Placers Professional is seeking a Senior Lending Compliance Specialist in the Camden, Delaware area. This position advises on regulations and supports loan operations in developing policies and procedures to reduce compliance risk. Oversees compliance for assigned units and helps implement complex regulatory requirements affecting multiple systems, processes, and members.
Special Offerings:
- Excellent Benefits: 80-90% paid by the company
- Robust PTO offered
- Hybrid – 2 days in office/3 days Remote
- Direct Hire opportunity
- Industry: Banking
Essential Functions
- Lead development, revision, and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems to ensure consumer lending compliance.
- Direct risk-based compliance testing and oversee issue validation to confirm effective mitigation of findings and regulatory feedback.
- Support strategic vision through testing plan development, methodology enhancements, and stakeholder engagement.
- Analyze regulatory requirements, recommend necessary system/process changes, and identify compliance risks through reviews, risk assessments, and monitoring.
- Report on risk factors and data gaps; collaborate with cross-functional partners to mature the Fair Lending Program.
- Provide Fair Lending advice and communicate complex regulatory expectations across products and services.
- Document critical processes, maintain policies, training materials, and risk assessments; manage issues and internal resources.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure transparency into compliance risks affecting initiatives and growth.
- Build relationships, offer consultative guidance, and assist with action plans for audits/exams.
- Maintain up-to-date expertise on federal/state lending regulations; serve as subject matter expert for assigned systems, programs, or processes.
- Lead and execute department tasks, maintain resources, train team members, and seek process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 3–5 years lending compliance experience
- Mortgage compliance experience
- Strong written communication and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects independently and meet deadlines
- Knowledge of consumer lending products, loan operations, and compliance standards
- Experience with examiners and auditors
- Certification in NCCO, CUCE, or CRCM within 1 year