Loan Documentation Specialist 2
Hancock WhitneyGulfport, Mississippi, United States
Posted January 7, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
LEGACY OF STRENGTH; EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE More than a century ago, our founders saw the need for a bank built to last—an institution anchored in values, reinforced with resilience and focused on opportunity for both clients and associates. Today, we carry on that remarkable legacy as one of America’s strongest, safest banks serving one of the nation’s most vibrant corridors. Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ: HWC) holds over $35B in assets and has offices and financial centers in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas offer comprehensive financial products and services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; private banking; trust and investment services; healthcare banking; and mortgage services. The company also operates loan production offices in the greater metropolitan areas of Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. OUR MISSION Each day, we reaffirm our mission to help people achieve their financial goals and dreams. OUR PURPOSE We work hard to create opportunities for people and the communities we serve—our purpose for doing what we do. OUR PROMISE TO ASSOCIATES We honor and respect associates with a heartfelt promise: You can grow. You have a voice. You are important. OUR CORE VALUES Five timeless core values keep us strong, help us grow and define the way we do business: Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, Commitment to Service, Teamwork and Personal Responsibility.
Job Description
Prepares loan documentation for complex consumer or commercial purpose loans in a multi-state environment.
Requirements
- Analyzes requests for loans of the highest complexity and prepares documentation in compliance with bank policy, federal, and state regulations
- Coordinates best practice guidelines with current knowledge of multiple state and federal lending laws and regulations, and bank policy
- Reviews application/approval for completeness, accuracy, and proper approval
- Coordinates with outside vendors, attorney, etc. as necessary to obtain documentation
- Reviews real estate title work to identify existing exceptions; coordinates with attorney, banker, and customer to achieve resolution
- Communicates to banker any issues affecting loan closing; identifies any legal, documentation, or policy deficiencies and assists in correction of issues impacting closing
- Ensures all required documentation is prepared/obtained to properly perfect the bank’s lien and that all documentation requirements are met, to include titles, UCC’s, mortgages, deeds, and title commitments
- Places high degree of emphasis on providing outstanding customer service; accepts nothing less
- Mentors Documentation Analysts 1 & 2
- Responsible for formal and informal training and cross training of department associates
- Tests disaster recovery capabilities
- Reviews and documents current Lending Services processes and procedures
- Develops training materials and procedure communications in conjunction with Manager
- Facilitates communication between business units
- Initiates imaging process by setting requirements for loans in Info-Access
- Utilizes intranet-based DAC Tracking tool to track productivity and workflow; reviews daily reports to self-manage work in progress
- Fills in for Supervisor during absences or in the distribution of work
- Serves as backup for team during absences, meeting deadlines, or completing assignments
- Performs secondary loan review for others
- Conducts unit meetings
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Relocation Assistance