The Role
The National Lending Intern supports lending teams by performing industry research, financial analysis, and assisting in the loan underwriting process while gaining practical experience in a dynamic banking environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright is a nationwide full-service bank and commercial lender focused on helping to build a brighter future for our clients and the communities we serve. Forbright is committed to exceptional client service by providing seamless, innovative personal banking services to depositors and creative financing solutions to visionary middle market businesses and investors in healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries.
COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.
COMPANY MISSION: We are a mission-driven institution. We operate a sound dynamic institution that is well capitalized, liquid, profitable and uses best practices to manage risk and assure compliance with laws and regulations. We use Forbright’s capital, capabilities, innovation, and expertise to help our clients succeed and contribute broadly to building a brighter future.
JOB SUMMARY: The National Lending Intern joins a cohort of other interns to support Forbright Bank’s national lenders, including the Structured Finance, Healthcare, and Corporate Finance lending teams. Interns learn about Forbright’s multi-billion-dollar loan portfolios and participate in several events including training and team building events. Each intern is assigned to a specific lending team for the summer where they gain additional subject matter expertise and exposure to a specific type of lending.
*Please note that this internship is for current juniors who will be rising seniors in Summer 2026. This position is an 8 week, 36 hours/week internship located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The internship has an estimated start date of June 1, 2026.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform industry research to understand macro trends that impact a company and the competitive environment that it operates in
- Aid the underwriting team in the due diligence process for loans
- Assist in populating our internal system with all pertinent information on an opportunity
- Assist in the management of credit risk, ensuring that asset quality remains strong, and executing strategies to limit the risk of loss
- Help manage day-to-day borrowing activity of assigned loans
- Perform financial analysis and projections by tracking the trends and developments that may impact loan performance under various economic scenarios
- Participate in team-wide meetings
- Complete additional portfolio and underwriting analysis/projects on an ad hoc basis
- Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma Required
- Currently a junior pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year accredited institution required
- Strong financial statement analysis skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Outstanding problem-solving and time management skills
- Self-motivated, self-directed, and results-oriented
- Adaptable and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach
The pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. $35/hr to $38/hr.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are capable of performing their job position. Work is primarily conducted in an office setting while certain positions may allow for remote work through the use of technology at management discretion. The functions described below are representative of those to successfully perform duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required for extended periods of time to:
• Remain in a stationary position
• Use hands and fingers
• Utilize a computer monitor with visual acuity
• Operate technology or other office machinery such as printers, scanners, etc.
• Communicate clearly verbally and/or in writing with others
ADDITIONAL DUTIES: For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description.
PERKS/BENEFITS:
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• 4 weeks PTO
• 401k + company match
• Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
• Remote or hybrid work schedules for most positions
• Incentives for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
• Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Capital Bikeshare, Imperfect Foods reimbursement, and more!
• Best Workplaces for Commuters 2023 & 2024 winner
• The Washington Post Top Workplaces 2023, 2024, and 2025 winner
• American Banker Best Banks to Work For 2023 winner
It is the policy of Forbright Bank to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to administer all aspects and conditions of pre-employment and employment without regard to protected characteristics.
Employment with Forbright Bank is at-will, which means that either you or the Company may terminate the relationship at any time.
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Top Skills
Excel
MS Office
Outlook
PowerPoint
Word
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The Company
What We Do
Forbright Bank (www.forbrightbank.com) is a full-service bank, commercial lender, and asset manager committed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, clean energy economy. As the need to build a more sustainable, low-carbon economic system grows increasingly urgent, we are dedicating half of our assets to financing the companies, investors, and innovators driving that change. We also will empower our depositors to directly fund clean energy and sustainability-oriented loans through a variety of decarbonization linked deposit products, allowing them to play a critical role in furthering the energy transition.
Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender | NMLS #652644
