We are seeking an attentive and goal-oriented professional to join our top-producing team as a Mortgage Underwriter to assist with making quality decisions on FHA, VA, and conventional loans. You’ll be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and balancing transactional, borrower, and property-related risks and offsets to arrive at a loan decision of approval, suspense, counteroffer, or denial. You will leverage your thorough knowledge and ability to analyze credit reports, income documentation, asset documentation, liabilities, property appraisals, and title reports to ensure loans meet company standards, government regulations, and standards for sale to the secondary market. You’ll also act as a recognized subject matter expert within the company and with partners and management on underwriting-related issues by providing analytical support and counseling advice for their respective functional areas. The person in this position must possess knowledge of the loan process with various types of mortgage documents and investor requirements and be able to prioritize assignments, stay organized, and produce accurate work. If you are a self-motivated, team-oriented, and career-minded mortgage professional who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment and seeks to achieve a high level of success, then you won’t want to miss this opportunity. Apply now! Responsibilities: • Record reasons for approval or denial of loans and convey those reasons to loan officers and clients so they are well aware of those decisions • Confirm and clear conditions on loans by making sure that all the necessary information is gathered, and it is correct, classified correctly, organized, compliant, and congruent with company policies • Determine if there are any risk and/or possible misrepresentation during the loan application review process • Stay up-to-date on the latest loan products and origination requirements and regularly make recommendations for improvement opportunities to management based on the current underwriting environment • Implement specific strategies (e.g. identify the appropriate parties to settle customer issues, etc.) to respond to questions and concerns and rework loans under new terms, and identify additional conditions, when necessary Qualifications: • Candidates with an NMLS license are preferred but applicants who are willing to be licensed within 90 days of hire will be considered • Skills using automated underwriting software (DU/LP/GUS) Encompass software, and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) • DE and SAR licenses preferred with expert knowledge of conventional and/or government loan underwriting and selling guidelines (e.g., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, etc.) • Excellent customer service skills with the ability to represent the company brand in a positive light • 5 or more years or mortgage experience, including at least 2 years of underwriting experience Compensation: $65,000

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