Assistant Vice President, Underwriting

Centrisfcu; Omaha, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Centris Federal Credit Union in Omaha, NE is seeking an AVP, Underwriting to lead the Consumer and Mortgage Underwriting teams, ensuring sound credit decisions and compliance with internal policies and government regulations.

You will develop, implement, and administer underwriting policies and procedures to support credit quality, oversee daily department activities, and partner with other business units to ensure a consistent member experience across lending channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
• 7 years progressive consumer and mortgage underwriting and lending experience with at least 2 years leading a team.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft and lending systems.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to mentor and develop employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead Consumer and Mortgage Underwriting teams and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
• Develop and administer underwriting policies, procedures, and operational practices to support credit quality.
• Manage daily activities of underwriting department through leadership and workflow management.
• Coordinate lending authority and requests above authority level.
• Build relationships with internal and external members, vendors, examiners, auditors and other contacts.

Skills

Strong leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Lending systems

Job description

Job Category: Centris Federal Credit Union

Requisition Number: CONSU003772

• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Centris Headquarters
132nd & Pacific
Omaha, NE 68144, USA

Description

Location: Centris Headquarters (132nd & Pacific St)

Schedule: Monday - Friday: 8:30-5:00

The primary purpose of this position is to lead Centris Federal Credit Union in our mission to be a trusted life-long financial partner. The AVP, Underwriting is responsible for leading the Consumer and Mortgage Underwriting teams by maintaining sound underwriting and credit decisioning and ensuring the lending units operate in compliance with internal policies and government regulations. This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of the underwriting policies, procedures, and operational practices to support desired credit quality. This position manages the daily activities of the underwriting department through leadership, workflow management, and collaboration with other business units to ensure consistent member experience across the consumer and mortgage lending channels.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure lending policies, procedures, and underwriting guidelines are appropriate to produce desired credit quality results.

Ensure consumer and mortgage loan business development and relationship management groups understand and develop business in accordance with lending policies and procedures, underwriting guidelines, and government regulations.

• Ensure real estate appraisal functions are administered effectively and in concert with company policies and regulatory guidelines for the consumer and residential mortgage loan portfolios.
• Execute lending authority within assigned approval limits and coordinate requests above authority level as required.
• Create and/or develop long lasting, collaborate relationships with internal and external members, vendors, federal examiners, auditors and other business contacts.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field; and/or additional related work experience.

7 years progressive consumer and mortgage underwriting and lending experience with at least 2 years of experience lending or managing a team.

• Strong technical skills in Microsoft and lending systems.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to mentor and develop employees.

Why you’ll love it here:

You’ll join a team that values accuracy, partnership, and member success. You’ll make a real impact every day and help shape financial futures, all while working in a supportive, mission‑driven environment.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better in Finance or related field.

Experience

Required

7 years:

7 years:

Consumer and mortgage underwriting and lending experience with at least 2 years of experience leading or managing a team.

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