Vice President Senior Commercial Lender
Lafayette, IN
First Farmers Bank & Trust was founded over 140 years ago in the heart of Indiana’s most productive agricultural areas. We have grown to $3.2 Billion in assets by providing financial services to the business and agricultural community in our surrounding areas through a commitment to community style banking. Over the past five years our practical relationship driven lending approach at an impactful loan size has connected well with the Lafayette area as well as the Hamilton County Region and Indianapolis Market thus yielding substantial growth in our commercial portfolio.
We have an opportunity on our Commercial Lending Team and plan to hire an experienced Commercial Lender for our Downtown Lafayette branch to help lead our next steps in Tippecanoe County. The Bank is committed to continuing its growth in the Lafayette Community and this candidate will enjoy the synergies of a supportive management team and board of directors.
Our more than 400 employees deliver competitive products and service in a personalized, practical, caring, and responsive manner. If this is the type of employment culture you seek, we welcome you to consider joining our dynamic lending team.
Requirements
As a general overview, this position will focus on Commercial Real Estate and Commercial & Industrial business development across our geographical footprint including:
• Lead the community advocacy and outreach of the bank in the Tippecanoe County market, while growing the connections of the current team.
• Predominantly prospect and develop new customer relationships while inheriting and managing some existing customer relationships.
• Origination of Commercial Real Estate and Commercial & Industrial loans and deposit generation.
• Ensure that lending activities result in maximum volume and minimal delinquency ratio.
• Develop revenue growth through generation of loans while meeting production goals.
• General support of management in bank operations including asset-liability management and marketing efforts.
We offer competitive compensation and benefit package and our company takes pride in maintaining an excellent corporate culture and working environment. This position is ideal for a self-starter that is looking to grow their existing lending relationships with competitive products and a “family friendly” flexible work environment that focuses on results as a measurement of success.
If this sounds interesting to you, please complete our application and submit your current resume.
Founded in 1885, as Mark Tully’s Exchange Bank, our institution has steadfastly committed itself to preserving the traditions of rural banking and bringing that style of service to new markets. First Farmers Bank & Trust is a privately held financial institution dedicated to serving its communities with state of the art banking products with old fashioned service. In the dynamic world of financial services, we at First Farmers pride ourselves on retaining our hometown flavor and quality customer service, while providing innovative commercial lending and deposit products at competitive rates.
First Farmers Bank & Trust now serves over 60,000 clients throughout Indiana and Illinois from 35 conveniently located branch offices and has become one of the premier community banks in the Midwest. With over 350 employees and over $1.9 billion in assets, the bank has come a long way from Mark Tully’s original Exchange and is now the largest Agricultural bank east of the Mississippi River as designated by the FDIC. But central to the bank focus is the commitment to remain an independent institution, free to change dynamically to meet the needs of its customers and communities.
At First Farmers Bank & Trust, we have always understood that our most valuable asset is the quality and commitment of our people. We have created a progressive work environment that promotes and rewards excellence. We enjoy a relaxed working atmosphere, competitive salary scale, and excellent benefits packages. First Farmers Bank & Trust promotes a healthy and happy work environment by providing a wellness and recognition program. We also provide opportunities for internal and external educational programs.
A current list of employment opportunities is available at: https://ffbt.applicantstack.com/x/openings
Please contact Guy Staska, Human Resources Advisor, with any questions at (574) 241-4588.
