Loan Officer cover letter example. Annotated, paragraph by paragraph.
Brian Walsh is applying for the Senior Mortgage Loan Officer role at Woodgrove Bank. The letter goes with their loan officer resume example — same person, same results — so you can see how the two work together.
By Nazir Elmurodov · Updated
Loan Officer cover letter
Brian Walsh
Minneapolis, MN · brian.walsh@email.com · (612) 555-0162
Kathleen Byrne
Senior Mortgage Loan Officer, Woodgrove Bank
Dear Kathleen Byrne,
I'm applying for the Senior Mortgage Loan Officer position at Woodgrove Bank. I'm an NMLS-licensed loan originator in Minnesota and Wisconsin with 7 years in purchase and refinance lending, and at Bluewater Prairie Home Lending I close 70–85 loans a year, about $24M in annual volume, mostly purchase loans.
Most of my business comes from relationships. I've built a network of 30+ referral partners, mostly real estate agents, and referrals now make up 60% of my pipeline. Those partners count on closings happening when promised, and 95% of my loans close on or before the contract date because I track every file in Encompass and a CRM.
Many of my clients are first-time buyers, and I guide them through conventional, FHA, VA and USDA options. I deliver the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure within TRID timelines, with no findings in 3 internal compliance audits. At Lakeland Federal Savings I ran monthly first-time homebuyer workshops at 4 branches that produced 40+ applications a year, and originated about $11M a year in mortgage, refinance and home equity loans.
I'd welcome the chance to talk about your purchase business and how I could build a referral pipeline for your team. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Brian Walsh
What each paragraph does
Paragraph 1: License, experience and production volume, the first things a sales manager checks.
Paragraph 2: Explains where his loans come from and why partners keep sending them.
Paragraph 3: Shows product range, a clean compliance record and a first-time buyer program he ran.
Paragraph 4: Closes on growing their business, which is the job.
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/ Tips
Tips for your loan officer cover letter.
01
Lead with license and volume
Name the states you're licensed in and give your annual units or volume in the first paragraph.
02
Show where your loans come from
Referral partners, workshops or branch traffic tell the reader whether your pipeline will follow you.
03
Mention compliance in a sentence
Clean audits and on-time disclosures reassure a lender without turning the letter into a checklist.
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Should I include my NMLS number in a cover letter?
You can add it under your name or in the first paragraph. Many lenders also ask for it on the application.
Do loan officers need a cover letter?
Not always, but a short letter helps when you're changing lenders and want to explain your referral network and the loan types you close.