st, 5th, 10th, 15th ,20th, 25th)
• Consumer Loan Workout Bankruptcy & Forbearance Payment postings

Annually

• Will process stop payments and reissue official checks as part of the Escheatment process

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for this position

• Basic analytical thinking skills to complete a diverse set of tasks that are moderately complex- such as loan processing corrections, which entail high level recalculations.

• Decision making skills- must be able to demonstrate initiative and use good judgement to make decisions that protect the Bank's best interest while being regulatory compliant to the client.

• Proficiency at Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, Outlook, Team's, SharePoint, OneNote

• Ability to use office equipment, copier, fax, calculator, etc.
• Effective written/verbal communication skills
• Highly detailed & exceptional follow-through to ensure all tasks are completed.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• 1 year of Loan Servicing experience

Internal pay level 6

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