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Commercial Lender in Iowa City

Date Posted: 15 October 2026

Job Snapshot

Job Description

A community bank in Iowa City is confidentially looking for a self-motivated Commercial Lender to grow and manage business relationships across Johnson County and east central Iowa. You'll handle business development, underwriting, structuring, closing, and servicing for owner-operated firms and commercial real estate clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Map each client's goals to the right loan and deposit mix
  • Introduce treasury tools and other bank services where they add value
  • Steward and deepen an existing commercial book over time
  • Hit agreed loan and deposit growth targets
  • Set up and onboard new business deposit relationships
  • Judge credit quality and prepare memos plus closing paperwork

Qualifications:

  • Business or finance four-year degree preferred
  • Client-facing commercial lending background
  • Comfortable presenting deals and talking with owners
  • Experience building proposals and underwriting credits
  • Keeps several active deals organized at once
  • Local Iowa City business ties are a plus

Competitive salary and bonus.

I work with banks all over Iowa and the Midwest and frequently hear about open positions before they're advertised. If this position doesn't quite fit, contact me anyway, and we can have a confidential conversation about what else is available.

How to apply: No cover letter needed. Just send your resume, or text/call me at 605-705-3077 or email logan.hovland@gogpac.com.

Logan Hovland (Search Consultant with GPAC)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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