Loan Counselors

Job Description: Provide guidance to prospective loan applicants who have problems qualifying for traditional loans. Guidance may include determining the best type of loan and explaining loan requirements or restrictions.

Loan Counselors spend a lot of their time Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships. They are naturally good at Near Vision, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, and Deductive Reasoning. Loan Counselors are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Social. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Clerical, and Economics and Accounting and are skilled at Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension.

Work Activities

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Getting Information
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Processing Information
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  

Abilities

Near Vision
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Written Comprehension
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Speech Recognition
  
Oral Expression
  
Speech Clarity
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Written Expression
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Information Ordering
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Number Facility
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Originality
  
Category Flexibility
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Selective Attention
  
Time Sharing
  
Speed of Closure
  
Memorization
  
Auditory Attention
  
Visualization
  
Far Vision
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Depth Perception
  
Control Precision
  
Reaction Time
  
Multilimb Coordination
  

Interests

Enterprising
  
Social
  
Conventional
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  
Realistic
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Clerical
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Administration and Management
  
Law and Government
  
Mathematics
  
English Language
  
Education and Training
  
Psychology
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Production and Processing
  
Fine Arts
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Transportation
  
Communications and Media
  
Philosophy and Theology
  
Design
  
Building and Construction
  

Wages

New Hampshire
$47,180  
 
Connecticut
$46,810  
 
New York
$45,920  
 
Maryland
$45,300  
 
Massachusetts
$45,260  
 
Colorado
$43,090  
 
District of Columbia
$42,880  
 
California
$42,630  
 
Michigan
$41,980  
 
New Jersey
$41,640  
 
South Carolina
$41,070  
 
Hawaii
$41,010  
 
Illinois
$40,700  
 
Rhode Island
$40,500  
 
Maine
$39,500  
 
Pennsylvania
$38,990  
 
New Mexico
$38,930  
 
Louisiana
$38,370  
 
Nebraska
$38,360  
 
Delaware
$38,330  
 
Oregon
$38,190  
 
Virginia
$38,080  
 
Utah
$38,000  
 
Nevada
$37,990  
 
Arkansas
$37,860  
 
Ohio
$37,420  
 
Minnesota
$37,070  
 
Kentucky
$36,920  
 
Texas
$36,420  
 
Florida
$36,390  
 
Missouri
$36,320  
 
West Virginia
$36,310  
 
North Dakota
$36,170  
 
Montana
$35,850  
 
Mississippi
$35,680  
 
Indiana
$35,580  
 
Iowa
$35,520  
 
Wisconsin
$35,500  
 
Washington
$35,460  
 
Vermont
$35,300  
 
Arizona
$35,210  
 
Georgia
$34,850  
 
North Carolina
$34,680  
 
Wyoming
$32,740  
 
Idaho
$32,250  
 
Alabama
$31,730  
 
Tennessee
$31,660  
 
Kansas
$31,080  
 
Oklahoma
$29,780  
 
Puerto Rico
$28,950  
 

Skills

Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Service Orientation
  
Speaking
  
Active Listening
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Time Management
  
Instructing
  
Learning Strategies
  
Writing
  
Monitoring
  
Active Learning
  
Persuasion
  
Coordination
  
Mathematics
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Negotiation
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Systems Analysis
  
Operations Analysis
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Operation and Control
  
Science
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Programming
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Achievement
  
Independence
  
Recognition
  
Working Conditions
  
Support
  

Work Styles

Integrity
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Initiative
  
Dependability
  
Cooperation
  
Concern for Others
  
Attention to Detail
  
Self Control
  
Social Orientation
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Persistence
  
Innovation
  
Independence
  
Leadership
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Contact With Others
  
Letters and Memos
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Time Pressure
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Level of Competition
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Physical Proximity
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Public Speaking
  
Consequence of Error
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Degree of Automation
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Work Schedules
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  

-Every day-

Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Telephone
  
Letters and Memos
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Time Pressure
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Electronic Mail
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Limited freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  

-Never-

In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Public Speaking
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Public Speaking
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Frequency of Decision Making
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Public Speaking
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Telephone
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Public Speaking
  
Time Pressure
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Petition courts to transfer titles and deeds of collateral to banks.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  
Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  
Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  
Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
  
Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
  
Supervise loan personnel.
  
Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for debt liquidation.
  
Approve loans within specified limits.
  
Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
  
Review billing for accuracy.
  
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
  
Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
  
Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
  
Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
  
Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
  
Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
  
Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
  
Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
  
Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists.
  
Arrange for maintenance and liquidation of delinquent properties.
  
Authorize and sign mail collection letters.
  
Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
  
Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment plans.
  
Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
  
Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and borrowing of funds.
  
Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
  
Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Master's Degree