Loan Services Banking Specialist

Heritage Bank NA•Willmar, MN

8d•$23 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Heritage Bank is seeking a detail-oriented Loan Services Banking Specialist to combine loan servicing expertise with hands-on branch support. This in-branch role provides an additional on-site staff presence, especially in smaller or lower-traffic branches, while completing loan servicing responsibilities and supporting branch customers throughout the workday. The position is assigned to work in a branch in Spicer, Pennock, Raymond, or Willmar.

Requirements

Associate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Banking, or a related field preferred.
Equivalent banking experience may be considered.
Minimum of two years of loan servicing, loan operations, loan administration, or related banking experience required.
Retail banking, teller, or customer service experience preferred.
Experience working with loan documentation, collateral, loan maintenance, and servicing functions required.
CSI Core experience preferred.
Strong knowledge of loan servicing processes and regulatory requirements.
Understanding of consumer, commercial, agricultural, and mortgage loan products.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
Ability to work on-site and travel among the Spicer, Pennock, Raymond, and Willmar branches as assigned.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and banking software platforms.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive customer information.

Responsibilities

Board and maintain consumer, commercial, agricultural, and mortgage loans within the core system.
Process loan advances, payments, payoffs, modifications, renewals, and maintenance requests.
Establish and maintain automatic payments, ACH transfers, overdraft protection, and related servicing functions.
Process collateral releases, lien satisfactions, title work, and loan-related documentation.
Monitor loan exceptions, ticklers, insurance, taxes, escrow activity, and paid loan processes.
Provide payoff statements and respond to customer and employee servicing inquiries.
Perform loan balancing, reconciliations, exception monitoring, and quality control reviews.
Support participated, purchased, SBA, USDA, FSA, and other specialty loan programs.
Complete credit reporting, dispute resolution, year-end tax reporting, and regulatory servicing requirements.
Assist with audits, examinations, compliance reviews, and documentation requests.
Maintain knowledge of applicable lending regulations, including RESPA, HMDA, SCRA, MLA, flood requirements, and other regulatory requirements.
Identify process improvement opportunities and support operational efficiency initiatives.
Serve as a loan servicing subject matter expert for branch employees and other departments.
Work on-site in a Spicer, Pennock, or Willmar branch and provide daily retail coverage based on staffing and business needs.
Assist customers with deposits, withdrawals, transfers, loan payments, cashier’s checks, and other teller transactions.
Support account opening and account maintenance activities as needed.
Deliver outstanding customer service through in-person, phone, email, chat, and digital channels.
Educate customers on digital banking tools, payment options, and self-service resources.
Assist branch teams during vacation coverage, staffing shortages, training periods, or special projects.
Serve as an additional on-site staff member in smaller or lower-traffic branches while completing loan servicing work and remaining available to assist branch customers.
Maintain cash handling, balancing, security, and dual control procedures when assigned retail responsibilities.
Participates in all required BSA training and demonstrates knowledge of BSA relative to job responsibilities.
Responsible for security as it applies to this position.
Perform additional duties as assigned to support team and organizational goals.