Loan Officer- Burgaw, NC
Are you passionate about supporting agriculture and rural communities? Do you thrive in a relationship-driven environment where your analytical skills and customer service make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you!
As a Loan Officer at AgCarolina Farm Credit, you'll play a key role in originating and servicing loans, marketing financial services, and developing strong relationships with borrowers in both the commercial and consumer markets. You'll work independently to manage a loan portfolio while contributing to the growth of our Association. As a Loan Officer in the Burgaw branch, you will serve both consumer and commercial borrowers primarily in Pender and New Hanover counties. You'll be part of a culture that values mentorship, candid conversations, attention to detail, and timely decision-making-all in service of agriculture and rural communities.
What You'll Do:
- Actively participate and seek lending relationships with existing and new customers
- Market and sell Association financial services including loans, leasing and preferred stock
- Coordinate applications for branch-referred new and existing customers
- Interview applicants and analyze credit and financial data using the five credit factors and differential analysis
- Use delegated authority to approve loan structures, pricing, and conditions
- Evaluate risk of loan transactions and assign probability of default and loss given default
- Ensure loans comply with Association policies and procedures
- Collaborate effectively with team members and neighboring departments
- Remain active in community and industry events
- Demonstrate a commitment to fair lending practices
- Build and maintain positive working relationships to enhance the Association's reputation
- Provide On-Farm Service for existing members
- Prospect and Market Centers of Influence, Realtors and Farmer/Ranches in our markets
What We Value:
At AgCarolina, we believe in:
- Customer Focus- Building strong relationships through responsiveness and professionalism
- Collaboration- Working closely with your team and other departments to deliver exceptional service
- Excellence- Bringing precision, organization, and integrity to everything you do
- Growth- Enjoying opportunities for development, innovation, and meaningful contribution
What We're Looking For:
- Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or agricultural economics
- 2 to 5 years of related lending experience and/or proven performance, agricultural lending experience preferred
- Strong analytical, judgment, and communication (oral and written) skills
- Ability to be assertive and decisive in making sound business decisions
- Strong interpersonal, sales, and negotiating skills
- Ability to handle high-stress situations professionally
- Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to travel within and outside AgCarolina's territory for training
- Quick learner, adaptable, and strong problem solver
- Agricultural background preferred
- Lending experience preferred
Our Commitment:
Joining AgCarolina means being a part of a community rooted in serving agriculture and rural communities, yielding a prosperous future for our members and employees. In exchange for your time, talent, and commitment, we are committed to offering our employees:
- Competitive base pay, and eligibility for incentive pay based on personal and Association performance
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, life, LTD, and others) effective the first day of the month following your date of hire
- Maternity, Paternity, and Caregiving Leave, because we care about our employees and know they have responsibilities outside of work
- A market-leading 401(k) plan (with a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 6% you defer, plus an AgCarolina discretionary contribution)
- Paid Time Off, plus 13 paid holidays annually
- Training and professional development opportunities, and defined career pathways for many roles
- Meaningful work that allows one to make a difference in agricultural and rural communities and to develop professionally
- Opportunities for work-life balance that includes employee appreciation and family events
- A great work environment with colleagues who have a shared commitment to our core values
- Opportunities for everyone to think and act like a leader, regardless of the position you hold
- A comprehensive wellness plan: we recognize that our greatest asset is our people-and for our people to perform at their best, they must be healthy and well.
AgCarolina Individual Competencies:
- Communicates Effectively
- Action-Oriented
- Makes Good Decisions
- Collaborates
- Focuses on Our Members
- Welcomes Everyone and Treats Them Fairly
- Leadership
Internal candidates must have at least 2 years of Farm Credit experience, a Fully Successful rating or higher on their most recent performance review and have been in their current role for at least 2 years before applying.
Interview Process:
Applications received within the first 2 weeks of posting date will receive priority consideration. The position will remain open, however, until the vacancy is filled.
- Phone Screen with AgCarolina HR Representative
- In-person interview
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans. AgCarolina is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.