324 Spring Meadow Lane  New York, NY, 10003     (212) 456-1414    peter.smith@gmail.com 
 
Peter Smith 
324 Spring Meadow Lane  
New York, NY, 10003  
(212) 456-1 414 
peter.smith@gmail.com 
 
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE   
ATT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., New York, NY  
Senior Loan Counselor, Jul 2005 – present 
•  Contact applicants or creditors to resolve questions about applications or to assist with 
completion of paperwork. 
•  Establish payment priorities according to credit terms and interest rates to reduce clients' overall 
costs. 
•  Check loan agreements to ensure that they are complete and accurate, according to policies. 
•  Submit applications to credit analysts for verification and recommendation. 
•  Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of 
granting loans. 
•  Calculate amount of debt and funds available to plan methods of payoff and to estimate time for 
debt liquidation. 
•  Interview applicants and request specified information for loan applications. 
•  Open accounts for clients and disburse funds from clients' accounts to creditors. 
•  Locate debtors using post office directories, utility services account listings, and mailing lists. 
•  Compare data on student aid applications with eligibility requirements of assistance programs. 
 
PEROT LENDING, New York, NY  
Loan Counselor, Jul 2000 – Jun 2004 
•  Counsel clients on personal and family financial problems, such as excessive spending and 
borrowing of funds. 
•  Inform individuals and groups about the financial assistance available to college or university 
students. 
•  Maintain and review account records, updating and recategorizing them according to status 
changes. 
•  Match students' needs and eligibility with available financial aid programs to provide informed 
recommendations. 
•  Contact creditors to explain clients' financial situations and to arrange for payment adjustments 
so that payments are feasible for clients and agreeable to creditors. 
•  Contact borrowers with delinquent accounts to obtain payment in full or to negotiate repayment 
plans. 
•  Assist in selection of financial award candidates using electronic databases to certify loan 
eligibility. 
 
EDUCATION   
Boston University, Boston, MA  
 
•  GPA: 3.1/4.0 
 
ADDITIONAL  SKILLS   
•  Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Datatel Colleague (financial aid application) 
•  Financial aid management system FAM software 
•  Data base user interface and query software — EDExpress, ELM Resources ELM, EMT 
Applications CounselorMax