Columbus, OH – The primary responsibility of the Credit Approval Officer is to analyze, structure and decision credit applications in a fast paced, centralized environment. Credit products typically include lines of credit, term loans and leases that are collateralized by business assets ranging from cash and working capital assets to equipment and commercial real estate. Credit requests typically range in size from $250 thousand to $5.0 million with an average of about $500-$750 thousand. Job Responsibilities: – Promptly review loan requests submitted by Relationship Managers (or “RM”), evaluate trends and potential risks that could impact the customer/prospect’s ability to repay the credit extension and identify mitigating factors and/or additional information needs to offset these trends and risks. – Interact with the Relationship Manager (and, on occasion, the customer/prospect) to identify and quantify repayment sources including cash flow, collateral and individual recourse. Clearly com…