Commerical Loan Processor

Job Summary

We are seeking a Commercial Loan Processor for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Aliso Viejo, CA. This role is ideal for a mortgage lending professional who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment and enjoys working closely with loan originators, brokers, borrowers, escrow, title, insurance, and appraisal partners.

The Commercial Loan Processor will play a key role in supporting loan origination, processing, documentation, broker communication, and timely closings. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-volume lending operation with clear performance goals, structured processes, supportive leadership, and a collaborative team culture. The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, confident, and able to keep multiple loan files moving while delivering a positive broker and borrower experience.

Key Responsibilities

- Process and support commercial loan files from commitment through closing, with a goal of helping close approximately $100M in annual origination volume.
- Issue loan commitments, borrower loan packages, application forms, disclosures, loan documents, and supporting documentation accurately and within required timelines.
- Coordinate daily pipeline updates and participate in origination meetings to establish priorities, communicate loan status, and resolve outstanding items.
- Schedule borrower Zoom interviews, order appraisals, preliminary title reports, escrow services, and related third-party documentation.
- Review preliminary title reports, credit documents, insurance documents, closing documents, and legal documents to support clear and timely closings.
- Communicate with brokers, borrowers, loan originators, title, escrow, insurance providers, and appraisers to ensure a smooth and compliant customer experience.

Compensation and Benefits

- Compensation: $72,800 to $81,000 per year.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Location: Aliso Viejo, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage commercial mortgage loan processing from commitment through funding and closing.
- Coordinate loan documentation, borrower packages, disclosures, escrow, title, appraisal, and insurance requirements.
- Maintain accurate pipeline tracking, data collection, broker communication records, and daily loan status updates.
- Support loan origination volume goals through urgency, accuracy, responsiveness, and consistent follow-up.

- 3 to 5 years of relevant mortgage lending, loan processing, loan origination, underwriting, compliance, or closing experience.
- At least two years of mortgage lending experience required.
- Knowledge of hard money lending, commercial mortgage lending, or investment-purpose loan transactions.
- Understanding of loan documents, credit documents, hazard insurance, flood insurance, HUD-1 statements, promissory notes, deeds of trust, assignments, title documentation, and escrow documentation.
- Ability to evaluate income documentation, property values, preliminary title reports, and closing requirements.
- Strong understanding of business-purpose and investment-purpose loan compliance requirements versus consumer loan transactions.
- Experience communicating with mortgage loan brokers and maintaining a professional borrower experience.
- Proficiency with data entry, PDF software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and mortgage industry software systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work independently and within a team.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and able to manage multiple priorities under time-sensitive deadlines.
- Self-motivated professional with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, sound judgment, and ability to remain calm under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in hard money, private money, bridge lending, commercial real estate lending, or investor-purpose mortgage transactions.
- Familiarity with broker outreach processes, CRM documentation, ACT database, or similar contact management systems.
- Experience supporting high-volume origination pipelines with fast turnaround expectations.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with brokers, borrowers, internal teams, and third-party service providers.