Loan Officer Resume Examples and Templates for 2023

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Loan Officer Resume Examples

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Alexander Cooper
[email protected] | (012) 345-6789 | 2106 Radio Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303

Profile

Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer with 2+ years of experience. Skilled at generating leads, growing client portfolios, and raising the bottom line in competitive markets. Naturally curious and dedicated to gaining and applying new work skills.

Areas of Expertise

  • Client Relations
  • Customer Service & Satisfaction
  • Mortgage Loan Origination
  • Portfolio Management
  • Reporting & Documentation
  • Task Prioritization

Professional Experience

Mortgage Loan Officer, BestLending Mortgages, Atlanta, GA | May 2020 to Present

  • Close ~14 loans per month for an average total of $1.9M
  • Interview, evaluate, and match clients with suitable financing solutions
  • Achieved ~95% customer satisfaction rating on monthly surveys

Mortgage Loan Officer Assistant, Jameson Family Lending, Athens, GA | August 2018 to April 2020

  • Prepared appraisals, loan documents, and credit documents
  • Reviewed loan applications for accuracy and entered data in digital processing system
  • Fostered repeat business by providing high-quality customer service at all points

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance, University of Georgia, Athens | 2018

Coursework on:

  • Corporate Finance
  • Ethics in Finance
  • Financial Analysis
  • Investments

Barbara Satori
[email protected] | (555) 000-5555 | 4714 Twin Oaks Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Profile

Loan Officer with 6 years of experience in fast-paced commercial finance settings. Consistently generate 110%+ of sales goals while building positive client relationships.

Professional Experience

Commercial Loan Officer, Premier Financing, Grand Rapids, MI | January 2018 to Present

  • Draft loan contracts, process applications, and counsel clients on policies and restrictions
  • Recommend commercial loan options suited to each client’s goals
  • Gather and closely analyze financial data to determine whether clients qualify for their desired loan
  • Regularly exceeded sales goals by 10%-20%

Loan Officer, EZ Loan, Grand Rapids, MI | February 2016 to December 2017

  • Originated jumbo home loans worth up to $1.5M
  • Greatly extended portfolio by bringing in 100+ new clients
  • Met and surpassed company benchmarks for credit quality, sales, and profit

Associate Banker, Redwood Bank, Detroit, MI | August 2015 to January 2016

  • Provided high-quality service educating clients on bank products and services
  • Helped customers with bank transactions including deposits, withdrawals, and wire transfers
  • Promoted products such as credit cards and investment accounts to existing customers

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) – Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | 2015

Certificate in Business & Commercial Lending, American Banking Association | 2018

Key Skills

  • Commercial Loan Processing
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Data Gathering & Analysis
  • Financial Analysis
  • Loan Origination
  • Reporting & Documentation
  • Team Collaboration

Joshua Brandon
[email protected] | (555) 121-5555 | 4974 Rockford Mountain Lane, Green Bay, WI 54301

Profile

Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer with 10+ years of advancement and experience. Skilled at managing and processing applications for Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and conventional home loans. Recognized for consistently generating 100%+ of sales goals and building robust client portfolios.

Professional Experience

Senior Loan Officer, Green Bay Home Loans, Green Bay, WI | March 2015 to Present

  • Oversee a team of 10 officers originating FHA and VA loans
  • Actively manage a pipeline of 50+ loans, or ~$20M total financing
  • Surpass monthly sales goal by 20%+ on average

Mortgage Loan Officer, Jones Accounting & Loans, Madison, WI | May 2012 to January 2015

  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of real estate trends and changes to FHMA, FHLMC, FHA, and VA regulations
  • Originated ~10 loans per month from client portfolio as well as referrals
  • Led team to rank #1 in 2014, with ~$15M average monthly business
  • Provided high-quality customer service, achieving a 95% satisfaction rate and increasing referral volume by 15%

Loan Processor, Woodforest Finance, Green Bay, WI | May 2010 to April 2012

  • Processed ~12 loans per week with 98% accuracy using TurnKey Lender loan software
  • Gathered and analyzed clients’ financial data to determine loan eligibility

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) – Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2010

Wisconsin NMLS License, Nationwide Licensing System | 2020

Key Skills

  • Client Service & Relations
  • Data Gathering & Analysis
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Mortgage Loan Processing
  • QuickBooks
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Team Management
  • TurnKey Lender

Tips for Writing a Better Loan Officer Resume

Your resume has one purpose: to get you interviews for jobs you want. You can ensure your resume serves that purpose by focusing on your most relevant skills and showing them on the page as clearly as possible. The tips below will help you give your resume the focus and clarity it needs to move your job search forward.

Brainstorm highlights from your career

To write a great loan officer resume, you’ll need to first take the full measure of your relevant background. Follow these three steps:

Step 1: For each job in your work history, brainstorm and write down your answer to the question: What are you most proud of about this experience? Write down memories as they occur to you, and don’t worry yet whether the details are relevant or well-organized. Resist the urge to complete this step in any structured or linear way. The point here is just to generate plenty of positive information you can then review more critically.

