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Credit Officer jobs with green card sponsorship require employers to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. EB-2 covers advanced-degree professionals; EB-3 covers candidates with a bachelor's degree or two or more years of qualifying experience. Per-country limits mean priority-date backlogs vary significantly by nationality.
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Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) is an agricultural financial cooperative owned by more than 17,400 farmers, rural landowners, and agribusiness voting stockholders in the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Dedicated to Helping Farm Families Succeed, FCI provides competitive and flexible financing, crop insurance expertise, and Rural 1st® country life lending. FCI manages an $8 billion loan portfolio, sells 1.5 million acres of crop insurance coverage, and employs approximately 300 staff in the Mahomet headquarters and 14 regional offices. The U.S. Farm Credit System is a network of locally owned cooperatives supporting rural communities, farm families, and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services today and tomorrow.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation package. Grade and salary commensurate with experience, with an annualized base salary range of COMPENSATION.RANGE plus a bonus based on team and individual performance. This range is a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of this posting.
- Comprehensive benefit package includes 401(k) with 3% employer contribution and 6% employer match, vacation days, sick days, 13 paid holidays, parental leave, and volunteer leave, along with medical, dental, vision, and life insurance as further described at https://www.farmcreditfoundations.com/fcfbenefits/
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Opportunity to work for a reputable and community-focused financial institution dedicated to a positive, collaborative work environment that encompasses the association’s mission to serve our members and the agricultural industry as we strive to help farm families succeed.
The Role
The Senior Credit Officer provides advanced credit analysis, underwriting expertise, and loan decisioning support for large and complex credit relationships. This role partners closely with lending teams to evaluate risk, structure financing solutions, support sound credit administration, and help maintain a high-quality loan portfolio while serving as a technical credit resource across the Association.
What You Will Contribute
- Analyze and underwrite large and complex loan requests by evaluating financial information, assessing risk, determining eligibility, and developing comprehensive credit recommendations.
- Apply the 5 C’s of Credit, financial projections, collateral analysis, and risk assessment tools to support sound lending decisions and appropriate loan structures.
- Serve as a trusted credit resource by partnering with lending teams, supporting credit administration, evaluating lending standards, and providing technical expertise on complex credit matters.
- Participate in Credit Services Division and Association Loan Committees by evaluating loan opportunities, determining appropriate structures and terms, and making loan approval recommendations and decisions within delegated authority.
- Develop written credit narratives, loan servicing plans, covenant recommendations, and troubled debt restructuring evaluations to support portfolio quality and risk management.
- Provide credit training and guidance to lending staff while contributing to process improvement initiatives and enhancing underwriting consistency across the Association.
- Monitor industry, agricultural, and economic trends and leverage those insights to strengthen underwriting decisions and portfolio risk management.
What We Are Looking For
Required Skills
- Expert knowledge of credit analysis, underwriting principles, and regulatory requirements.
- Understanding of production agriculture, finance, and macroeconomic factors that influence lending and credit decisions.
- Advanced analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate complex information, identify key risks, and exercise sound judgment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and technology tools to support efficient analysis, reporting, and workflow management.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, agriculture, business, or a related field.
- 5 years of related experience in credit analysis or underwriting.
- or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the role.
Farm Credit Illinois is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on any characteristic protected by law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during any part of the employment process, please contact careers@farmcreditIL.com. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
About Farm Credit Illinois
Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) is an agricultural financial cooperative owned by more than 17,400 farmers, rural landowners, and agribusiness voting stockholders in the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Dedicated to Helping Farm Families Succeed, FCI provides competitive and flexible financing, crop insurance expertise, and Rural 1st® country life lending. FCI manages an $8 billion loan portfolio, sells 1.5 million acres of crop insurance coverage, and employs approximately 300 staff in the Mahomet headquarters and 14 regional offices. The U.S. Farm Credit System is a network of locally owned cooperatives supporting rural communities, farm families, and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services today and tomorrow.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation package. Grade and salary commensurate with experience, with an annualized base salary range of COMPENSATION.RANGE plus a bonus based on team and individual performance. This range is a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of this posting.
- Comprehensive benefit package includes 401(k) with 3% employer contribution and 6% employer match, vacation days, sick days, 13 paid holidays, parental leave, and volunteer leave, along with medical, dental, vision, and life insurance as further described at https://www.farmcreditfoundations.com/fcfbenefits/
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Opportunity to work for a reputable and community-focused financial institution dedicated to a positive, collaborative work environment that encompasses the association’s mission to serve our members and the agricultural industry as we strive to help farm families succeed.
The Role
The Senior Credit Officer provides advanced credit analysis, underwriting expertise, and loan decisioning support for large and complex credit relationships. This role partners closely with lending teams to evaluate risk, structure financing solutions, support sound credit administration, and help maintain a high-quality loan portfolio while serving as a technical credit resource across the Association.
What You Will Contribute
- Analyze and underwrite large and complex loan requests by evaluating financial information, assessing risk, determining eligibility, and developing comprehensive credit recommendations.
- Apply the 5 C’s of Credit, financial projections, collateral analysis, and risk assessment tools to support sound lending decisions and appropriate loan structures.
- Serve as a trusted credit resource by partnering with lending teams, supporting credit administration, evaluating lending standards, and providing technical expertise on complex credit matters.
- Participate in Credit Services Division and Association Loan Committees by evaluating loan opportunities, determining appropriate structures and terms, and making loan approval recommendations and decisions within delegated authority.
- Develop written credit narratives, loan servicing plans, covenant recommendations, and troubled debt restructuring evaluations to support portfolio quality and risk management.
- Provide credit training and guidance to lending staff while contributing to process improvement initiatives and enhancing underwriting consistency across the Association.
- Monitor industry, agricultural, and economic trends and leverage those insights to strengthen underwriting decisions and portfolio risk management.
What We Are Looking For
Required Skills
- Expert knowledge of credit analysis, underwriting principles, and regulatory requirements.
- Understanding of production agriculture, finance, and macroeconomic factors that influence lending and credit decisions.
- Advanced analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate complex information, identify key risks, and exercise sound judgment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and technology tools to support efficient analysis, reporting, and workflow management.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, agriculture, business, or a related field.
- 5 years of related experience in credit analysis or underwriting.
- or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the role.
Farm Credit Illinois is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on any characteristic protected by law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during any part of the employment process, please contact careers@farmcreditIL.com. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Credit Officer
Match your credentials to EB category requirements
Credit Officer roles typically require a finance-related bachelor's degree, qualifying you for EB-3. If you hold a master's or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive credit analysis experience, document that progression carefully because it supports an EB-2 petition and can shorten your overall timeline.
Research prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay the PERM-certified prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV rates for Credit Officers in your target metro before you enter any compensation discussion.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified employer database
Target employers with a documented history of employment-based green card filings in finance and credit roles. Migrate Mate shows which companies have sponsored workers in similar occupations, so you can focus your applications on employers already familiar with the PERM process.
Prioritize banks with dedicated immigration compliance teams
Large regional banks, credit unions, and financial holding companies that employ in-house counsel or dedicated HR compliance staff are more likely to manage a multi-year PERM process efficiently. Ask hiring managers directly whether the organization has sponsored EB-2 or EB-3 cases in lending or credit functions before.
Secure your priority date as early as possible
Your priority date is set when USCIS receives the I-140 petition or, in some cases, when DOL accepts the PERM application. If you're from a country with per-country backlog issues, filing promptly matters because your place in the queue is established at that point, not at interview stage.
Understand AC21 portability before accepting a competing offer
Once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you change employers without losing your place in the queue, provided the new Credit Officer role is in the same or a substantially similar occupation as the one on your approved I-140.
Green Card Credit Officer: Frequently Asked Questions
Which EB category applies to Credit Officer roles?
Most Credit Officer positions qualify under EB-3 for professionals with a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. If you hold a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive credit experience, your employer may be able to file under EB-2 instead, which can be advantageous depending on your country of birth and current priority date availability.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Credit Officers?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and subject to an annual lottery, while green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal cycle. The PERM process requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment test and obtain a prevailing wage determination from the Department of Labor before filing the I-140 with USCIS, adding steps that H-1B does not require.
How long does the PERM process take for a Credit Officer position?
PERM labor certification involves a prevailing wage determination, a mandatory recruitment period, and DOL review of the application. Processing times vary and can run many months. After PERM certification, your employer files Form I-140 with USCIS. If you are from a country with per-country demand, waiting for a visa number to become available can extend the overall timeline further.
How do I find Credit Officer employers who sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based sponsorship histories in finance and credit occupations, so you can target companies that have already navigated the PERM process for similar roles. Focusing on employers with prior EB-2 or EB-3 filings in lending functions reduces the risk of pursuing an employer who declines to sponsor once an offer is made.
Can I keep my priority date if I change employers during the green card process?
Yes, under AC21 job portability, once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending at least 180 days, you can move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date. Separately, if your original I-140 was approved, that priority date can be carried over to a new employer's I-140 petition even if you change jobs before the I-485 stage.