Welcome to Fort Financial Careers
Our employees are the foundation of our success. For over 80 years, we have empowered our team to deliver innovative financial solutions while serving our members with excellence. We are committed to fostering a talented, engaged workforce and being an employer of choice.
If you value a community-focused culture dedicated to exceeding expectations, we invite you to explore opportunities with us.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Pension and 401(k)
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid volunteer time
- Educational reimbursement
- Professional development
For more information, please contact our Human Resources team.
Current Job Openings
Location:
Corporate Office - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Job Summary:
As the Lending Solutions Manager, you will play a critical role ensuring that consumer loan policies, procedures, services, products, and documentation meets federal and state regulations. In addition, you will maintain up-to-date knowledge of general economic conditions or changing trends that may affect the credit union’s consumer/indirect lending. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail, a thorough understanding of lending regulations to support sound decision-making, and a commitment to providing exceptional service to our members while upholding the credit union’s financial health.
Our Culture:
Fort Financial Credit Union fosters a positive culture that prioritizes the well-being and development of its employees. Being a community-focused organization, we believe that investing in employees not only enhances individual health and potential, but it also contributes to the overall success of our organization and community. Our mission as a credit union is to build financial relationships with our members and be their trusted financial advisors.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Provide general credit union information on all credit union services and policies, interest rates, terms of loans, dividends and interest computations, and insurance coverage's to members.
- Formulate and maintain a loan procedure manual for the consumer/indirect loan department that is up-to-date with all regulations and requirements.
- Maintain knowledge of competitors’ rates and terms and other trends relating to consumer/indirect lending.
- Recommend rates, and terms that reflect the marketplace.
- Provide input and recommendations for lending interest rates.
- Monitor and coordinate the discretionary and mandatory loan interest rate changes.
- Develop, analyze, and complete monthly loan reports.
- Develop procedures and reporting tools for effective information to flow through the department.
- Review loan approvals and denials for soundness of decisions.
- Ensure audit of consumer/indirect loan files are being completed to ensure quality and the lending policies are being followed.
- Recommend to executive management appropriate limits of authority for consumer loan personnel, indirect lending personnel and ensure adequate understanding of the credit union’s loan procedures and policies are being followed.
Desired Qualifications:
- Required Experience: 3-5 years of experience or related role.
- Preferred Experience: Credit analytics and regulatory compliance experience within banking and/or consumer lending.
- Required Education: A two-year college degree, or completion of a specialized certification or licensing, or completion of specialized training courses conducted by vendors, or job-specific skills acquired through an apprenticeship program.
Location:
Corporate Office - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Job Summary:
As a Credit Analyst, you will play a critical role in analyzing financial documents, reviewing credit reports, and ensuring compliance with lending guidelines to minimize risk. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail, a thorough understanding of lending regulations to support sound decision-making, and a commitment to providing exceptional service to our members while upholding the credit union’s financial health.
Our Culture:
Fort Financial Credit Union fosters a positive culture that prioritizes the well-being and development of its employees. Being a community-focused organization, we believe that investing in employees not only enhances individual health and potential, but it also contributes to the overall success of our organization and community. Our mission as a credit union is to build financial relationships with our members and be their trusted financial advisors.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Spreads financial statements and provides analysis accordingly.
- Performs credit analysis for all business loan requests, both internally and participations.
- Assesses credit risks and identifies mitigating factors.
- Provide knowledge and expertise on establishing and maintaining the member business loan policies and procedures.
- Assist in developing business loan products and structures and works with IT to establish the products on our core system.
- Recommend new business loan products and business deposit products on an ongoing basis.
- Completes annual reviews for all business loan relationships.
- Identifies and mitigates any loan policy exceptions.
- Provides recommendations regarding loan structure, including establishing loan covenants.
- Maintains risk rating standards and recommends appropriate risk ratings for business loans.
- Performs all aspects of loan processing which include payment processing, review of loan documents and monthly maintenance of business loans as needed.
- Ensures approved and funded business loans are properly documented, liens perfected, and all paperwork properly completed.
- Recommend loan alternatives for business members, as necessary.
Desired Qualifications:
- Required Experience: 5-7 years of credit analysis experience
- Required Education: Bachelor's degree or achievement of formal certifications recognized in the industry as equivalent.
Location:
Parkwest Branch -- Fort Wayne, Indiana
What you will be doing:
As the Assistant Branch Manager, you will be responsible for assisting with overseeing the daily operations of the branch. You will assist in leading a team of professionals, ensure exceptional member service, foster a positive work environment, and drive performance to achieve branch goals. In addition, guide and manage branch office in providing quality service to members in account transactions, loan applications, and new accounts. The ideal candidate should be a dynamic and results-oriented professional with a combination of operational, leadership, sales, and financial skills, capable of driving success in branch and banking operations.
Our Culture:
Fort Financial Credit Union fosters a positive culture that prioritizes the well-being and development of its employees. Being a community-focused organization, we believe that investing in employees not only enhances individual health and potential, but it also contributes to the overall success of our organization and community. Our mission as a credit union is to build financial relationships with our members and be their trusted financial advisors.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and motivate staff to achieve exceptional member service and excel in individual/team goals.
- Develop each employee to their highest potential by identifying areas for improvement and appropriately coaching, training, or correcting performance.
- Promote a supportive and motivating work environment that encourages growth and excellence.
- Resolve any member complaints or concerns in a way that demonstrates member satisfaction and work towards our mission to be trusted financial advisors.
- Develop and execute strategies to attract new members and grow existing member relationships.
- Find opportunities to improve overall member experience.
- Be an active contributor in our community and support local engagement initiatives.
- Understands compliance with applicable statutes and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act and participates in related training.
- Maintain knowledge of and promote current credit union products and services to meet member needs and achieve branch sales targets.
- Collaborate with marketing and business development teams to implement campaigns and initiatives.
- Collaborate with our internal lending teams to ensure proper member service and assistance.
Desired Qualifications:
- Required Experience: 3-5 years of similar or related experience.
- Preferred Experience: Credit analytics and regulatory compliance experience within banking and/or consumer lending.
- Required Education: High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent