National Lending Intern (Summer, 2027)

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 2027. This position is a 9 week, 40 hours/week internship located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The internship has an estimated start date of May 31, 2027.

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
• Duties may vary depending on which lending team the Intern is assigned to

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); advanced Excel skills are ideal
• 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