Jennifer Blade is our Mortgage Loan Officer at Legence Bank for our Marion and Carbondale market areas in southern Illinois. Blade brings a wealth of knowledge in mortgage lending, business development, management, and fiscal responsibility. Her banking experience and communication background will be a tremendous asset. As a Mortgage Loan Officer and member of the bank’s team, she will focus on strategy, growth and community development in our southern Illinois market. She is experienced, professional, and committed to educating, advocating, and helping Legence Bank customers make their dreams come true. This translates well with our mission statement of providing financial solutions to our customers.
She has a great deal of experience developing business relationships and working with customers to customize products and services to suit their financial needs. Blade brings several years of mortgage lending experience, along with a deep understanding of logistical, managerial and operational dynamics crucial for our customers’. She has several years of sales and client management experience, along with management of a local branch.
She has been involved as a volunteer with Special Olympics and continues to support of the Carterville United Community Pantry. She is a member of the Marion and Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. Blade earned a Bachelor’s degree in marketing from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Illinois.