Position Summary
The SBA Credit Analyst’s primary focus is to assist in providing accurate, timely, and succinct credit underwriting to ensure compliance with SBA loan regulations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Responsible for the evaluation and underwriting of SBA loan applications to determine creditworthiness and compliance.
- Reviews and analyzes all customer financial information, recognizing trends that may impact repayment to ensure sound credit decisions are made.
- Interview borrower(s) in regard to loan request.
- Documents the detail and requirements of loan decisions, including conditions to close.
- Works with the Closing team for a smooth hand-off of the borrower to the next level in the SBA Process (submission and closing). If needed, assist in screen-out responses, credit addendums, and memos to the file.
- Successfully communicate with SBA via eTran to obtain a correct SBA Loan Authorization for each transaction.
- Maintains knowledge of Busey lending policies, risk rating requirements and compliance standards and gain a working knowledge of the SBA’s SOP.
- Assist with Portfolio Management duties such as: monitoring monthly borrowing base reports
Education & Experience
Knowledge of:
- Experience with and working knowledge of the current SBA SOP
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to:
- Multi-task and work independently
- Analyze and solve problems
- Take independent action within established guidelines and develop new procedures and approaches when needed
- Perform duties under frequent time pressures
Education and Training:
- Requires Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Business or Finance.
- Requires 2-4 years of Commercial C&I experience and/or SBA experience.
- Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.
What We Do
As of September 30, 2023, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $12.26 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
Busey Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $12.23 billion as of September 30, 2023, and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank currently has 46 banking centers serving Illinois, eight banking centers serving Missouri, three banking centers serving southwest Florida, and one banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Through Busey’s Wealth Management division, the Company provides asset management, investment, and fiduciary services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. Assets under care totaled $11.55 billion as of September 30, 2023.
Busey Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FirsTech, specializes in the evolving financial technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses, highly regulated enterprise industries, and financial institutions. FirsTech provides comprehensive and innovative payment technology solutions including online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money and data movement; merchant services; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments at retail agents. More information about FirsTech can be found at firstechpayments.com.
Busey Bank is honored to be named among America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year. Ranked 26th overall in 2023, compared to 52nd in last year's rankings. Busey was named among DiversityInc’s Top Regional Companies. The DiversityInc Top 50 survey is the external validator for large U.S. employers that model fairness in their talent strategy, workplace and supplier diversity practices, and philanthropic engagement. We are honored to be consistently recognized nationally and locally for our engaged culture of integrity and commitment to community development.
For more information about us, visit busey.com.
