Alliant Credit Union · 2 months ago
Lead CRA Advisor
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$93K/yr - $144K/yr
8+ years expAlliant Credit Union is seeking a Lead CRA Advisor to develop, implement, and maintain elements of their Fair & Responsible Banking program. The role requires maintaining knowledge of consumer protection laws and acting as a subject matter expert to ensure compliance across various lines of business.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Serve as subject matter expert for IL CRA on regulatory compliance, interpret existing and emerging laws, regulatory communications, and enforcement actions to determine the potential impact on various LOBs and vendors
Provide guidance to the LOBs to support achieve IL CRA credit for activities such as consumer lending, residential lending, community development lending, investments, and services
Provide strategic guidance to leaders to optimize and refine processes to comply with IL CRA requirements and drive the expansion and development of the IL CRA program
Lead and manage complex projects and refine processes to strengthen performance in alignment with IL CRA requirements
Analyze lending data for residential, consumer, and commercial to determine if it meets regulatory requirements of the IL CRA and assess areas to improve and provide a better service
Generate reports through CRA wiz, integrate different data sets, build out assessments areas, input data fields, create layered maps, and use report insights to identify enhancement opportunities
Develop written reports and advisory memos to guide, influence, and persuade management, risk partners, and LOB on key IL CRA issues to communicate IL CRA compliance requirements
Supervise, track, and report on LOBs progress toward key lending metrics, and develop tools to ensure IL CRA activities are tracked, analyzed, and modified for ongoing compliance
Partner with the LOBs to identity community development lending opportunities and qualified IL CRA volunteer activities
Collaborate with LOBs to guide the development of retail banking services and products that serve the underbanked and underserved population within the defined assessment area
Advise leaders and LOB's on IL CRA and F&RB initiatives, projects, third-party vendor relationships, ad hoc questions, ensure alignment with consumer protection laws and regulations
Assess IL CRA risks and prepare annual risk assessments from an organizational, LOB, and product and life cycle standpoint
Qualification
Required
Minimum - High School or Equivalent
Minimum - 8 Years Federal CRA, HMDA, and ECOA related experience
Preferred
4 Year Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, Administration or related
CRCM Certification
Experience as an examiner
Benefits
Work from home up to 3 days a week
Paid parental leave
Employee discount programs
Time off including paid personal and sick days
11 paid holidays
Education reimbursement
Company
Alliant Credit Union
Alliant Credit Union is an Illinois-chartered credit union.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Dobbins
Chief Executive Officer
Hector Crespo
SVP, Head of Marketing, Design, and Brand
Recent News
2026-01-06
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