Since 1856, Kerndt Brothers Bank has strived to help our customers achieve their financial goals. Our customers' success can be attributed to our team of exceptional employees.
We continuously seek to add talent that focuses on integrity, teamwork, and superior customer service. For nearly 160 years, change and innovation has provided opportunity and growth for career advancement for both existing and new employees.
How to Apply
Complete and e-mail your application along with your resume to [email protected].
Kerndt Brothers Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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Career Opportunities
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Mortgage & Consumer Lending Specialist - Lansing
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and organized Mortgage & Consumer Lending Specialist to support our lending team with mortgage and consumer loan processing, documentation, and servicing. This full-time position plays an important role in ensuring loan files are complete, accurate, and ready for underwriting and closing.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Preparing and processing residential mortgage and consumer loan files from application through closing
- Preparing disclosures, coordinating TRID timelines, and collecting required loan documentation
- Ordering and tracking appraisals, title work, insurance, and other required documentation
- Maintaining accurate loan information and documentation in mortgage processing systems
- Coordinating closing packages and working with settlement agents to ensure closing requirements are met
- Assisting with post-closing file completion, quality control, HMDA reporting, and secondary market documentation
- Supporting mortgage servicing, including escrow, mortgage insurance, flood insurance, force-placed insurance, and FHLB loan servicing
- Preparing loan reports and assisting with audits and resolution of post-close findings
Skills We’re Looking For:
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Computer proficiency and ability to learn loan processing systems
- Knowledge of mortgage lending regulations, TRID, and HMDA is a plus
Qualified candidates will have 2-3 years of mortgage, consumer lending, or loan processing experience.
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Part-Time Teller - Decorah
At Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank we’re looking for a friendly, detail-oriented Teller to join our team and help create a welcoming experience for every customer who walks through our doors.
If you're enthusiastic, reliable, and love delivering great service, we'd love to hear from you to join our team in Decorah!
This part-time Teller position is the face of the bank, assisting customers with everyday banking needs while building strong relationships. You will be responsible for:
- Maintaining and balancing a cash drawer, and assisting customers with deposits, withdrawals, check cashing, payments, and coin/cash orders in a friendly and courteous manner
- Answering questions and providing guidance on our products and services
- Identifying opportunities to refer customers to additional banking solutions
Skills We’re Looking For
- Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Basic math and computer proficiency
- Prior customer service or cash-handling experience is a plus, but not required
- A team player who thrives working as with others
It is anticipated this part-time position will work Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays averaging approximately 20-30 hours a week.
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Part-Time Teller - Lansing
At Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank we’re looking for a friendly, detail-oriented Teller to join our team and help create a welcoming experience for every customer who walks through our doors.
If you're enthusiastic, reliable, and love delivering great service, we'd love to hear from you to join our team in Lansing!
This part-time Teller position is the face of the bank, assisting customers with everyday banking needs while building strong relationships. You will be responsible for:
- Maintaining and balancing a cash drawer, and assisting customers with deposits, withdrawals, check cashing, payments, and coin/cash orders in a friendly and courteous manner
- Answering questions and providing guidance on our products and services
- Identifying opportunities to refer customers to additional banking solutions
Skills We’re Looking For
- Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Basic math and computer proficiency
- Prior customer service or cash-handling experience is a plus, but not required
- A team player who thrives working as with others
It is anticipated this part-time position will approximately 20-30 hours a week.
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Business Banker - Lansing
As a Business Banker, we are looking for candidates with effective interpersonal skills to maintain and create lasting relationships with customers and co-workers. This position will manage and develop commercial and agricultural credit relationships.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Managing an existing portfolio
- Soliciting and promoting new business development opportunities from both existing customers and qualified prospects
- Performing financial analysis, by collecting necessary financial information from current and prospective borrowers to enable adequate analysis of the credit.
- Performing thorough underwriting of all new and existing credits in accordance with Bank policy and procedures and utilizing financial analysis software to aid in underwriting and credit decisioning.
- Working with Credit Analysts and other loan support personnel to thoroughly document and maintain credit files to meet Bank and Regulatory standards.
- Maintaining past due accounts at acceptable levels and collection of assigned credit relationships
- Maintaining accurate risk ratings for all assigned credit relationships as required by Bank policy. Pro-actively recommend changes to risk ratings as financial conditions of a credit relationship deem appropriate.
Qualified candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree in finance, banking, accounting, business, or a related field, along with five or more years of commercial and/or agricultural lending experience. Candidates with knowledge of and experience in the agricultural and dairy industries are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Business Banker - Cedar Rapids
As a Business Banker, we are looking for candidates with effective interpersonal skills to maintain and create lasting relationships with customers and co-workers. This position will manage and develop commercial credit relationships.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Managing an existing portfolio
- Soliciting and promoting new business development opportunities from both existing customers and qualified prospects
- Performing financial analysis, by collecting necessary financial information from current and prospective borrowers to enable adequate analysis of the credit.
- Performing thorough underwriting of all new and existing credits in accordance with Bank policy and procedures and utilizing financial analysis software to aid in underwriting and credit decisioning.
- Working with Credit Analysts and other loan support personnel to thoroughly document and maintain credit files to meet Bank and Regulatory standards.
- Maintaining past due accounts at acceptable levels and collection of assigned credit relationships
- Maintaining accurate risk ratings for all assigned credit relationships as required by Bank policy. Pro-actively recommend changes to risk ratings as financial conditions of a credit relationship deem appropriate.
Qualified candidates will have Bachelor’s degree in banking or finance and 5 or more years of related commercial and/or ag lending experience.
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