Loan Guarantee Specialist

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Reviewing and evaluating guaranteed loans or residential mortgage loan programs for underwriting quality, servicing practices, loss mitigation, claims processing, or compliance with program requirements; AND - Applying underwriting, risk management, loan servicing, quality control, or compliance review principles to ensure adherence to loan guarantee program policies and standards; AND - Preparing and analyzing oral and written reports, findings, or recommendations for management or other stakeholders; AND - Providing technical guidance, training, and authoritative interpretation of policies, procedures, and program requirements to internal staff, Tribes, TDHEs, lenders, or other stakeholders; AND - Conducting analytical studies and program evaluations to assess the effectiveness of housing or loan guarantee programs, identify systemic issues, and recommend improvements to policies, procedures, or program administration. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), Office of Native American Programs. PIH's mission is to provide low-income families affordable housing opportunities as they transition to self-sufficiency and homeownership. PIH oversees the administration of HUD's Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8 Rental Assistance, and Native American Programs through a staff of Headquarters and Field employees. The field structure for PIH consists of 29 Hub Offices and 16 Program Centers that provide oversight, direct monitoring, and coordination for approximately 4,200 public housing authorities. As a Loan Guarantee Specialist, you will: Develop policies, program standards, procedures and guidelines in response to the unique problems and issues in Indian, Alaskan Native areas and Hawaiian homelands. These polices, programs, etc., are to be used by field offices, Tribes, tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), Native Hawaiian housing agencies, and lending institutions. Makes decisions in consultation with the Office Director. Initiate and prepare comprehensive policy documents that recommend statutory changes to affect the Indian housing and loan guarantee programs and comments on pending legislation, regulations, and guidelines prepared by other offices. Formulate guidelines and provides technical advice, guidance, and interpretation of complex policies and procedures regarding the Indian loan guarantee programs to Tribes, TDHEs, Headquarters, field offices, tribal groups, Native Hawaiian groups and the financial community. Coordinate with the other Federal agencies (Interior, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Environmental Protection Agency). Conduct analytical studies of various issues relating to housing and community development for the purpose of evaluation the effectiveness of current national policies and procedures in meeting program objectives, defining problems, and making recommendations for more effective administration of Indian loan guarantee programs. Plan and conduct on-site reviews of financial institutions participating in the Section 184, 184A and the Title VI programs to monitor and evaluate their performance assuring consistency with program policies and requirements. Prepare final report(s), which are comprehensive and accurately reflect the findings of the reviews. Review lender and Tribal loan packages for compliance with Indian loan guarantee program requirements. Evaluate loan files for compliance with sound underwriting decisions, prudent loan origination/servicing practices and compliance with loan guarantee program requirements.