Community Lending Officer (Safe Act) - Los Angeles / Palmdale / Lancaster

Community Lending Officer (Safe Act) - Los Angeles / Palmdale / Lancaster at Citigroup, Inc summary :

The Community Lending Officer (Safe Act) is responsible for driving mortgage sales by engaging with community clients, real estate agents, and affordable housing nonprofits. This role involves assessing customers' financial situations, recommending appropriate lending solutions, and managing the loan origination process to support homeownership goals. The officer also promotes Citi's brand, maintains compliance with lending regulations, and builds referral partnerships to grow mortgage business within the community.

The Community Mortgage Lending Officer is an entry level position responsible for driving mortgage sales and client relationships through engagement with community clients, diverse real estate agents, and affordable housing non-profit partners in coordination with the Consumer Product Sales team. The role is directly responsible for the sale of a specific product or product set directly to clients.

Responsibilities :

• Consult with customers about their financial situation, financial and personal objectives and lending needs for the purpose of helping them achieve their home ownership goals.
• Collect and analyze information about the customer's financial situation, financial and personal goals, tolerance for risk and change, plans for the future, income, assets, debts, cash flow, and credit history.
• Analyze financial information for customers to make an initial assessment regarding whether the customer and the property may qualify for a particular lending solution.
• Make recommendations to customers about which lending solutions would best meet the customers' financial and personal objectives
• Advise customers about the consequences, risks, and benefits of alternative lending solutions.
• Promote Citi's brand, and promote Citi as the provider for lending and other financial solutions. This includes promoting Citi and its financial services to real estate agencies, builders, other referral sources, and customers.
• Visit customers outside of Citi's offices, with such visits to vary based on clientele, geography, market conditions, and other factors.
• Work as a team with all internal partners to support and grow our customers.
• Refer customers who seek financial services other than lending solutions to the appropriate Citi professionals.
• Partner with Operations teams to ensure the seamless transfer of the loan application in order to provide documents to the Processors and acquire any additional information needed by the Processors and / or Underwriters.
• Work with Processors / Closers and customers to ensure the timely closing of the customer's loan.
• Go outside to key referral relationships (Realtors, CPA's, Builders, etc). to drive mortgage business into the bank.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
• Introduce clients to segment partners when appropriate (including but not limited to Bank, Wealth Management, Small Business, Cards, etc.
• Keep abreast of trends and developments in local marketplace, as well as changing rules and regulations across the industry, and expand internal and external network to better serve clients and industry professionals
• Attend a minimum of 2 - 3 Diverse Realtor and / or affordable housing nonprofit events per month.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

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Job Family Group : Consumer Sales

Job Family :

Consumer Product Sales

Time Type : Full time

Primary Location :

Camarillo California United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range :

$90,000.00 - $90,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including : medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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Anticipated Posting Close Date :

Sep 30, 2025

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Keywords :

mortgage lending, loan origination, community lending, affordable housing, mortgage sales, customer consultation, financial analysis, risk assessment, real estate partnerships, compliance