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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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-2071.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Loan Counselors”.
Also Known As…
- Loan Counselors
- Peer Financial Counselor
- Loan Counselor
- Financial Counselor
- Financial Assistance Advisor
- Financial Aid Officer
- Financial Aid Counselor
- Financial Aid Advisor
- Financial Aid Administrator
- Commercial Lending Vice President
- Loan Consultant
- Financial Assistance Specialist
- Financial Aid Director
- Financial Aid Coordinator
- Farm Mortgage Agent
- Eligibility Consultant
Tasks for “Financial Aid Director”
- 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.
- Refer loans to loan committees for approval.
- Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with completion of paperwork.
- Approve loans within specified limits.
- Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status changes.
- Analyze potential loan markets to find opportunities to promote loans and financial services.
- Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications.
- Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors.
- Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
- Review billing for accuracy.
- Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university students.
- Advise students on available financial-aid awards.
- Review accounts to determine write-offs for collection agencies.
- Maintain current knowledge of credit regulations.
- Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, or mailing lists.
- Authorize or sign mail collection letters.
- Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall costs.
- Provide entrance or exit loan counseling to students.
- Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan eligibility.
- Confer with underwriters to resolve mortgage application problems.
- Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors.
- 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.
- Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed recommendations.
- Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending or borrowing of funds.
- Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies.
- Supervise loan personnel.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- 10-key calculators
- Autodialers
- Notebook computers
- Desktop computers
- Financial aid management system FAM
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- EMT Applications CounselorMax
- Student information systems SIS
- ELM Resources ELM
- SunGard Higher Education Banner Financial Aid
- Datatel Colleague
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SAP
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- Sungard Higher Education PowerFAIDS
- Microsoft Word
- EDExpress
- Web browser software