Fremont May Be Up For SaleForbes, NY -17 minutes agoFremont General (nyse: FMT - news - people ) said after the close Thursday that it may have to write down assets or add reserves for bad loans, ... Loan officers at a bank or a credit union are employees working to sell and process mortgages and loans for mortgage customers or home buyers like you. Their loan types and mortgage products have several varieties but they all come from one specific originator, their employers.