Lauren Kataja

Community Investment Operations Specialist @Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

Chicago, IL, US
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l••••••@fhlbc.com
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+17•••••••53

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WORK HISTORY

May 2023 — Present

Community Investment Operations Specialist @Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

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Chicago, IL, US

Conducted comprehensive analysis of multi-family rental and owner-occupied projects for regulatory and programmatic compliance.• Reviewed and approved over $20 million in disbursements to 23 multi-family projects, impacting over 1300 units of affordable housing.• Facilitated almost in assistance to 25 low-income homeowners for down payment or rehab costs.• Provided member product usage reports to Sales directors using macro queries in Access. • Built and maintained dashboards in Tableau and Salesforce to centralize operations data and output reporting.

EDUCATION

2014 — 2017

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honors Environmental Sociology

2019 — 2021

University of Chicago

Master of Public Policy

ABOUT LAUREN KATAJA

As a Community Investment Operations Specialist at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, I monitor the operational and administrative compliance for projects awarded through the Bank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP). I perform comprehensive analysis of multi-family rental and owner-occupied projects for regulatory and programmatic compliance during the various stages of the project’s AHP lifecycle. To date, I’ve assisted in the review and approval of over $20 million in disbursements to 23 multi-family projects to rehab or build over 1300 units of affordable housing (at or below 80% AMI) and almost to 25 low-income homeowners for help with down payment assistance or rehab costs.I have a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Honors Environmental Sociology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I also hold a Tax Credit Specialist certification issued by the National Center for Housing Management and a Lean Six Sigma White & Yellow Belt Certification issued by Go-Lean-Six Training & Consulting.

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