Role Description
WBL is seeking a Regulatory Associate to support regulatory research, change management, licensing, filings, disclosure requirements, examinations, and regulatory reporting. This role will help maintain a clear inventory of obligations affecting WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate activities and coordinate timely implementation across the business.
What Success Looks Like
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Keeps regulatory obligations, changes, licenses, filings, and deadlines accurate and current.
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Converts research into clear summaries, assigned actions, and documented implementation evidence.
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Supports complete and timely regulatory submissions and examination responses.
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Escalates unclear, high-risk, or overdue matters to the Team Lead promptly.
What You'll Be Doing (Core Responsibilities)
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Regulatory Research and Change Management
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Research applicable federal and state requirements affecting WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate operations.
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Monitor legal and regulatory developments involving usury, licensing, disclosures, and related obligations.
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Prepare clear summaries of changes, affected business processes, effective dates, and recommended next steps for review by the Team Lead or legal counsel.
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Update the regulatory obligations inventory and track assigned implementation actions through completion.
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Licensing, Filings, and Examinations
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Maintain licensing, registration, renewal, filing, and reporting calendars and supporting documentation.
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Coordinate information collection and preparation of applications, renewals, reports, certifications, and other submissions.
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Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and responses by organizing requests, owners, evidence, drafts, approvals, and deadlines.
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Maintain accurate, audit-ready records of submissions, approvals, correspondence, and follow-up commitments.
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Business and Policy Support
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Assist with regulatory reviews of new products, processes, vendors, and jurisdictional expansion.
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Compare requirements against current policies, procedures, disclosures, and operational practices and identify potential gaps.
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Coordinate with Legal, Operations, Lending, Servicing, Finance, and other teams to gather facts and implementation evidence.
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Support updates to policies, procedures, guidance, training materials, and regulatory reference tools.
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Reporting and Process Improvement
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Prepare status reports on regulatory changes, licensing, filings, examinations, and outstanding actions.
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Identify approaching deadlines, incomplete records, conflicting information, and overdue actions for escalation.
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Maintain standardized research files, trackers, checklists, templates, and workflows.
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Protect confidential and privileged information and follow documented quality-control requirements.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in law, legal studies, compliance, finance, business, public policy, or a related field.
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Paralegal training, JD coursework, or a compliance or regulatory credential is preferred but not required.
Requirements
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2+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, legal research, licensing, risk, audit, or financial-services operations.
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Experience researching rules, maintaining regulatory calendars, preparing filings, or supporting examinations is preferred.
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Ability to summarize complex requirements clearly and distinguish confirmed requirements from items requiring legal review.
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Strong organization, writing, documentation, and deadline-management skills.
Preferred Background / Industry Experience
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Financial services, commercial lending, private lending, banking, fintech, specialty finance, mortgage lending, or another highly regulated industry.
Specific Technical Skills Needed
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Federal and state regulatory research.
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Regulatory change, obligations, licensing, and filing trackers.
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Examination and information-request coordination.
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Microsoft Office and legal, compliance, or regulatory research systems.
Key Competencies
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Research discipline
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Analytical thinking
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Clear writing
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Attention to detail
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Follow-through
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Sound escalation judgment
Remote Work Requirements
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Stable, reliable internet connection.
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Professional and dedicated remote working setup.
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Ability to work effectively across a remote, multinational organization and maintain confidentiality.
Benefits
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π° Compensation in USD.
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ποΈ Benefits include paid time off (PTO).
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π Work Environment: Fully remote work environment.
Ready to Apply?
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