Loan Specialist Realty Loan Production
Loan Specialist Realty (Loan Production) - Atlanta, GA - Overview Summary LOAN SPECIALIST (REALTY) (LOAN PRODUCTION) GS-1165-9 TARGET 11 OR 11 The Loan Specialist, GS-1165-9/11 is located in the Veterans Benefits Administration, Atlanta Regional Office, Decatur, GA, Loan Guaranty Division (Loan Production). Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not Available. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Loan Specialist Realty (Loan Production)/PD# 07738A. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Duties None - $53,137 $83,580 Job Details Application Open Date 4/26/2018 Application Close Date 5/23/2018 Organization Veterans Benefits Administration Who May Apply None Status None - VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at - . Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the - site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the - document. If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an - . - Qualifications - To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/23/2018. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7 level. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.To support your claim that you have the required time-in-grade, you must submit your most RECENT within-grade increase, promotion, or appointment SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. Do not submit Award SF-50s. If you submit a General Adjustment SF-50 you are STILL REQUIRED, in addition, to submit your WITHIN GRADE INCREASE or PROMOTION SF-50. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: - Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07/09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: - Competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. - Reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; - Servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; - Performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work. OR, Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-09 and GS-11 level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. GS-9: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related, with major study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position. GS-11: Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with major study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics,or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. OR, Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-09/11 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Competency 1 - Knowledge of mortgage lending, financial management, and credit underwriting. Competency 2 - Knowledge of appraisal functions, sales contractors, real estate, bankruptcy law, economic conditions, military influence, local, state, and federal laws relating to acquisition real estate. Competency 3 - Knowledge of the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, and the Service Members Civil Relief Act. Competency 4 - Ability to deal with most marginal prior approval and release of liability applications. Competency 5 - Knowledge Ability to provide financial analysis and counseling based on analysis of income tax statements, profit and loss statements, and balance sheet statements. Competency 6 - Knowledge of the Equal Opportunity Act, Freedom of Information Act, Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth and Lending Act, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Competency 7