- Position Title
- Loan Specialist (Realty)
- Agency
- Agriculture, Rural Development
- Announcement Number
- MP-TBD-10648813-2020-SD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, November 12, 2019 to Monday, November 18, 2019
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Rural Development employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Rural Development employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Loan Specialist position. Please complete the following questionnaire and ensure there is alignment between your application and the response provide. Thank you.
1.
Select the following statement that is most applicable to your specialized experience qualifications for GS-11 as stated in this announcement.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Which of the following best describes your experience identifying housing needs and promoting affordable housing programs to lenders, local leaders and rural residents?
3.
Which of the following best describes your experience with residential loan processing? Select all that apply.
4.
From the list below, select the type(s) of loans or grants you have managed. Select all that apply.
5.
Which of the following statutory and regulatory provisions related to housing programs do you have experience using or interpreting in a formal work setting? Select all that apply.
6.
From the list below, select the response(s) that describe your experience in reviewing Uniform Residential Appraisal Reports and/or Market Value Assessments to evaluate adequacy of security for residential loans. Select all that apply.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
7.
Do you have experience specific to underwriting residential mortgage loan applications in your formal work setting to determine completeness of applications and applicant's assets?
8.
Do you have experience specific to underwriting residential mortgage loan applications in your formal work setting to determine acceptable rental history and the use of automated underwriting?
9.
Do you have experience specific to underwriting residential mortgage loan applications in your formal work setting to determine acceptable employment verification and dependable repayment income?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience managing residential/mortgage, commercial, agricultural, or business loans and/or loan portfolios?
11.
From the list below, select the item(s) with which you have experience in a formal work setting. Select all that apply.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
Do you have experience using loan portfolio software?
13.
Which of the following best describes your experience resolving problem/delinquent accounts of borrowers?
14.
Which of the following do you have on the job experience with? Select all that apply.
15.
Which of the following local ordinances related to housing and construction/building codes do you have experience with? Select all that apply.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Which of the following best describes your experience in interpreting and applying national and local building codes.?
17.
Which of the following best describes your experience in communicating orally? Select all that apply.
18.
From the list below, identify all of the types of audiences with which you have experience making oral presentations. Select all that apply.
19.
Which of the following types of documents have you written? Select all that apply.
20.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.