Torn between two internships

Hi Everybody,

I’m a senior at a state school with a good but non-target reputation. I have two offers for fall internships and I’m torn between the two. I recently accepted a CRE Brokerage internship at a decent size brokerage that does about 1.5+ billion a year in sales. The next internship is a credit operations Internship at Berkadia. My end goal is to work full time in either of these roles after graduation and then move to REPE. I have a decent amount of connects in the game who all told me to go into brokerage. I’m still torn because berkadia is such a well established company with a strong name. Please help! Thanks. (I also understand they are two very different roles)

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These are some of the responsibilities of the internship.

Credit Policy and Decision-making with respect to FNMA and PLG, SBL, and w/r/t HUD, credit recommendations

Credit Underwriting and compliance with applicable guidelines for FMNA, PLG, SBL, HUD, Targeted Affordable and to the extent requested, FMLC loans through the CPO group

Monitoring and Reporting to the shareholders on Berkadia’s risk, particularly with respect to FNMA and PLG

Surveillance and Decision-Making on all PLG loans post-closing

Collaboration with Servicing on all material issues regarding FNMA loans post-closing

Management / oversight of Berkadia Credit’s India Operations

Dotted Line responsibility for the Small Balance Loan Product

Collaboration with Innovative Technology Products related to data and underwriting

 

Yeah the credit role sounds like some middle office / back office role which is not ideal, go for the brokerage shop. Biggest red flag about the bank job was this: 

"Collaboration with Servicing on all material issues regarding FNMA loans ***POST-CLOSING***" , that is not as good experience as brokerage.  

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