Step 2: Now with everything in front of you, go through and remove any details that don’t speak to your target job. Evaluate each detail one by one, always answering the same key question: Does this overlap with the duties you’d like to have in your next loan officer job? When in doubt, move the detail to another document so it’s out of your current writing process. If you follow this process diligently, you may find yourself deleting some details from your past loan officer jobs, and keeping some details from other jobs. This is a good sign. It means you’re figuring out how to (a) focus on your directly related loan experience and (b) show the relevance of other chapters in your work history.

Step 3: Organize and format your remaining details as the basis for your resume.

The order of these steps is important. Don’t start reviewing and removing details until you’ve brainstormed plenty about your positive work experiences. And don’t start organizing details until you’re done removing the irrelevant ones. Otherwise, you’ll probably waste time polishing up work details that you just delete later on. For a more detailed overview of this method, see the “How to write a successful resume” section of our Resume vs Curriculum Vitae (CV) article.

Quantify your loan processing experience

When you give specific numbers and results, hiring managers can better grasp the scope and impact of your work. Within each bullet point of your Experience section, see if you can include answers to the questions “How much?” or “How many?” If you don’t know the exact number, you can use the tilde (~) symbol to indicate an estimate or average.

Examples


  • Oversee a team of 10 officers originating FHA and VA loans
  • Actively manage a pipeline of 50+ loans, or ~$20M total financing
  • Surpass monthly sales goal by 20%+ on average

Ditch the phrase “attention to detail”

For loan officers, attention to detail is key. But countless other professionals (both in and outside finance) cite “attention to detail” as a key skill on their resume. The phrase is so overused that it no longer means anything to recruiters and hiring managers. How can you express this theme in a more precise and compelling way? Here’s the trick: Convert it to a verb phrase. Specifically, start a sentence with “Closely analyze”, “Closely track”, or “Closely monitor”. Then flesh it out with details from your job experience.

Example


Gather and closely analyze financial data to determine whether clients qualify for their desired loan

Common Key Skills for Loan Officer Resumes

You can boost your resume by adding keywords.

That’s because companies looking to fill a position often use an applicant tracking system (ATS). This computer system scans each submitted resume for keywords relevant to the job at hand. When the ATS scans a resume with many relevant keywords, it’s prone to flag the document for the hiring manager.

To make your resume ATS-friendly, add a keyword-rich “Skills” or “Expertise” section to your resume (as in the examples above). Below are common keywords for loan officers:

Key Skills and Proficiencies
Client Service & Relations Commercial Loan Processing
Credit Evaluation Customer Satisfaction
Data Gathering & Analysis Financial Analysis
Financial Software Loan Origination
Loan Servicing Mortgage Loan Processing
Portfolio Management QuickBooks
Regulatory Compliance Reporting & Documentation
Task Prioritization Team Collaboration
Team Management TurnKey Lender

Common Action Verbs for Loan Officer Resumes

One of the most common resume mistakes is using too few verbs. When you repeat the same generic verb (say, “Manage”) several times, it distracts the reader and fails to show the dynamic nature of your work. The following list will help you mix up the verbs on your loan officer resume:

Action Verbs
Analyze Answer
Assist Collaborate
Communicate Coordinate
Deliver Establish
Evaluate Finalize
Implement Lead
Organize Originate
Prepare Process
Record Report
Supervise Verify

How to Align Your Resume With the Job Description

One thing that’s unique to each job posting is the description of the hiring company. You can enhance your resume by tailoring it based on any company details that resonate with you. Follow these four steps:

Step 1: Jot down a few notes on the type of work environment you like best. For instance, you may prefer an environment that’s:

  • Client-focused
  • Collaborative
  • Fast-paced
  • Forward-looking
  • Process-oriented
  • Quality-focused

Step 2: When you find a job posting that intrigues you, look for any details about the work culture. They will often appear in any description included about the hiring company or team you’d be part of.

Step 3: Compare those details against your preferred work environment, and highlight any overlap.

Step 4: Add a line or two to your Profile emphasizing that similarity. For example, say you prefer a work environment that’s client-focused. You find a posting that says “We are an organization that places customer satisfaction at the center of every decision.” You can then add a Profile line such as:

  • “Thrive in customer-focused work environments.”
  • “Committed to helping a company maintain positive long-term relationships with customers.”

This simple exercise can make your resume more accurately show why you’re a great fit for the hiring company as well as why they should call you for an interview.

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Jacob Meade

Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW, ACRW)

Jacob Meade is a resume writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience. His writing method centers on understanding and then expressing each person’s unique work history and strengths toward their career goal. Jacob has enjoyed working with jobseekers of all ages and career levels, finding that a clear and focused resume can help people from any walk of life. He is an Academy Certified Resume Writer (ACRW) with the Resume Writing Academy, and a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) with the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches.