Fair Lending Senior Compliance Analyst - Kearny Bank

The Sr. Fair Lending Analyst is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering all aspects of the Compliance Fair Lending Monitoring Program, the individual will work directly with the Chief Compliance Officer and the CRA Officer ensuring that the Bank remains in compliance with all Fair Lending regulatory requirements, laws, rules, and related policies. This position requires a strong analytical background, the ability to perform fair lending, unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts, or practices (UDAAP) quantitative analytics, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work with complex datasets.

• Develop, implement, and oversee the Bank’s Compliance Fair Lending Monitoring Program to ensure compliance with all fair lending laws, regulations, and guidance
• Conducts data analysis of the Bank’s consumer compliance data, to include Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), and other lending related data to identify lending anomalies that may indicate a need for management to adjust current procedures and/or practices to eliminate and/or mitigate possible fair lending risks
• Analyze risk associated with underwriting, pricing, and servicing using business data and statistical analysis software
• Identify interdependencies and trends in data analyses
• Perform ongoing fair lending statistical analysis to identify fair lending risks using programming skills, regression analysis, statistical techniques for disparate treatment and impact testing for the enterprise, and exceptions evaluation
• Design and develop key compliance management dashboards
• Stay abreast of changes to federal and applicable state banking laws and regulations affecting the management, operations and product offering of the enterprise. Collaborate in the assessment of UDAAPs and fair lending risks and recommend actions to be taken and/or controls to be implemented
• Analyze business results to identify issues and propose potential solutions
• Request and collect documentation to support analyses
• Participate in projects and/or additional responsibilities as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of relevant work experience in a corporate compliance function
• Expertise in utilizing software programs to perform thorough compliance assessments and reviews (RiskExec a plus)
• Excel at developing dashboard reporting that concisely captures program status, key risks, and resolutions
• Subject matter expertise for the areas of HMDA, ECOA, FHA, Truth in Lending and Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, creative, flexible, and innovative team player.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to present information logically
• Advanced Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Possess the ability to work independently with minimal direction and exhibit initiative.
• May need to travel to other corporate offices.