Loan Specialist (Agricultural)

Summary This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Farm Loan Branch located in Alachua, Gainesville, Florida. About this position: Evaluates farm loan program activities carried out by Service Centers; provides technical advice and assistance to Service Center farm loan staff on the most complex loan cases; and reviews and recommends approved or disapproved of the more difficult loan cases channeled through the State office. Responsibilities Have the knowledge of servicing, and supervising loans; Provides technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers; Has delegated loan approval authority to approve loans within a specific limit; Has knowledge of agency farm loan programs and eligibility requirements; Has knowledge of the technicalities of farm financing and credit, financial management concepts and practices, and farm operations. Has knowledge of land use and value, production and marketing of various crops and livestock, and prices and m...