Vice President, Senior Commercial Lender

First Farmers Bank & Trust • Lafayette, IN

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About The Position

First Farmers Bank & Trust was founded over 140 years ago in the heart of Indiana’s most productive agricultural areas. We have grown to $3.2 Billion in assets by providing financial services to the business and agricultural community in our surrounding areas through a commitment to community style banking. Over the past five years our practical relationship driven lending approach at an impactful loan size has connected well with the Lafayette area as well as the Hamilton County Region and Indianapolis Market thus yielding substantial growth in our commercial portfolio. We have an opportunity on our Commercial Lending Team and plan to hire an experienced Commercial Lender for our Downtown Lafayette branch to help lead our next steps in Tippecanoe County. The Bank is committed to continuing its growth in the Lafayette Community and this candidate will enjoy the synergies of a supportive management team and board of directors. Our more than 400 employees deliver competitive products and service in a personalized, practical, caring, and responsive manner. If this is the type of employment culture you seek, we welcome you to consider joining our dynamic lending team.

Requirements

• As a general overview, this position will focus on Commercial Real Estate and Commercial & Industrial business development across our geographical footprint including:
• This position is ideal for a self-starter that is looking to grow their existing lending relationships with competitive products and a “family friendly” flexible work environment that focuses on results as a measurement of success.

Responsibilities

• Lead the community advocacy and outreach of the bank in the Tippecanoe County market, while growing the connections of the current team.
• Predominantly prospect and develop new customer relationships while inheriting and managing some existing customer relationships.
• Origination of Commercial Real Estate and Commercial & Industrial loans and deposit generation.
• Ensure that lending activities result in maximum volume and minimal delinquency ratio.
• Develop revenue growth through generation of loans while meeting production goals.
• General support of management in bank operations including asset-liability management and marketing efforts.

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation and benefit package and our company takes pride in maintaining an excellent corporate culture and working environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees