Leah G. Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Roseville, California

Rancho Cordova Business Office

7a and 504 SBA Processing & Loan Closing. Work on reporting of SBA Loans with 1502 reports & balancing of boarded loans.

Sacramento, California Area

I work with our Relationship Managers & Borrowers up front through closing, collecting all required documentation to move a small business loan into underwriting through to funding. Once approved I prepare the Commitment Letter and along with a closing needs list of items needed to move a loan into closing. This requires strong knowledge of both SBA's SOP and State Guarantee as well as CDC guidelines to keep the file on track and moving forward as quickly as possible. We all have heard the term "Time is money" and for the small business borrower who is expanding or opening their doors, they rely on our expertise to efficiently and effectively help them with their financing needs. I take great pride in having the lowest cycle times from approval to funding my loans. It takes dedication and patience as each borrowers loan can be very different and they rely on us to help them. Being detailed, self motivated and confident allows me to be successful both professionally and personally.

Sacramento, California Area

As of October, I was asked to join our Construction Funding Team! My new title is Funding Analyst. As I've spent the last year as a Loan Processor, I was able to build a firm foundation of CDC's policies and procedures, which has allowed them to remain the #1 504 CDC Lender! In this new position I will be working specifically with our loans that have Tenant Improvements as well as Ground Up Construction. I will work closely with our partner lenders and our borrowers to insure timely funding of the SBA Debenture once all the construction has been completed. I look forward to this new opportunity and to building or maintaining my professional relationships in this new role!I am now also working with our 7a Program by handling the multiple disbursements on each of our loans. This brings a new challenge to the table for me, but I've never been shy! It is allowing me to work with small business borrowers on a completely new and different level than I have previously. I enjoy working with the small business owners to complete their projects and get them the capital they need to grow their business!

Most recently, I’ve moved back into the front end of the SBA 504 Loan Process as a Loan Processor. I thoroughly enjoy working with our partner Lenders and entrepreneurs both old and new with their building acquisition. Whether it’s their first or an expansion of a 2nd location or just a larger building, it’s exciting. It’s been said over and over that the Small Businesses of America are what will move the economy back where it needs to be and I’m proud to work with a company that not only embraces this but actually innovates new ways to get the needed capital out to small businesses.Onward - Company Newsletter - April 2012 to Present - Work on putting together newsletter on latest company updates, employee kudo's and upcoming company events.

I have to say it has been one of the most challenging jobs to learn but also one of the most rewarding I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing. Believe it when I say that this position, while very difficult, provided much of my overall rewarding experiences as well. When you stop to realize that you aren’t just “collecting” on a borrower who is struggling through the worst economic downturn in recent history, but you are potentially helping them to keep the lights on and their doors open versus shutting them down.This was a job that demanded me, by my own drive to look outside the box, to find a way to help these Small Businesses. You see, if they have to shut down, there is no unemployment for them to collect. Their employees hit the unemployment lines and where is the small business owner supposed to go? Many times they have depleted their personal and retirement savings thinking if I can just hang on one more month…. While emotionally exhausting, this position really opens one’s eyes to really see just how important the SBA Loan Programs are to each of our communities. As the country continues to move forward and pull out of the economic downturn more and more businesses are seeing increasing revenues and finding ways to not just hang on, but grow again. I’m proud to have helped several of these businesses make the turn.CIA (Committee in Action) - March 2012 to October 2012 - This is a group of people who work together to bring fun to the work place! Process Leadership - September 2011 to December 2012 - This group was comprised of individuals from various departments to review current processes and find ways to improve efficiencies & job satisfaction. Ventures.net - September 2011 to December 2012 - Worked with our team on testing features within Ventures.net specific to the Liquidation Department. Worked on corrections to the Dash Board as well as documents and internal links.

My initial entry was as a Commercial Escrow Assistant, eventually promoting to Commercial Escrow Officer. I worked in this position for 8 years and it was refreshing to work within the Commercial market place. It allowed me to work with Commercial Real Estate Brokers, Attorney’s, 1031 Exchange Companies and a wide variety of both investors and owner operators of commercial real estate.