Commercial Real Estate Credit Analyst – Project Lending
U.S. BankAbout the role
At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Credit Analyst to join our Project Lending team. This role supports a national Commercial Real Estate platform focused on large, complex transactions, typically $30MM+ in size.
The Analyst will play a key role in both portfolio management and new loan underwriting, gaining exposure to a diverse portfolio of asset types including industrial, multifamily, retail, student housing, and construction lending. This is an excellent opportunity to build deep expertise in real estate finance while working alongside experienced banking and credit professionals.
About the Team
The team operates as a centralized CRE group, partnering with bankers across multiple regions, including Minneapolis, Chicago, Ohio, St. Louis, Denver, and Texas. While regionally aligned, the portfolio has national coverage, providing broad exposure to transactions across the U.S.
This is a collaborative, team-oriented environment with approximately 10 local team members and additional partners across the national platform.
Key Responsibilities
This role is structured across two primary areas:
Portfolio Management (Approx. 40%)
- Monitor ongoing loan performance and borrower relationships
- Conduct quarterly project evaluations
- Support portfolio reviews and credit discussions
- Partner with internal teams, including dedicated analytics and support functions
New Loan Underwriting (Approx. 60%)
- Evaluate new lending opportunities and support deal execution
- Perform financial analysis and credit underwriting, including:
- Spreading financial statements
- Assessing deal structure, risks, and key strengths
- Complete initial deal assessments independently and refine analysis with senior team members
Core Responsibilities Across Both Areas
- Conduct first-pass transaction reviews, identifying risks, strengths, and key considerations
- Contribute to credit memos and business writing
- Participate in credit discussions and present findings to internal stakeholders
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Three to five years of experience in a finance/analytical related role
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in commercial banking or credit analysis
- CRE underwriting or commercial real estate lending experience
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general Office tools (Word, Outlook)
- Demonstrated ability to perform financial analysis and independently assess transactions
- Strong business writing skills (e.g., credit memos, deal summaries)
- Effective verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Interest in commercial real estate lending
- Familiarity with Salesforce, nCino, or similar systems
- Experience presenting in group or credit forum settings
Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. This position is located in Minneapolis, MN.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
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