Retail Lending Intern

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Northwest Bank is seeking a motivated, personable, and detail-oriented Retail Lending and Payments Intern with a strong desire to learn; to join our team for Summer 2026. This internship can provide hands-on experience in asset sales and transfers, loan originations and servicing, payment processing, data validation, competitive analysis, banking operations, credit risks, and financial products in a fast-paced environment

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Assist with daily lending and payments operations including customer transactions, account maintenance, and service inquiries.

* Shadow and support bankers in opening new accounts, processing loan applications or payments, and promoting financial products.

* Perform competitive analysis projects for lending and/or payment products and services.

* Assist in developing benchmarking standards and creating measurement methods to track and evaluate performance against them.

* Complete post-closing and data validation tasks for newly originated loans.

* Support leadership team with administrative tasks and reporting.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN:

*Exposure to financial products, services, and compliance practices.

*Real-world experience in loan origination, servicing and payments management.

*Mentorship from experienced banking professionals.

*Opportunities to contribute to financial performance and customer service.

*Networking and potential for future employment within Northwest Bank.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Strong interest in retail banking, lending, payments, data and analytics, customer
service, or financial services.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Professional demeanor and a customer-first attitude.
* Ability to work in a team environment and adapt to a dynamic setting.
* Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with banking systems is a plus.

Northwest is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.