Remote Jumbo Underwriter

Overview:

Responsible for the prudent underwriting of Jumbo loans in accordance with company and investor guidelines. The duties for Jumbo Underwriter include, but are not limited to, those described below.

Essential Job Functions:

• Communication: Liaises among borrowers, investors and escrow companies to communicate decisions on loans.
• Organization: Ensures loan files are complete with all outstanding issues addressed.
• Equipment: Uses such office equipment as computer terminals, copiers and FAX machines.
• Physical: Sits for extended time periods. Hearing and vision within normal ranges.

• Completes a thorough analysis of loan files to determine compliance with company and investor guidelines.
• Evaluates the entire credit package and collateral for residential mortgage loans and ultimately ensures an “investment” quality loan product.
• Checks accuracy of all calculations and data integrity.
• Completion of all required underwriting worksheets found in FastTrac 360 Resource Center.
• Recommends the loan disposition to underwriting manager for loan amounts in excess of authority limitation.
• Maintains company standard for productivity level and complies with company policy of 48 hour underwriting turnaround time and 24 hour turnaround time for clearing conditions.
• Strives to meet 2 decisions/day within allotted time.
• Communicates decision on loans to appropriate parties both verbally and in writing.
• Maintains underwriting activity logs and provides monthly underwriting report to underwriting manager.
• Frontline underwriting of Jumbo loan products.
• Perform a thorough analysis of the applicant's income and expense data, asset documentation, credit reports, and property valuations.
• Performing manual underwriting, requiring a detailed familiarity with various loan programs.
• Executing an appraisal analysis to determine that acceptable collateral standards are met.
• Additional related duties may be assigned, as required.
• Available to processors for general guideline interpretations and questions on specific loan files.
• Responds to post closing reviews and audits in a timely fashion.
• Performs related duties, as directed by Underwriting or Operations Manager.

• Minimum five years of recent Jumbo mortgage underwriting experience, with solid working knowledge of underwriting guidelines to include FNMA, FHLMC, and Jumbo Investors.
• Ability to review & calculate complex personal and/or business financials and tax profiles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience working in a fast-paced team environment.
• Encompass loan origination system experience required 5+ years

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal-communication and business-relationship skills
• Detail oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technologically proficient in MS Windows software

Education:

• High school diploma

Travel:

• None