Loan Specialist

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Missouri State Office, Farm Loan Program Branch, located in Higginsville, Lafayette County, MO.

Direct Hire Authority: This position is being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Direct Hire Authority for this occupation.

• Conducts interviews with loan applicants, reviews loan applications, and makes preliminary inquiries to develop factual information to assess the eligibility of applicants.
• Providing technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers.
• Has delegated loan approval authority to approve loans within a specific limit.
• Applies knowledge of agency farm loan programs and eligibility requirements.
• Applies technical knowledge of farm financing and credit, financial management concepts and practices, farm operations, land use and value, production and marketing of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the serviced farming areas.
• Receives on-the-job and classroom training in the administration of farm loan programs.
• Assist the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs in a USDA Service Center serving one or more Counties.