{"id":697,"date":"2026-04-30T15:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:04:17","slug":"chief-lending-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/?p=697","title":{"rendered":"Chief Lending Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WI\/IL Stateline or NW IL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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$150-200k<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Founded over 25 years ago, my client is a leader as a Community Bank based in Illinois. Current Bank asset size exceeds $750mm and GROWING!<\/p>

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\u00b7 Nine branches, four counties and growing<\/p>

\u00b7 Founded by Bankers, Farmers and Business people to truly serve their communities<\/p>

\u00b7 State Chartered Commercial Bank<\/p>

\u00b7 Strong financial numbers year after year and very low non-performing loans<\/p>

WHY SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED!!<\/p>

\u00b7 Great opportunity to oversee and impact this Bank\u2019s Commercial Department<\/p>

\u00b7 This Bank is a top Community Bank in Illinois and Wisconsin!<\/p>

\u00b7 Voted \u201cBest Bank\u201d and \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d<\/p>

\u00b7 Great benefits including generous 401k match<\/p>

\u00b7 Incredible culture<\/p>

\u00b7 Be part of the Executive and Leadership Team<\/p>

\u00b7 Ability to be Hybrid\/Remote<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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SUMMARY:<\/p>

The position of Chief Lending Officer is responsible for directing the financial institution\u2019s entire lending program and supervising all phases of the lending operations. The primary focus is upon the maintenance of existing and establishment of new relationships with borrowers that meet the standards established by the board of directors. The CLO is responsible for maintaining the bank\u2019s loan policy.<\/p>

RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p>

1. Prepares and maintains loan policy and underwriting guidelines, subject to final approval by the board of directors and communicates such to all personnel involved in the loan origination process.<\/p>

2. Directs, mentors and works with the lending staff to maintain and develop relationships with borrowers in the business and ag communities.<\/p>

3. Review all loan presentations prepared for loan committee(s) and assist analysts and lenders in properly structuring credit facilities and presenting them for consideration by officers and directors loan committees.<\/p>

4. Works as a member of the senior management team in establishing and achieving business development and financial performance objectives within the lending area as well as throughout the bank. Assists other areas in achieving their objectives through collaboration and referral of business.<\/p>

5. Stays abreast of regulations and legislation, as well as other political and policy-making events that directly affect the bank<\/p>

6. Assumes primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining the bank\u2019s relationship with participating banks. Oversee and manage the participation of commercial and ag credit as demanded by lending limits, prudent portfolio management and diversification as well as maintenance of liquidity and capital levels determined by management.<\/p>

7. Has responsibility for training of departmental personnel; reviewing and evaluating performance; and recommending salary adjustments, promotions, discharges and other personnel-related actions<\/p>

SCOPE:<\/p>

The position of Chief Lending Officer is responsible for the supervision of the lending staff and reports to the President\/CEO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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EDUCATION \/ EXPERIENCE:<\/p>

\u00b7 Bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a senior financial position, with extensive Commercial (and Ag) lending experience in financial institutions. Extensive background in financial institution policies and procedures related to lending and the regulator environment.<\/p>

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\u00b7 Advanced experience, knowledge and training in progressively responsible department operations and supervisory activities<\/p>

\u00b7 Exceptional oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, and speak clearly to customers and employees.<\/p>

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\u00b7 Effective organizational and time management skills.<\/p>

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\u00b7 Ability to work with minimal or no supervision while performing duties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Location: WI\/IL Stateline or NW IL Compensation: $150-200k Company Description Founded over 25 years ago, my client is a leader as a Community Bank based in Illinois. Current Bank asset size exceeds $750mm and GROWING! \u00a0 \u00b7 Nine branches, four counties and growing \u00b7 Founded by Bankers, Farmers and Business people to truly serve their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonefinancialrecruiting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}