Commerical Loan Processor

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Commercial Loan Processor for a direct hire opportunity in Aliso Viejo, CA. This role is ideal for a mortgage lending professional who thrives in a fast-paced origination environment and has experience coordinating loan commitments, borrower documentation, title, escrow, appraisal, disclosures, and closing requirements.

The Commercial Loan Processor will play a key role in supporting annual origination goals, maintaining an accurate loan pipeline, and helping deliver a responsive, professional experience for brokers and borrowers. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys working with a collaborative lending team, values clear communication, and takes ownership of moving commercial and investment-purpose loans from commitment through closing.

Key Responsibilities

- Process and close commercial loan transactions while supporting annual origination volume goals of approximately $100M.
- Issue loan commitments, borrower loan packages, application forms, disclosures, loan documents, and supporting documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
- Coordinate daily pipeline updates, establish priorities, and communicate clearly with the loan origination team, brokers, borrowers, title, escrow, insurance providers, and appraisers.
- Schedule and participate in borrower Zoom interviews, focusing on ability to repay, borrower background, use of proceeds, and transaction details.
- Review preliminary title reports, income information, property values, insurance documents, escrow items, and closing documents to help ensure clean and compliant closings.
- Maintain accurate pipeline tracking, document broker outreach in ACT, and support relationship management through consistent follow-up and broker appreciation processes.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $72,000 to $83,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.
- Location: Aliso Viejo, CA.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage commercial loan processing from loan commitment through closing.
- Coordinate title, escrow, appraisal, insurance, borrower documentation, disclosures, and loan document workflows.
- Maintain accurate loan pipeline tracking and provide daily updates to the origination team.
- Communicate with brokers and borrowers to support a professional, responsive customer experience.

- Two or more years of mortgage lending experience.
- Knowledge of hard money lending, loan documents, credit documents, insurance documents, and closing documents.
- Familiarity with HUD-1 statements, promissory notes, deeds of trust, assignments, title reports, escrow documentation, and legal closing documentation.
- Experience in compliance, underwriting, origination, loan processing, or a related mortgage lending function.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail, organization, urgency, and follow-through.
- Proficiency with data entry, PDF software programs, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-based lending environment.
- Experience working with mortgage loan brokers and mortgage industry software systems.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with commercial, business-purpose, investment-purpose, or private money lending transactions.
- Familiarity with ACT database or similar CRM systems.
- Strong understanding of broker relationship management and high-volume loan origination support.
- Experience supporting fast closing timelines and complex documentation requirements.