Underwriter

About This Role

This mortgage underwriter role involves evaluating loan documents, analyzing customer financial data, and ensuring compliance with various standards and regulations. The position requires the ability to communicate underwriting decisions and stipulations clearly to sales and processing staff, as well as to borrowers.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate loan documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company standards, federal and agency standards and guidelines, as well as any applicable state-specific and or local regulations, ordinances, etc.
• Analyze customer's loan-to-value ratio, debt-to-income ratio, credit report, application, income and assets, source(s) of down payment funds, and supporting documentation to identify potential fraud or misrepresentation
• Review appraisals to ensure that loans meet secondary market, investor, and company standards
• Work with Loan Processors and Loan Officers on collecting information and documentation necessary to finalize incomplete loan packages
• Determine if additional documentation or information would aid loan decision; request additional documentation or information accordingly
• Provide options and recommendations to borrowers regarding suitable loan programs
• Stay abreast of current regulations and industry trends that affect compliance and decision-making
• Verify that system input is accurate and that company systems match Automated Underwriting System (AUS)
• Use expertise to answer questions and resolve escalated issues from junior-level teammates
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college courses/technical training related to Business, Finance/Accounting, Legal, or related field is preferred
• Five or more years of recent work experience underwriting conventional loans
• Expert-level knowledge of overall mortgage lending processes, including underwriting, funding, and loan processing
• Expert-level knowledge of valid documentation related to the processing consumer mortgage applications (e.g., tax returns, financial statements and records, verification of income and deposits, etc.)
• Expert-level knowledge of underwriting and regulatory requirements; detailed knowledge of federal, state, and regulatory requirements/guidelines related to consumer mortgage lending and internal processes and controls
• Ability to think critically, including the ability to evaluate facts and data to draw conclusions, and determine the downstream impact of decisions and associated risks
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment; strong sense of urgency and responsiveness
• Intermediate math skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills